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ish people who fled Europe to escape Nazi persecution and ended up in Shanghai. On the
second floor, former residents share their Shanghai stories on video, and two exhibition halls
document the story. There's also a digital database of former Jewish residents for those tra-
cing their roots.
Hongkou Jewish Ghetto
TILANQIAO PRISON AND XIAHAI TEMPLE
Continuing east along Changyang Road, it's just a few steps to the entrance of
Tilanqiao
Prison
, on the north side of the street, first built in 1903 by the Shanghai Municipal Govern-
ment and still in use today (for more information,
click here
)
. Do not, under any circum-
stances, take photos - the guards will at the very least stop you, and possibly detain you.
On the south side of Changyang Road, directly opposite the prison at No. 138, is the
former Ward Road Heim, a shelter set up for Jewish refugees after 1939. It's now an apart-
ment complex, but it's possible to go in and imagine the conditions of the 2,500 refugees who
lived here by 1939.
From Zhoushan Road one block north, turn left (west) on Kunming Road. About halfway
down the block you'll find the vibrant yellow walls and Chinese roof of
Xiahai Temple
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(Xiahai Si; 73 Kunming Road; daily 7am-4pm, charge). Xiahai ('beneath the sea') is
dedicated to the sea goddess, and was traditionally where fishermen would come to pray for
safe returns and good catches. Enter to see the beautiful wooden carving and statuary and
experience this very local temple.
Exit the temple on Kunming Road, turn right on to Tangshan Road and at the intersection
with Zhoushan Road, go north on Zhoushan until you reach the lively street market. This is
