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biographies,ethnic and national,specific groups,women, Shanghai Princess: Her Survival with Pride & Dignity, This nonfiction book tells the fascinating of one of classic Shanghai's most fascinating women of the 20th century and the trials she faced in a changing China.As the fourth daughter of the Kwok Bews, a prestigious family in charge of the Wing On Department Store in Shanghai in the early 20th century, Daisy Kwok Bew was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. The social and political changes of the time, however, affected her life in ways she never could have foreseen. For more than three decades, this "princess" of Shanghai experienced severe depredation and loss, but she faced every trial with dignity.Shanghai Princess is an enthralling tale of the resilience of the human spirit.

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Chen Danyan, Books, Fiction and Literature, The Peace Hotel: A Non-fiction Novel, Shanghai in the 1920s was undergoing massive amounts of change. With a flourishing opium trade, communism gaining a foothold and the turmoil between the foreigners, Chinese and gangsters overrunning the city, few would have considered it an appropriate time to build a landmark hotel.InThe Peace Hotel: A Non-Fiction Novel, author Chen Danyan traces the history of this iconic Shanghai luxury hotel. Built by Victor Sassoon, a Jewish business tycoon whose inherited wealth came from the opium trade, the Peace Hotel came to life on a prime waterfront lot in Shanghai in 1929. Originally called the Cathay, it was the toast of Asia until WWII and the Japanese Occupation. Chen Danyan's remarkable account of the Peace Hotel covers seven tumultuous decades as this grand building, the most luxurious hotel on the Bund, witnessed the changing fortunes of families and business dynasties.From the nearly overnight loss of riches of the indigenous capitalists in the 1950s to the post-revolutionary times of hardship and austerity, the Peace Hotel managed to survive it all. After multiple name changes and various owners, this heritage hotel has finally become a magnificent local icon and inspiration for inquisitive scholars. Like a sleeping beauty, in 2010 the Peace Hotel was roused from slumber and modernized while remaining true to its history. From its birth in 1929 to itsreincarnation as a modern hotel,The Peace Hotel: A Non-Fiction Novel tells the remarkable story of a remarkable building.

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My-Mother-Is-A-Fairy~~Danyan-Chen, My Mother Is A Fairy: Novel, Paperback.

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The-Peace-Hotel~~Chen-Danyan, The Peace Hotel: A Non-Fiction Novel, Paperback.

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Shanghai-Princess~~Chen-Danyan, Shanghai Princess: Her Survival with Pride & Dignity, Hardcover.

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