alb5463441

Shanghai's Da Shijie or Great World entertainment centre in the 1930s.

Shanghais best-known and largest entertainment complex, Dashijie the Great World was a six storey building at the junction of todays Yanan Donglu and Xijang Nanlu. According to a contemporary account, the first floor was dedicated to gambling and sing-song girls in dresses slit to the thigh, the second to restaurants and actors, the third to a bevy of girls in high-collared gowns slit to reveal their hips, the fourth to more gambling tables and massage services, while the fifth featured girls whose dresses were slit to the armpits, peep shows and a Chinese temple.
Teilen
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Zu einem anderen Lightbox hinzufügen

Zu einem anderen Lightbox hinzufügen

add to lightbox print share
Haben Sie bereits ein Konto? Anmelden
Sie haben kein Konto? Registrieren
Dieses Bild kaufen
Daten werden geladen...
Titel:
Shanghai's Da Shijie or Great World entertainment centre in the 1930s.
Shanghais best-known and largest entertainment complex, Dashijie the Great World was a six storey building at the junction of todays Yanan Donglu and Xijang Nanlu. According to a contemporary account, the first floor was dedicated to gambling and sing-song girls in dresses slit to the thigh, the second to restaurants and actors, the third to a bevy of girls in high-collared gowns slit to reveal their hips, the fourth to more gambling tables and massage services, while the fifth featured girls whose dresses were slit to the armpits, peep shows and a Chinese temple.
Bildnachweis:
Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group
Freigaben (Releases):
Model: Nein - Eigentum: Nein
Rechtefragen?
Bildgröße:
5200 x 3412 px | 50.8 MB
Druckgröße:
44.0 x 28.9 cm | 17.3 x 11.4 in (300 dpi)