Kun Opera House Chinese Opera

(Shanghai Kunju Tuan; 6437 7756; 295 South Zhongshan No 2 Rd, South Shanghai; 295 Damuqiao Rd) Shanghai’s Kun opera troupe has moved to a new home south of the city. There are usually monthly performances, but you’ll have to call ahead for the schedule. No English.

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Xujiahui is best known for its collection of department stores and malls that ring an insanely busy intersection. Don’t try crossing the roads; use the underground metro tunnels to get to the stores.

Xu Guangqi

Xujiahui (‘the Xu family gathering’) is named after Xu Guangqi (1562–1633), a Chinese renaissance man. Xu was an early student of astronomy, agronomy and the calendar, and he established a meteorological observatory that relayed its information to the tower on the Bund. He was then converted to Catholicism by Matteo Ricci and baptised with the name Paul. Xu became a high official in the Ming court and bequeathed land to found a Jesuit community, which eventually led to the construction of St Ignatius Cathedral. Xu’s tomb can still be visited in nearby Guangqi Park, next to the modern-day Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, and stands as an inspirational symbol of Shanghai’s openness to foreign ideas.

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