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Briton opens Shanghai's first burlesque club

A British impresario is hoping to restore Shanghai's decadent reputation by opening the first burlesque cabaret since the city teemed with dance halls, White Russians and gangsters in the 1930s.

Chinatown, a three-floor club complete with red velvet booths, Art Deco windows and a curving iron staircase, has opened its doors to a rush of Chinese and foreign revellers, all keen to relive Shanghai's heyday.

The city was cleansed of its notorious nightspots when the Communists came to power in 1949, but Mr Gosney is determined to revive the city's fabled past, especially for the growing number of tourists.
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)