ART FLOURISHES DOWN BY THE RIVER

An area where ships were built, where aircraft flew in and flew out and where manufacturing held sway is now a place for more idyllic pursuits

Eight years after the Shanghai World Expo drew millions of visitors to the city, a show there on a much smaller scale but that lacks none of the dazzle is drawing art aficionados from far and wide.

The West Bund area, which is home to some of the city's most famous art establishments such as the Yuz Museum and the Long Museum, is now a thriving art community that hosts about a dozen exhibitions at any time.