The Chinese characters in the mark may be transliterated individually as "shueng", "hai", and "tan" or "TANG" respectively and collectively as "SHANGHAI TAN" or "SHANGHAI TANG". Furthermore, the individual characters can be translated as "above", "ocean", and "beach or shore" respectively. Collectively, they have several meanings or connotations but can be translated as "Shanghai nostalgia", "Shanghai panoply" or "Shanghai kaleidoscope". The word "TANG" is also a Chinese surname.
The lining shown in the drawing is a feature of the mark and not intended to indicate color.