Determined to capture the city before it disappeared, Girard began photographing the city’s old ... photos from his project with us here, but you can see the rest in his book, "Phantom Shanghai ...

[Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily] Authorities are looking to help Shanghai stand ... "The old buildings along the waterfront at the Bund are mostly gray. The color is timeless and elegant ...

A collection of about 100 photographs of old Shanghai and other Chinese cities ... visits to China between 1908 and 1932. Many of the photos, including three taken at the funeral of Sun Yat ...

For Gary Yang, a 38-year-old Shanghai white-collar worker, the HSBC brand is a symbol of his family's glorious past. Mr Yang, whose grandfather was a senior executive with the bank early last ...

Shanghai has a blend of architectural styles ... When the development began, Girard felt it was necessary to not just photograph the old buildings themselves, but also to photograph inside ...