French Concession

Dublin Core

Title

French Concession

Subject

Immovable Culture Heritage

Description

French concession is a geographical area with Sycamore-styled roads and European styled buildings that make up the historical French-administered part in Shanghai, from 1849 to 1946. Concessions were the lands conceded to individual governments, which nowadays the area turned into commercial shops, and many buildings are under municipal protection. They are seen as the cultural symbol of Shanghai, who have witnessed the historical unrest and city change. There is no online systematic archive for the area nor the buildings, even they are enlisted as ‘protected building’. If general public are interested in the history, internet search or physically talking to one of the residents or someone who lived here will the choice.

Source

wordlheritage2022

Date

1930

Contributor

yuqi2022

Language

Chinese

Type

Site

Identifier

461

Date Submitted

25/04/2022

Date Modified

04/25/2022 01:25:10 pm

Extent

cm x cm x cm

Medium

Fayhoo

Spatial Coverage

current,31.218069,121.462367;

Provenance

Shanghai Government

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

French Concession

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Institutional nature

Building

Place

Shanghai, China

Prim Media

688

End Date

Current

Contact

yw217@st-andrews.ac.uk

Collection

Tags

Citation

“French Concession,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/739.

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