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Over ten years of articles critiquing this city we live in, from activity lists to deeper culture reads.

[Mallcore]: 3 New Malls: The Central, Greenland Bund, and Xintiandi Hongkou

2021-11-30 - By Shirley Xu

The latest in concrete and glass… Read more...
[Mallcore]: One of Everything at Taikoo Li

2021-10-12 - By Shirley Xu

The future will be scaled to infinity. Read more...
This Is What That Big Red Building South of Xintiandi Is

2021-05-10 - By Shirley Xu

Why is it called The Roof though? Sorry, no idea. Read more...
This New Mall is What Happens When Old People Try to Be Young and Cool

2020-01-21 - By Songbei Zhang

A massive new mall has opened right in the center of Huaihai Lu, and man, what a story. The 27,000 square meter first phase of Theatre X has... Read more...
Try This: Skydiving the 'Open Air Festival' at The Hub

2016-05-03 - By Jin Qian

The shopping malls of Shanghai are becoming our playgrounds. Let's see... we've got the Sky Ring at the Joy City Mall , the five-story slide in... Read more...
[Mallcore]: All Up in Joy City North Mall

2016-03-29 - By Jin Qian

Restaurants, workshops, a bar street -- so many excuses to never ever leave the city of Joy. Read more...

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