Often referred to as the ‘Mother River’, Suzhou Creek traces a meandering, graceful arc through the vibrant heart of Shanghai, silently observing the city’s avant-garde Haipai culture that fuses Eastern and Western cultuare, and traditional and contemporary elements.nnFor generations, this neighbourhood has been a magnet for aspiring artists and leading thinkers from across the country. It was also home to China’s first Western-style university, St. John’s University, which cemented its position as a cultural hub. Since the end of the 19th century, the neighbourhood has also developed a thriving film culture: the first recorded screening of a motion picture in...