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Tianzifang: A Close Look at Shanghai’s “Creative Art Park”

Shanghai's Taikang Road has become a magnet for art galleries for some time, but I didn’t realize until recently that many of the old rowhouse apartments in the neighborhood between Taikang Road and Jianguo Road have been renovated and turned into shop... ...full story at Shanghai Journal

from Shanghai Journal on Mon, Apr 07 2008

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