Living in Shanghai | Sha Qingqing x Jin Ying: Those Who Left Shanghai
Shanghai has never been just a city. It is a flowing memory, an emotion repeatedly written. Some stay, and some leave; and those who leave rediscover Shanghai in their retrospection. Through words, images, and sound, they carry the emotions and memories of this city to distant places, and in the tense of a foreign land, piece together a Shanghai that has never truly departed. The subtle shift in Eileen Chang’s writing style before and after her departure from Shanghai, the “counterpoint” aesthetics of Liu Yichang and Wong Kar-wai, and observations of the “Magic City” from overseas…… all provide important perspectives for understanding the complexity of Shanghai. These perspectives are sometimes infatuated, sometimes critical, sometimes firsthand, sometimes translated. Thus, those who left Shanghai allow us to see the rich faces of Shanghai.
Original Chinese title & description
生活在上海 | 沙青青x金莹 ：那些离开上海的人
上海，从来不止是一座城市。它是一场流动的记忆，一种被反复书写的情感。有人留下，就有人离开；而离开的人，又在回望中重新发现了上海。他们用文字、影像、声音，将这座城市的情感与记忆带向远方，又在异乡的时态里，拼凑出一个不曾远去的上海。 张爱玲离沪前后文风的微妙转变、刘以鬯与王家卫的“对倒”美学、以及来自海外的“魔都”观察……都为我们提供了理解上海复杂性的重要视角。这些视角或迷恋、或批判，或亲历、或转译。那些离开上海的人就这样让我们看到了上海丰富的面孔。
Participation credit “节目介绍”：本期“生活在上海”，就让我们跟随文史研究者、专栏作家、播客主播沙青青。
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