Shanghai Splendor: The Evolving Narrative of Beauty in China's Global City Section 1: Historical Foundations of Shanghai BeautyThe Nanjing Road beauty counters where Esther Lau purchases her ¥2,380 Sulwhasoo serums stand on the same ground where her grandmother traded ration coupons for vanishing cream in 1972 - illustra
Shanghai's Modern Daughters: How the City's Women Are Redefining Chinese Femininity The morning ritual at any Shanghai Starbucks reveals the city's feminine revolution in microcosm. At 7:30 AM, three generations of women share the space: silver-haired grandmothers practicing calligraphy, middle-aged executives reviewing stock char
