Word: xintiandi
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...when I spied a scrum of men carrying something out of a darkened doorway. It was a rattan chair on which sat a very agitated granny. She was one of the last holdouts refusing to leave her house, which was scheduled to be torn down to make way for Xintiandi, Shanghai's sprawling outdoor shopping-and-restaurant development. As she was borne out, like some parody of an imperial courtesan in a eunuch-shouldered sedan chair, the Mao-suited woman kept screaming a phrase in Shanghainese. I asked a friend what it meant. "Remember history," she told...
Shanghai fever is especially acute in the trendy area of Xintiandi, where the elegant Lakeville apartments are probably China's most coveted properties. The next batch of Lakeville units isn't expected to be finished until mid-2006, but thus far well over 1,000 people have registered to be notified as soon as they go on sale. Shu Yin Lee, who runs a property syndicate that made millions of dollars by buying five Lakeville penthouses while they were under construction, says he gets calls every day from agents with clients eager to buy. But even after doubling his money...
...Shanghai fever is especially acute in the trendy area of Xintiandi, where the Lakeville apartments are probably China's most coveted properties. The next batch of Lakeville units isn't expected to be finished until mid-2006, but nearly 1,000 people have already registered to be notified as soon as they go on sale. Shu Yin Lee, who runs a property syndicate that made millions by buying five Lakeville penthouses while they were under construction, says he gets calls every day from agents with clients eager to buy them. But even after doubling his money, he's holding...
...French Concession, and has now been designated by the authorities as a preserved building. Arch is nestled on the ground floor and forms a swanky hideaway that is the antithesis of the spit-and-sawdust watering holes on down and dirty Maoming Lu or the contrived, yuppie hangouts of Xintiandi...
...French Concession, and has now been designated by the authorities as a preserved building. Arch is nestled on the ground floor and forms a swanky hideaway that is the antithesis of the spit-and-sawdust watering holes on down and dirty Maoming Lu or the contrived, yuppie hangouts of Xintiandi...