An older man in a white undershirt leans out the top-story window of an old three-story Shanghai building with rounded exterior walls, a weathered yellowed facade, and peeling, red-painted wooden window sills. At street level, a blue-and-white street sign reads, “Fuyou Road.” (“Fuyou” means blessings and protection.)

Old City, shanghai, China, by cattan2011 (CC BY 2.0)