Shikumen
Sign in to savethumb|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. thumb|Renovated shikumen lanes in Xintiandi. thumb|Shikumen buildings in the process of demolition in 2007 – a fate that has befallen many buildings of this type.
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Structure
- History
- Origin
- Development
- Later history
- Use
- Demise
- Classification and architecture
- Old type
- Early period
- Late period
- New type
- Names
- Notable shikumen neighbourhoods today
- Gallery
- Different types of end-wall gables
- Different types of house gates
- Different types of lane entrances
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|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. thumb|Renovated shikumen lanes in Xintiandi. thumb|Shikumen buildings in the process of demolition in 2007 – a fate that has befallen many buildings of this type.
Shikumen (, 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.
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