Tom Spender

Freelance journalist & photographer in Beijing

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Entries Tagged as 'Shanghai'

Propaganda posters – art that wasn’t about the money

April 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment · China

One of the most interesting places in Shanghai has nothing to do with the city’s roaring commercial energy. It’s the Shanghai Propaganda Art Center, a private collection of Communist Party of China propaganda posters dating from 1949 to 1979.

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Quick Bund gallery

November 1st, 2010 · No Comments · China, Photography

Photos of Shanghai’s Bund in the sunshine

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Expoland

October 28th, 2010 · No Comments · China

I visit the Shanghai Expo.

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China high-speed

October 26th, 2010 · No Comments · China

Travelling at 350kph on one of the first high-speed trains to connect Hangzhou to Shanghai.

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Shanghai photo featured on ChinaDigitalTimes

January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · China, Photography

Pic from a recent trip to Shanghai featured here…

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3 days in Shanghai

January 1st, 2010 · No Comments · China, Photography

My second visit to Shanghai – highlights included: dinner with someone in China’s top-level elite, a real adventurer with an action-packed background including a stint on death row and some great stories; a brilliant lunch at a bistro in the French Concession; and a visit to the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre, a small privately-run [...]

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