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Feng Gu Li
Chinese name
丰裕里
Chinese address
上海市黄浦区淡水路214弄之1-99号
Feng Gu Li, is an authentic shikumen lane neighborhood here in Shanghai.
Shikumen translates to stone-framed gate, a classic residential style that emerged in Shanghai by blending traditional Chinese courtyard design with Western row-house architecture. Notice the distinctive red-brick walls and the heavy doorways that define the alleyways around us.
Unlike commercialized lanes that have been transformed into shopping plazas, Feng Gu Li remains a true living neighborhood. Generations of Shanghainese families still call these narrow alleys home. As you walk through, you get a genuine glimpse of everyday local life, from laundry drying on overhead poles to neighbors greeting each other outside their front doors.