Shanghainese architectural style first appearing in the 1860s
A preserved longdang at the site of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, showing the "stone gates" (at left) whence the name shikumen arose.Renovated shikumen lanes in Xintiandi.Shikumen buildings in the process of demolition in 2007 – a fate that has befallen many buildings of this type.
Shikumen (simplified Chinese: 石库门; traditional Chinese: 石庫門; pinyin: Shíkùmén; lit. 'Stone Warehouse Gate', Shanghainese: zaq⁸ khu¹ men⁶, IPA: [zᴀʔ¹¹ kʰu¹¹ mən²⁴]) is a traditional Shanghainese architectural style combining Western and Chinese elements that first appeared in the 1860s.[1]
The term 石库门 is derived from the Shanghainese dialect 石箍门, 箍 meaning "to frame or encase." 石箍门 referred to the characteristically "stone-framed door" of the tenement houses.[2] At the height of their popularity, there were 9,000 shikumen-style buildings in Shanghai, comprising 60% of the total housing stock of the city;[3] however, the proportion is currently much lower, as most Shanghainese live in large apartment buildings. Shikumen is classified as one type of lilong residences, sometimes translated as "lane houses" in English.
In 2010, "construction techniques of shikumen lilong architecture" was recognised by the Chinese government on the national non-physical cultural heritage register (no. VIII-210).
Shikumen houses were also introduced to other port cities in China. For example, many were built in the foreign concessions of Hankou (now part of Wuhan), and some can still be seen there today. Shikumen terraces can even be found as far afield as Beijing, where the two shikumen lanes Huakang Li and Tai’an Li, dating from the 1920s, are undergoing restoration.
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The Shikumen Open House Museum (Chinese: 屋里厢-石库门博物馆; pinyin: Wūlixiāng-Shíkùmén Bówùguǎn; Shanghainese: Olishian-Sakumen Bovahgue) is a museum in the...
tourist destination in Shanghai, and an example of preservation of local Shikumen architecture. It is sometimes compared to Xintiandi, though in the latter...
district is composed of an area of reconstituted traditional mid-19th century shikumen ("stone gate") houses on narrow alleys, some adjoining houses which now...
apartment buildings at varying levels of luxury were built, as well as some shikumen residences to meet demand from the increasing number of Chinese residents...
Wantz, in the Shanghai French Concession). It is located in the historical shikumen buildings in which the 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party...
reconfiguration of traffic flow. One uniquely Shanghainese cultural element is the shikumen (石库门, "stone storage door") residence, typically two- or three-story gray...
both sisters had shown contentment in what they do. Taking place in a shikumen in Shanghai from 1999 to the modern-day, Li Mo has a friendly relationship...
of China. Featuring several architectural styles such as Art Deco and shikumen, the city is renowned for its Lujiazui skyline, museums and historic buildings...
established the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The congress began in a shikumen building of the French Concession area of Shanghai (near present-day Xintiandi...
residences" in Shanghai. Of these, the best known and most characteristic is the shikumen (simplified Chinese: 石库门; traditional Chinese: 石庫門), two- or three-storey...
northern China, Longtang and Shikumen of Haipai (Shanghainese) architecture. Entrance to a residence in a hutong. Shikumen in Xintiandi lanes in Shanghai...
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[citation needed] Just like the broad quadrangle courtyard in Beijing, and the Shikumen with Chinese and western features in Shanghai, the arcade building (骑楼)...
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Architect Shikumen Longtang Culture Haipai Opera LGBT culture Other Shanghainese people List of people from Shanghai Shanghailanders Shanghainese language...
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Communist Party was held in the Shanghai International Settlement at a shikumen residence in No. 8, Lane 256, Dongbaoxing Road, between 11 and 22 January...
increasing the population there and giving rise to the prevalent longtang or shikumen-style housing which came to dominate Shanghai by the early 20th Century...
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Architect Shikumen Longtang Culture Haipai Opera LGBT culture Other Shanghainese people List of people from Shanghai Shanghailanders Shanghainese language...
Architect Shikumen Longtang Culture Haipai Opera LGBT culture Other Shanghainese people List of people from Shanghai Shanghailanders Shanghainese language...
Architect Shikumen Longtang Culture Haipai Opera LGBT culture Other Shanghainese people List of people from Shanghai Shanghailanders Shanghainese language...
Architect Shikumen Longtang Culture Haipai Opera LGBT culture Other Shanghainese people List of people from Shanghai Shanghailanders Shanghainese language...
Architect Shikumen Longtang Culture Haipai Opera LGBT culture Other Shanghainese people List of people from Shanghai Shanghailanders Shanghainese language...
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