About this place

A vast 1980s factory workers' residential community in Jiulongpo, revitalized into an open-air neighborhood block without displacing its original residents — now cited across China as a model for urban renewal done right.

Drifter says

"Metro Line 2 to Yangjiaping Station, walk through Wanxiang City mall to reach it. The reason this works where most urban renewal fails: the original residents stayed. You'll find Banshan Coffee and independent bakeries on the same corner as grandmothers selling vegetables and pla..."

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