SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A small group of scholars, students and local residents of Shanghai are standing up to save their dialect, which traces its roots to one of China's oldest spoken languages, from ...

From vehxiang (buxiang), meaning silence, to labaqiang, implying an unfulfilled promise, and dia, a term to describe both beautiful women and something great, a slew of Shanghainese words in the ...

The Shanghai dialect has always been part of the warp and weft of life in this city. Thus, this unique language deserves protection as an intangible cultural heritage that should be passed down to ...

Director Cao Baoping, known for his gritty crime thrillers, premiered his latest film “One Wacky Summer” at the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, marking a departure into black comedy ...

As Shanghai works through its most wide-reaching lockdowns of the pandemic, panic buying has hit many of the city’s markets. It seems like everyone is rushing out to stock up — and if they’re not, ...