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Xintiandi
NEW XINTIANDI
Return to Fuxing Road and turn left, then right on to Ji'nan Road. At Hubin Road, turn left.
On your right is One Corporate Avenue, with luxury car dealerships - this was a lane neigh-
bourhood just a decade ago.
Turn left on to Huangpi Road, then right on to Xinye Road to reach the Site of the First
National Congress of the Communist Party of China 4 [map] (Zhonggong Yida Huizhi;
76 Xingye Road; daily 9am-4pm; free). It was here, at No. 106, that the Chinese Communist
Party was formed in 1921. Upstairs, the history of the CCP (according to the CCP) is recoun-
ted; the table around which the 13 delegates sat, including a young Mao Zedong, is set with
13 stools and teacups.
From the museum exit, return to Xinye Road to the entrance to Xintiandi 5 [map] , the
city's most popular shopping, dining and entertainment centre in the unique setting of a re-
fashioned grey-brick lane neighbourhood. On your right, the Shikumen Open House Mu-
seum 6 [map] (Wulixiang Bowuguan; Lane 181 Taicang Road, House 25; Sun-Thur
10.30am-10.30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm; charge) recreates the interior of an authentic lane
house. It's a fitting memorial to the houses demolished to create Xintiandi. Finish with lunch
at Crystal Jade , see 1 . Across the road from here, the Xintiandi Style mall is filled with hip
boutiques by young Chinese and Asian designers.
 
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