A 1930 shikumen lane of 79 two-storey red-brick houses, entered through a Chinese-style memorial gate carved with both its Chinese and French names. People still live here: Xinmin Evening News tells visitors to slow down and greet the granny shelling beans in the sun and the neighbour buying breakfast in pyjamas.
- Address
- Lane 287, Shaanxi South Road (at Jianguo West Road), Huangpu District
- Hours
- not verified
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 30 min
- Price
- Free (residential lane)
- Price level
- ¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Look at the paifang gate on Shaanxi South Road, unique among Shanghai lanes
- It is a home, not a museum: keep your voice down and do not enter courtyards
- Writer Ba Jin lived at No. 52