Bickers, Robert A.; Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N.,, "Shanghai's "Dogs and Chinese Not Admitted" Sign: Legend, History and Contemporary Symbol" (1995)

Title : "Shanghai's "Dogs and Chinese Not Admitted" Sign: Legend, History and Contemporary Symbol"

Author(s) : Bickers, Robert A.; Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N.,

Year : 1995

Type : Journal article

Subject : History

Keywords : political;culture;foreigners;colonialism;bund

Journal : China Quarterly

Number : 142

Start page : 444

End page : 466

Language:Name : English

Support : Print

Abstract : Though enshrined in fiction, film, biography, and history, the infamous "Dogs and Chinese Not Allowed" sign, posted outside a park in Shanghai, never existed. The myth does reflect the exclusionist attitude of Shanghai's foreign community, and the sign continues as an icon of China's recent past.