Find the Trace of Jew in Shanghai

Ten years ago, when I first came to Shanghai, I stayed in Zhongya Hotel. Today when I come to Shanghai again in this Shanghai Xian tour, I live in the same hotel, but its name has changed to “Grand Mercure Shanghai Zhongya”. Grand Mercure, a tailor-made brand by French Accorhotels for Chinese market, has been upgraded to a five-star hotel on the basis of Mercure.

The hotel carefully selects ten routes for its guests to travel in Shanghai. You can find relative information in the lobby, including some quality tourist routes such as religious site, children’s entertainment, the Bund sightseeing, museum tour, Luwan night life, Nanjing Road shopping advice, Changning antique store, Huangpu District and Old Shanghai tour etc.

I got to know that in ancient times, Jews had left their trace in Kaifeng city, China’s central Henan Province. In modern times, Jews have came to Shanghai to run business and settled down here. During the World War Ⅱ, about 30,000 Jews fled to Shanghai in order to escape the waves of anti-Semitism and the mad persecution of the Nazi party. The Japanese aggression authority declared the Jewish refugee as “stateless” and set up a quarantined area for them. The picture below is the Shanghai Ghetto.
There are also other places worthy visiting very much, such as Huoshan Park, Moshe Synagogue etc. For many foreign tourists, particularly Jewish tourists, the Jewish Refugee Museum is a must-see place to recall the memory of the “Noah’s Ark” of Jews in the World War Ⅱ.

Shanghai is such a city that perfectly combines Chinese and western culture together. Different from Xian, which is a city embodies more cultural atmosphere. This is also the deepest experience of my Xian tour.