We’re visiting Dahong Village (大洪村), on the outskirts of Shanghai. The village belongs to Chuansha (川沙) in Pudong, but it’s its own entity — although soon to be swallowed up by new constructions.

On Xiaohongshu, we found some photos of the Wu Family’s Old House (吴家老宅), and usually, that means there are more old buildings around. It is no stress though. Even if we find no pretty houses, it’s still a nice walk among fields. Every five hundred meter tells a different tale.

A shushu walks into the water: “There are no crayfish (小龙虾) or big fish here, only small ones. I feed them to my turtle.”

We pass the East Gongyi Bridge (东公益桥) — compared to a photo of four years ago.

Continuing to scroll through the village:

“You’re a foreigner, aren’t you? Your wife is not, but you are. We’re planting cucumbers.”

Rao Houdi’s House (饶厚弟宅), another monumental building:

Wu Family’s Old House (吴家老宅), compared with a photo from four years ago:

This historic building is now built against a new compound block with relocation houses (拆迁房子). We cannot enter the building but at least it’s nice to see it was spared.