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Marketplace China Correspondent Rob Schmitz brings us stories from the people who make their livings on Changle Road, the Street of Eternal Happiness, in central Shanghai. Together, they will tell the story of China’s ongoing economic transformation. Explore our interactive map of the street end to end, take a video tour, and explore our stories and photos of featured landmarks.
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Landmark: The Okura Hotel
The Okura Hotel at 58 Maoming South Road near Changle Road in Shanghai is formerly the Cercle Sportif Française, once the most luxurious private club in the French quarter, with its grand ballroom, swimming pool, lounges, and wicker sofas. The Grand Ballroom still bears its beautiful stained-glass ceiling lights. This club served as Mao Zedong's private quarters whenever he visited Shanghai, which perhaps explains the eight-room underground concrete bunker that connects to the Jin Jiang Hotel across the street. View this landmark on our interactive map and listen to stories in our year-long Marketplace series examining China's changing economy, The Street of Eternal Happiness.Landmark: The Lyceum Theatre
The Lyceum Theatre at 57 Maoming South Road near Changle Road in Shanghai was built in 1931 by the British Consul for the Amateur Dramatic Society. The well-known English ballerina Margot Fonteyn danced here as a girl. View this landmark on our interactive map and listen to stories in our year-long Marketplace series examining China's changing economy, The Street of Eternal Happiness.Landmark: Century Business Plaza
Century Business Plaza at 989 Changle Road in Shanghai is a massive skyscraper that’s home to the headquarters to dozens of major U.S. multinational corporations. View this landmark on our interactive map and listen to stories in our year-long Marketplace series examining China's changing economy, The Street of Eternal Happiness.Landmark: Dickson Department store
Dickson Department store at 400 Changle Road in Shangha is one of China’s first upscale luxury brand department stores, starting a very big trend that would later take over big malls across the country. View this landmark on our interactive map and listen to stories in our year-long Marketplace series examining China's changing economy, The Street of Eternal Happiness.Landmark: Wujin Century Building
The Wujin Century Building at 291 Fumin Lu near Changle Road in Shanghai is home to a bunch of Western restaurants popular with foreign expats in Shanghai, and in the late evening hours, this seedy corner attracts drug dealers, blackmarket DVD vendors, and prostitutes. View this landmark on our interactive map and listen to stories in our year-long Marketplace series examining China's changing economy, The Street of Eternal Happiness.Landmark: The Jinjiang Hotel
The Jinjiang Hotel at 59 Maoming South Road, just off Changle Road in Shanghai is the site where, in 1972, President Richard Nixon and Chairman Mao Zedong signed the Shanghai Communique, normalizing trade relations between the U.S. and China. View this landmark on our interactive map and listen to stories in our year-long Marketplace series examining China's changing economy, The Street of Eternal Happiness.Pages