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Tradition Mission
Shanghai Handbook: Shikumen
Updated: 2010-10-20 12:00
(chinadaily.com.cn)
For over half a century, Xu Aili has been living in a Shikumen house in an alley branching off the posh Huaihai Road.
Unlike the fast paced world a few yards away, the alley still looks the same as it was built decades ago, telling the stories of old Shanghai.
Camera & video: Wang Wei
Script: Huang Lan
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