This book includes 22 works written by the author Zhu Shaowei about old Shanghai. The works combine the historical facts in the stories, including Shanghai commander Zheng Rucheng died in Waibaidu Bridge; the famous doctor Zhang Longbeng resisted against the forced demolition of Hatong; Huang Jinrong grew from the know-all to the inspector general of the concession; Du Yuesheng succeeded from peeling pears on the Shiliupu street; Yu Qiaqing profited from a misfortune; the savvy business sense of Huang Chujiu; the taxi king Zhou Xiangsheng started with an old car.