This scene of an old street in Shanghai was actually taken around the same time of the postcard production in spite of its retro-design with a vintage-like stamp. Early in the morning, the vehicle traffic here is literally zero. In the centre, a man carrying loads of possibly fruits with his shoulder pole walks on the road to avoid the crowd on the pavement. Many would be tourists from other parts of China. He, as a local Shanghainese hawker, perhaps is also heading to the same scenic spot as they are. They could be his customers whom he does not like.
這上海老街景圖片拍攝的年份應該跟明信片的出版時間相若，懷舊郵票設計並不能掩飾其真實背景。攝於清晨，沒有車輛，路中心的人肩挑兩擔，內裡可 能是水果。他走出馬路，因為行人道擠塞了不少是外省來的遊客。他是小販，上海人，也許跟他們都是走向同一個景點，他們或會成為他的顧客，但他並 不喜歡他們。