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Xintiandi
Although it might seem like an obvious idea, the
Xintiandi
development, which
comprises two blocks of renovated and rebuilt
shikumen
converted into a genteel
open-air mall, was the first of its kind in China. It has met with such success that
now town planners all over the country are studying its winning formula. Detrac-
tors may call it a working-class neighbourhood reimagined as a yuppie playground,
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