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Horose Conference at the Shanghai French School

On 16th April 2026, I had the pleasure to give my presentation about Stéphanie Rosen-Hoa / Horose at the Qingpu Campus the Shanghai French School. A similar conference took place in 2025 for the French people in China’s historic society. This presentation was part of a series of conferences for high school students and parents.

The story and live of Stéphanie Rosen-Hoa (aka Horose, aka 罗琛华) and her husband Hua Nangui / 华南圭, one of the early French-Chinese family was highly relevant for students. Many of them being from French-chinese families themselves, they could easily relate to the topic.

The success of Horose book “Love and duty” / 恋爱与义务 published in Chinese, then in English and becoming a bestseller and turned into a movie was an inspiration for students.

The presentation taking place in Shanghai, participants were particularly interested in film sets locations in the Former French Concession.

The conference took place at the Shanghai French School Qingpu campus. The same conference is planned at the Shanghai French School Yangpu on 14th May.

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Horose presentation in Shanghai

On the Monday 7th April, I was invited to make a presentation for the “Société d’histoire des Français de Chine” (French in China historical society). The presentation was the closing event for the annual French language month, or “Mois de la francophonie”. It took place in the presence of the Consul General of France in Shanghai, Joan Valadou.

Stain glass in the former College municipal Français

This beautiful building was originally the French Club in Shanghai. From 1924, the French Club moved to the new location Route P`ere Robert and the building became the “Coll“ege Municipal Français”, the main French school in Old Shanghai. Children of the French community studied in there, among them Rena Kraszno and Liliane Willens. Before the presentation, we took a tour of this beautiful building.

The presentation focused on the life and work of Stéphanie Rosen-Hoa. I have written a number of articles on the topic as well as the Shanghai movie “Love and duty” that was made after one of her novel. The presentation was in French. The video recording will be available in a few months on the website of the Société d’Histoire des Français de Chine. I will share the link here when available.