Xintiandi
A shopping and leisure district converted from shikumen lane houses in the Taipingqiao area, opened in 2001; exposed brick walls, black-lacquered doors and stone door frames preserve the shikumen form: the North Block (Beili) centers on restaurants, bars and boutiques, while the South Block (Nanli) blends in new architecture
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- Open all day
- Ticket
- Free
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A shopping and leisure district converted from shikumen lane houses in the Taipingqiao area, opened in 2001; exposed brick walls, black-lacquered doors and stone door frames preserve the shikumen form: the North Block (Beili) centers on restaurants, bars and boutiques, while the South Block (Nanli) blends in new architecture. Right next door at 76 Xingye Road (formerly 106 Wangzhi Road) is the Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, where the First National Congress was held in July 1921; a memorial museum now occupies the site, free with advance reservation. "Shikumen" is the quintessential East-meets-West housing of modern Shanghai — the skeleton of a Jiangnan residence built into a Western terraced-house layout — which has made Xintiandi a classic case of "historic architecture + urban renewal".
Getting there: Metro Line 10/13, Xintiandi Station
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