A person's life is destined to be shorter than that of a city. Having spent her whole life in Shanghai, Qiyao (Sammi CHENG) has her moments of prosperity and her fair share of loneliness. She finally fades and disappears but Shanghai remains a metropolitan city. Shanghai in the 1930s is glamorous and seductive. A pretty young girl from an ordinary family, Qiyao is lucky enough to win the 2nd runner-up of the 'Miss Shanghai' contest. Mr. Cheng (Tony LEUNG Ka Fai), her admirer as well as a phot ...[Read Story ]