Restoration offers gateway to the past
2 years ago

Restoration offers gateway to the past

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The street scene of the reopened Zhang Yuan, or Zhang's Garden, in Shanghai. Shanghai's largest heritage complex has reopened to the public, and despite the introduction of modern elements, the former residential compound retains much of its old charm, Lin Shujuan reports. It has been more than three years since Huang Min, a 68-year-old Shanghai resident, got the chance to revisit her former residential compound Zhang Yuan, a community filled with hundreds of shikumen houses in downtown Shanghai's Jing'an district. Located just off Nanjing Road West at the corner of Taixing Road and Wujiang Road, Zhang Yuan, or Zhang's Garden, is widely known as Shanghai's largest, best-preserved and most diverse shikumen compound. In January 2019, after more than 1,100 families living in 170 units in the compound's 42 historical buildings were relocated, Zhang Yuan became the first urban renewal project in Shanghai to implement a protective expropriation plan.

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Urban renewal improves lives in Shanghai
3 months, 1 week ago

Urban renewal improves lives in Shanghai

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A resident chooses the floor of his new apartment in Pengpu No 1 Village in Shanghai on Sept 2. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY Bao Jialong was ecstatic after drawing the No 1 ball in a lottery on Sept 2 to determine who would be first to choose which floor they'd live on in a newly built 18-story residential building in Shanghai. …

Restoration offers gateway to the past
2 years ago

Restoration offers gateway to the past

China Daily  

Huang Min, 68, a former resident of Zhang Yuan, is invited to revisit the compound before its reopening. "From the bricks to the tiles to the doors to even the mottled traces on the walls of the buildings, the renovation team tried their best to preserve or restore as much as possible," Shi says. "This is why we hope to …

Restoration offers gateway to the past
2 years ago

Restoration offers gateway to the past

China Daily  

The street scene of the reopened Zhang Yuan, or Zhang's Garden, in Shanghai. Shanghai's largest heritage complex has reopened to the public, and despite the introduction of modern elements, the former residential compound retains much of its old charm, Lin Shujuan reports. It has been more than three years since Huang Min, a 68-year-old Shanghai resident, got the chance to …

Old compound reborn as modern cultural venue
3 years ago

Old compound reborn as modern cultural venue

China Daily  

The INLET in Shanghai's Hongkou district has become a new cultural hot spot after reopening to the public following three years of renovation. The INLET, the latest venue in Shanghai's bustling arts and cultural scene, opened to the public in November after three years of renovation. Located near one of Shanghai's major commercial streets, North Sichuan Road, the venue is …

Restoring charm
3 years, 4 months ago

Restoring charm

China Daily  

A view of the shikumen houses in Zhang Yuan in Shanghai's Jing'an district. Zhang Yuan, a community of hundreds of shikumen houses in downtown Shanghai's Jing'an district, was recently reopened to the public after its last residents were relocated late last year. An exhibition titled, 100 Years of Zhang Yuan: Urban Renewal of Jing'an District, was launched in the compound …

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