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Shikumen Residence
Typical Shikumen Residence, literally meaning “Stone Warehouse Gate”, is regarded as the most representative house style of Shanghai.This sort of residence combines the 1 styles of southern China and western countries.
These residences can date back to the 1870s, when the Taiping Rebellion against the 2 of the Qing Dynasty broke out.Due to the warfare, the businessmen, ministers and wealthy people moved to the concession(租界) for protection.As a result, many foreign 3 businessmen had many residences built to earn money.Those residences were, therefore, inspired by western style.
Construction Features of Shikumen Residence
A Shikumen Residence is usually a two-floor building constructed with bricks and wood.As the residences are usually linked, a lane naturally comes into being.Two copper door-knockers 4 in the whole lane when they are struck. 5 the stone gate, you enter a patio(天井), from which the sunshine lights the whole yard.Right in front of the patio, there is a living room where the hosts meet or treat their 6 .Passing through the living room, another patio appears where the cooking bench is set.
Under the influence of western architecture, the doors and outside walls were gradually 7 with the arc-shaped or rectangular carvings and paintings.So, from the outside, the block of residences looks like western-style townhouses. 8 , the lintel(过梁) was usually constructed with Chinese traditional bricks and black tiles.
9 of Shikumen Residence
It's said that before the 1950s, these residences 10 60% of all the Shanghai dwellings and sheltered 60% of the local population.They almost monopolized(垄断) the city's estate market due to their comfortable, practical and convenient advantages. 11 these, they were popular because of their good locations and convenient transportation.As time passed by, they gradually 12 with the pace of the reconstruction of the old areas.Later, when some influential arch