第三十六回　絕世奇情打成嘉耦　回天神力仰仗良醫 Chapter 36, A strange love feeds on constant squabbling, and a miracle cure depends on the good doctor “The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai” is a novel by Han Bangqing that follows the lives of several high-class prostitutes and their patrons in late 19th century Shanghai. The novel is essentially episodic in nature, and portrays the sing-song girls’ romantic games played to lure men, as well as the tragic consequences faced by those who unexpectedly fall in love with their customers. The novel is considered one of the greatest works of Chinese fiction and is now available for the first time in English. Neither sentimental nor sensationalistic in its portrayal of courtesans and their male patrons, Han’s work inquires into the moral and psychological consequences of desire.