Post by bellasunshine on Dec 25, 2013 2:34:13 GMT -5
Shikumen is the featured residence in Shanghai. This China tours construction of Shikumen appeared in 1860 and it combines the western and eastern architectural styles. The pattern of southern residence applies for Shikumen construction. The stone is used to be the doorframe and the black solid wood the door. Shikumen houses are the two-floored townhouses. All traditional Chinese houses have a yard, the Shikumen has no exception. Behind the yard is a living room then backyard. The rooms distribute around the yard and living room. When you visit Shanghai, Shikumen is a must-see place.
Shikumen is an urban housing typology that developed and flourished in Shanghai China from around 1850 to 1950. Sometimes refered to as a Lilong development, the Shikumen is a uniquely Shanghai typology that formed during a period of rapid urbanization and increased Yangtze River cruises westernization, resulting in a hybrid of the British row house with the Chinese traditional courtyard house.
Sometimes visiting Shanghai can feel like a non-stop eating and shopping extravaganza! If you want to take a break and add a bit of historical context to your visit, go to the Shikumen Open House Museum in Shanghai tour package Xintiandi.
It was always refreshing learning from seeing things and reading about the past when you go to a museum. This museum is at the Xin Tian Di area. It is a museum of a traditional Chinese Shanghai residence. Going from room to room showed one thing, this must have been the residence of a more than rich gentleman and his family. From the sitting area for guests to each of the rooms and the kitchen all the tools and home implements were interestingly simple Shangri-la travel and ingenious.
See luxury China tour info at www.chinadelight.com/
Shikumen is an urban housing typology that developed and flourished in Shanghai China from around 1850 to 1950. Sometimes refered to as a Lilong development, the Shikumen is a uniquely Shanghai typology that formed during a period of rapid urbanization and increased Yangtze River cruises westernization, resulting in a hybrid of the British row house with the Chinese traditional courtyard house.
Sometimes visiting Shanghai can feel like a non-stop eating and shopping extravaganza! If you want to take a break and add a bit of historical context to your visit, go to the Shikumen Open House Museum in Shanghai tour package Xintiandi.
It was always refreshing learning from seeing things and reading about the past when you go to a museum. This museum is at the Xin Tian Di area. It is a museum of a traditional Chinese Shanghai residence. Going from room to room showed one thing, this must have been the residence of a more than rich gentleman and his family. From the sitting area for guests to each of the rooms and the kitchen all the tools and home implements were interestingly simple Shangri-la travel and ingenious.
See luxury China tour info at www.chinadelight.com/