Madame Mao's Dowry hosts events for Literary Shanghai. Our intimate space becomes an after hours salon with poetry readings, book launches, small workshops, roundtable events and the occasional Open Mic. Literary Shanghai's series of Red Talks takes place here, adding another cultural dimension to our collection of propaganda art and objects. Please join us, Our events are free always and multilingual often. We'd love you to come and participate as writer, poet, translator reader or listener.