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Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began
When did World War II begin? Americans might say December 7, 1941-the day the Japanese Imperial navy attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For Europeans, it was September 1, 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. But in China, people will tell you a different date-August 13, 1937, the start of the Battle of Shanghai. That day, after what is called the century of humiliation, including six years of repeated incidents initiated by the Japanese military, China at last stood up. Shanghai was the most international city in Asia, with a large foreign population, so at the time of the military conflict, it was headline news around the world. Based on the book Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtzeby Danish author Peter Harmsen, SHANGHAI 1937: WHERE WORLD WAR II BEGAN introduces key figures in the conflict, chronicles how the battle unfolded over the course of three months, and explores the aftermath and years of war that f
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Shanghai artist honored with prestigious British art award
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Liu Shuang, a 39-year-old artist from Shanghai, received the Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture on Friday, the highest award from the 2020 exhibition of the British Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
Liu Shuang [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Liu is the first Chinese to win the prestigious prize in the 129-year history of the institution. The COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible for him to travel to London, so he received the prize in Shanghai from Gill Caldicotte, director of the British Council in East China, who praised Liu for his exceptional talent in realistic portraiture .