About the author
Pan Zhen is an author known for writing about Shanghai's urban memory and culture. Publicly available information about her is limited, and details of her life are not readily verifiable. Judging from the three works held in the collection, her interests center on Shanghai's history, geography, and Haipai culture. Among them, Rambling Talks by the Song River and Haipai Culture Map: Reminiscences of the Shen River trace old stories and local scenes along the banks of Shanghai's rivers in an essayistic, discursive style, while Shanghai Memory: Jewish Refugees and Shanghai focuses on the special history of the city's reception of Jewish refugees in the twentieth century, reflecting her attention to the city's diverse memories. Her works are generally classified as cultural and historical reading, aimed at general readers interested in Shanghai's local history and Haipai culture, with an emphasis on readability and a strong sense of place.
Written (3)
Rating 4.1★ Casual Talks on Songbin 潘真 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press · 2019 Situated at the confluence of the Huangpu River and the Yangtze, Baoshan is the Yangtze's first gateway, the first scenic line of the Huangpu, and Sha… Rating 3.8★ Shanghai-Style Culture Map: Bygone Days of Shenjiang 潘真 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press · 2018 Shanghai-style culture is a distinctive cultural phenomenon that took shape in Shanghai on the foundation of traditional Jiangnan culture, integrating… Rating 4.0★ Memories of Shanghai (Jewish Refugees and Shanghai) 潘真 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press · 2016 Memories from more than 60 years ago are hard to erase. The friendship between the Jewish refugees and their descendants and the people of Shanghai co…Publishers
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press