Shanghai's Real vs. Romanticized Art Deco

Hannah asks how much of Shanghai's romanticized "Paris of the East" image is real. We test the myth against the city's actual history, from the massive Art Deco building boom of the 1920s and 30s to the brutal realities of opium and inequality. We explore what survives today—from the Peace Hotel to the French Concession—and what was erased by staggering demolition, including the shikumen lane houses and the communities they held. Episode #963807 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/963807