As mentioned earlier that I will share my journey of uncovering Sikh roots in Shanghai. Here are some pictures from Shanghai Museum of Public Safety which showcases a strong presence of Sikhs as traffic policemen during later 1800 and uphill 1940s (basically end of WWII). Sikhs sided with the Japanese as part of Azad Hind Fauj and therefore I doubt they would enjoyed staying in China after end of World War II.
Museum address: 518 South Ruijin Road
Entry Fee: Free for me on a Saturday
Station: Luban Road on Line 4
Take the Dapu Road exit and once you get out walk right on Quxi Road towards Dapu Road. Once you reach Dapu continue one more long block on Quxi till you reach South Ruijin Road, cross the intersection and walk a little on the right to reach the museum. (Approx walking time from station exit: 12minutes)
Side note: On the Dapu Road intersection there is a bakery called 85C definitely worth a stop on your way back.
However, the most enjoyable part of the trip was finding a Gurughar in Shanghai. A generous family basically lets sangat to their home gurdwara on Sunday and they have a 3 hour program followed by langar. Everything is explained in English as almost four out of the ten families were non Sikhs. Their mutual bonding and love was evident. I will not share the address here as it is someone's house but finding the address via contacting them by email should be easy for anyone.
Museum address: 518 South Ruijin Road
Entry Fee: Free for me on a Saturday
Station: Luban Road on Line 4
Take the Dapu Road exit and once you get out walk right on Quxi Road towards Dapu Road. Once you reach Dapu continue one more long block on Quxi till you reach South Ruijin Road, cross the intersection and walk a little on the right to reach the museum. (Approx walking time from station exit: 12minutes)
Side note: On the Dapu Road intersection there is a bakery called 85C definitely worth a stop on your way back.
However, the most enjoyable part of the trip was finding a Gurughar in Shanghai. A generous family basically lets sangat to their home gurdwara on Sunday and they have a 3 hour program followed by langar. Everything is explained in English as almost four out of the ten families were non Sikhs. Their mutual bonding and love was evident. I will not share the address here as it is someone's house but finding the address via contacting them by email should be easy for anyone.
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