This item at the #Shanghai History Museum intrigued me. It was the 2nd prize in a police cycling race in 1904. When I saw it, many questions ran through my head: What was the 1st prize? Who were the winners? After some digging, I found the answer and more. A thread. 🧵 (1） The #Shanghai Municipal Police held annual sports events soon after its establishment. Bicycle races have always been a key competition. Here is a picture from the 30s. (2）

On March 9, 1936, Charlie Chaplin passed through #Shanghai on his world tour after ‘Modern Times.’ He spent less than 20 hours in the city and one of his big secrets was scooped out. What’s that? A 🧵 to guide you through Chaplin’s ONLY visit to Shanghai.👇 Approx. 1:30 PM, Chaplin arrived onboard SS President Coolidge with Paulette Goddard, leading actress of ‘Modern Times’ and his rumored fiancée.

In 1933, #Shanghai magazine ‘The Young Companion’ featured this lady in a swimsuit on its cover. I want to repeat '1933' for you to feel how extraordinary it was. Who is she? A 🧵 on my avatar 👇 (1) twitter.com/i/web/status/1… She is Yeung Sau-King，#China’s first female Olympian swimmer. Born a natural swimmer, she dominated at an early age. (2)

In many old #Shanghai photos, you can see this statue standing in the bund. It is not there anymore. Who is she, and what happened to her? A 🧵 👇 （1） Long story short, it's a #WWI memorial erected in 1924. The puppet government took it down during the Japanese occupation in #WWII . Rumor says it was melted for Japanese war purposes. It was not. （2）