The Forgotten City:Shanghai in the Context of Socialism Revolution
After the founding of People's Republic of China,Shanghai entered the transitional stage of socialism transformation.After achieving the leading position in the city,the working class rebuilt the socialism-based urban landscape through the struggle with bourgeoisie.The declining urban space of capitalism became a metaphor for the collapse of capital strength.But the architectural and geographical symbols left by the colonial society still made the city visualized as a source of sin.Meanwhile,the growing proletariat implanted themselves in the reconstruction of the city.The industrial workers as the main residents and the new estate for workers gave Shanghai a new space view.The competition of urban space between bourgeoisie and proletariat revealed another possibility of socialistic imagination besides the contemporary popular bourgeoisie urban culture.