This is a more extensive collection of Li Shoubai's works, including papercuts as well as his colorful paintings. The opening section includes photographs of the actual buildings in Luwan district that are portrayed in paintings on the facing page. The photographs almost always reveal some modern intrusion - a cafe name in English for instance, with a website address. These are erased in Mr. Li's more romantic version of the same scene. This book ranges beyond Shanghai's alleys, or Shikumen, to include quite a few portraits of women -- all mysterious and somewhat alike -- and always attired in incredibly colorful cheongsams (unless they are in the bath, of course.) If you have ever lived in Shanghai, you'll want to own this book. And as a bonus, the English translations in this one are pretty good. ( )