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A "blast from the past". Narrow Wangjiamatou Road (王家码头路) leads from Xiaonanmen (小南门) to the wharves at Huangpu River - "Matou" (码头) means "wharf, pier, jetty" in Chinese.

The area around Xiaonanmen, a maze of tiny and tinier alleys and "弄 nong", filled with small 1 to 2 storey houses is in parts still in the same state as it was in colonial times - and/or even before that. One of the last remnants of the (in colonial times) so called "Chinese City".

But it's doomed - urban redevelopment calls for demolition of the small old buildings and construction of new, shiny apartment and office towers. View it on a black background

Uploaded on December 23, 2010
Re-posted February 27, 2025.

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In the maze of alleys, still inhabitated houses and remnants of already demolished houses that makes up a large part of the Xiaonanmen area. One of the families living here found a way to save living cost - by using a ruin yard as vegetable garden.

Found in Wangjiamatou Road (王家码头路).

© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.

After so many "bright lights - big city" - styled shots, it's been time to turn the eyes to some other, darker aspects of Shanghai.

The area around Xiaonanmen (小南门) , a maze of tiny and tinier alleys and "弄 nong", filled with small 1 to 2 storey houses is in parts still in the same state as it was in colonial times - and/or even before that. One of the last remnants of the (in colonial times) so called "Chinese City".

But it's doomed - urban redevelopment calls for demolition of the small old buildings and construction of new, shiny apartment and office towers.
View it on a black background

© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.

along Wangjiamatou Lu

Shanghai, Wangjiamatou Lu

王家码头路，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
@ Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

KONICA MINOLTA Centuria200, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

王家码头路，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
@ Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

KONICA MINOLTA Centuria200, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

谈判，王家码头路，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
@ Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

KONICA MINOLTA Centuria200, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

很新的喜字，王家码头路附近，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
around Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

KONICA MINOLTA Centuria200, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

很新的喜字，王家码头路附近，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
around Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

KONICA MINOLTA Centuria200, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

王家码头路，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
@ Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

KONICA MINOLTA Centuria200, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

万裕街，王家码头路，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
@ Wanyu Street, Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

Fuji film RDPIII, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

王家码头路，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
@ Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

KONICA MINOLTA Centuria200, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

万裕街，王家码头路，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
@ Wanyu Street, Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

Fuji film RDPIII, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

万裕街，王家码头路，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
@ Wanyu Street, Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

Fuji film RDPIII, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

万裕街，王家码头路，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
@ Wanyu Street, Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

Fuji film RDPIII, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.

万裕街，王家码头路，老南市区，是上海的发源地，目前正在拆迁。
@ Wanyu Street, Wangjiamatou Rd, located in Dongjiadu, former Nanshi District (now part of Huangpu or Luwan), which is cradle of Shanghai. those old buildings are being knocked down now.

Fuji film RDPIII, Nikkor 50mm/f1.8, Nikon F100 （push processing because of my mistake on camera setting）.