Xintiandi is a fashionable small district of clubs, restaurants and boutiques in an area of redeveloped Shikumen. Shikumen (石库门, literally "stone gate") are a type of early 1900s tenement unique to Shanghai.

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While I was doing a late night photowalk in Xintiandi, I was approached by a guy who wanted some pictures of him looking like a 1930ies mobster - here's one of the results.

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A bit dusty, though. Bar window in Xintiandi (新天地).

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Reflections in the lake in Taipingqiao Park (太平桥公园).

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One of the three statues around the Xintiandi fountain.

Xintiandi is a fashionable small district of clubs, restaurants and boutiques in an area of redeveloped Shikumen. Shikumen (石库门, literally "stone gate") are a type of early 1900s tenement unique to Shanghai.

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