Red Azalea

The name of the book and also of a film to be performed by the troop for which Achee Min tries out. Red Azalea is the name of the heroine of the film.

Shanghai

The city where the author lives as a child.

South Luxuriant Road

The road where the author lives with her family until they are forced to move.

Long Happiness Elementary School

Where Min attends after her family moves from South Luxuriant Road and where Min accuses her favorite teacher of being an American spy.

The Red Fire Farm

The place where Min is assigned to work after she reaches age seventeen.

Company Thirty-Two

The company where Leopard Lee works.

Shanghai Film Studio

Where Min is taken to try out for movies.

Shanghai Museum of Natural History

Where Min's father works briefly though he is fired for disagreeing with a technical plan.

The Basement of the West Lake Hotel