When people walk into the lanes of Shikumen buildings in Shanghai Xintiandi, they walk on the same gray flagstones and see the same red and black bricks, lacquered doors and Baroque doorframes as those who walked there generations and generations before them. Shanghai Xintiandi visitors will feel as if they are time traveling back half a century, though once they step into a Shikumen building, the sight of the new is sure to astound them.

The air of international cuisines, the eclectic offerings among shops and boutiques, the endless first-rate service and the sublime beauty attached to every modern and historical detail of the compound, all reflect the dynamic fashion and... Read More