2019 through a photographer's lens
Here's a look back at some major news events from the past year, as captured by Shanghai Daily photographer Jiang Xiaowei. You can click the subheads to review related news stories.
Zhangyuan, a well-preserved shikumen neighborhood in Jing’an, is set to be redeveloped by a commercial makeover of the Nanjing Road W. area after residents moved out in February. Most of the 170 historical structures will be retained and restored.
February 28, Changfeng Ocean World
Two female beluga whales, Little White and Little Grey, met audience members in Shanghai for the last time at Changfeng Ocean World in Putuo District. They were transported by air to their new home in a whale sanctuary in Iceland in June.
Cherry flowers are in full blossom at Gucun Park in Baoshan District. The annual flower festival attracted thousands of visitors.
April 10, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sanitation workers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences pose in front of the first-ever image of a black hole after it was unveiled at a coordinated, worldwide press conference.
Rescuers pull a trapped worker out of debris and rush him to hospital after a factory building collapsed on Zhaohua Road in Changning District.
Staff workers mix domestic garbage as it ferments at the Laogang Renewable Resources Recycling Center. Shanghai's garbage sorting regulations took effect on July 1.
July 5, Shanghai Higher People's Court
Yang Ganlian posts a message on Weibo saying "Justice has come" after a death sentence was upheld by Shanghai Higher People's Court for Zhu Xiaodong, who killed Yang's daughter and stored her body in a freezer for three months.
A policeman keeps people away from a damaged banner in Nanjing Road E. as typhoon Lekima lashes the city.
A group of violent protesters set fire outside Mong Kok Police Station in Hong Kong.
Two workers remove a banner advertising NBA China games. The Shanghai Sports Federation, in a statement published on Chinese social media platform Weibo, said an NBA fan event on the day was cancelled due to inappropriate comments made by the NBA's Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey and the inappropriate statement of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.
The sky above an old street in Huangpu District is illuminated as a light-and-sound show is staged along the Huangpu River ahead of the second China International Import Expo.
