A high quality villa for rent in Shanghai can be typically second home for the well-heeled expat executives in Shanghai and other exotic China’s places. Each quality Shanghai villa for rent is often with a full staff, sparkling fountains, well manicured lawns, private swimming pools, tennis courts and everything you can imagine. If you are looking to rent a villa in Shanghai, then you obviously are pretty well-heeled yourselves. First, I would like to caution you against renting directly from Shanghai villa owners. The reason is that Shanghai villa owners are also really well heeled and do not really have the time or energy to deal with you. They delegate it to a real estate agent.
Almost every Shanghai villa owner wants his or her place to be maintained immaculately for the few weeks in the year that he or she will spend there. Shanghai villa owner wants all the trappings including a full-time cook, maid service, gardener, etc. Renting the villa when she is not there is a way to pay for all of this. Most high end Shanghai villas will have this available and we suggest that you insist on it. After all, you do not want to be cooking on your villa vacation, do you? Transportation is another area that you can insist that you be picked up at the airport and driven to the Shanghai villa. And the real estate agency in Shanghai can provide you with airport pick up service. You should not bother about renting a car and getting lost in a strange area. Most of these luxury Shanghai villas have the assigned real estate agent to pick you up and drop you off. After all,Hongqiao Golf, when you are paying in this price range, you might as well live it up like a queen.
Getting a good price is an art while renting a Shanghai villa. We often find that folks will try to bargain a $50K/month Shanghai villa down to $30K/month or even less. Typically, this is just not going to happen because the Shanghai villa owner does not really need the cash and does not want to rent his or her Shanghai villa to someone who cannot afford close to the asking price. Instead, try to get other amenities that you will be paying for bundled into the price. Renting a Shanghai villa gives you the luxury and the privacy to enjoy a truly quality vacation. Work with high quality professional real estate agency to enjoy the rent Shanghai villa of your dreams.
2013年8月23日星期五
2013年8月15日星期四
The introduction about Xintiandi
Xintiandi is an affluent car-free shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai, China. It is composed of an area of reconstituted traditional shikumen ("stone gate") houses on narrow alleys, some adjoining houses which now serve as book stores, cafes and restaurants, and shopping malls. Most of the cafes and restaurants feature both indoor and outdoor seating. Xintiandi has an active nightlife on weekdays as well as weekends, though romantic settings are more common than loud music and dance places. It is considered one of the first lifestyle centers in China.
Xintiandi is the location of the site of the first congress of the Communist Party of China, now preserved at the Museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Also nearby is the site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea when Korea was a Japanese colony.
The area was developed by Shui On Land during the re-development of the surrounding area. Some houses in Xintiandi were then limited (and not renovated, unlike the Chinese government and the real estate agency official version), in order to implant an art gallery, cafes, and restaurants. Many tour groups both domestic and from abroad also visit Xintiandi as one of the main attractions in Shanghai.
The Xintiandi redevelopment was designed by Benjamin T. Wood and Nikken Sekkei International. The urban renewal is considered one of the first examples of the placemaking approach in China.)
This construction displaced 3,500 Shanghainese families.
The neighborhood is divided into two parts – South Block and the North Block with Xingye Rd serving as the division line. Fewer original shikumen were preserved in the South block, and many modern glass façade building dominate the cityscape here. The North Block boasts with more authentic architecture preserved, and one can wonder leisurely through the narrow shikumen alleys and enjoy the atmosphere of the small plazas with open terrace cafes.
Xintiandi is great to saunter through on a sunny day, many parts of it are reserved for pedestrians only – a rare luxury in hectic Shanghai. Many Shanghai residents would agree, however, that after the renovation the area became too commercialized and lost the true feeling of what it initially meant to be – a residential area and home for many Shanghainese families. Therefore, come here to admire the old architecture style and gawk at the showcases of the high end boutiques; but don’t expect to find authentic old Shanghai in Xintiandi, in a sense the area is an expensive stylized showcase itself.
Xintiandi is the location of the site of the first congress of the Communist Party of China, now preserved at the Museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Also nearby is the site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea when Korea was a Japanese colony.
The area was developed by Shui On Land during the re-development of the surrounding area. Some houses in Xintiandi were then limited (and not renovated, unlike the Chinese government and the real estate agency official version), in order to implant an art gallery, cafes, and restaurants. Many tour groups both domestic and from abroad also visit Xintiandi as one of the main attractions in Shanghai.
The Xintiandi redevelopment was designed by Benjamin T. Wood and Nikken Sekkei International. The urban renewal is considered one of the first examples of the placemaking approach in China.)
This construction displaced 3,500 Shanghainese families.
The neighborhood is divided into two parts – South Block and the North Block with Xingye Rd serving as the division line. Fewer original shikumen were preserved in the South block, and many modern glass façade building dominate the cityscape here. The North Block boasts with more authentic architecture preserved, and one can wonder leisurely through the narrow shikumen alleys and enjoy the atmosphere of the small plazas with open terrace cafes.
Xintiandi is great to saunter through on a sunny day, many parts of it are reserved for pedestrians only – a rare luxury in hectic Shanghai. Many Shanghai residents would agree, however, that after the renovation the area became too commercialized and lost the true feeling of what it initially meant to be – a residential area and home for many Shanghainese families. Therefore, come here to admire the old architecture style and gawk at the showcases of the high end boutiques; but don’t expect to find authentic old Shanghai in Xintiandi, in a sense the area is an expensive stylized showcase itself.
2013年8月14日星期三
Must-visit places in Shanghai: Xintiandi
Xintaindi (literally meaning “New Heaven and Earth”) is on of the most affluent and posh areas of Shanghai, located in the heart of the city south of Huaihai Zhong Rd the district boasts with some of the most expensive and high end shopping and dining venues in town. What makes Xintiandi stand out among other places of interest in Shanghai are its unique shikumenbuildings – historical type of residential buildings found nowhere else in China or the rest of the world.
Shikumen, meaning “stone gate” is a architectural style developed in Shanghai in 1860’s, as many things of that era in the city this style creatively combines Chinese and Western influences. Turbulent events of Chinese history of the second half of the XIX century, such as the Small Swords and the Taiping rebellion prompted many people to seek the relative safety of Shanghai’s International Settlement. The influx of newcomers prompted developers to build compact residential blocks that could accommodate Shanghai’s growing population. European concepts of urban planning, such as townhouses and terraced houses, inspired the lanes of shikumen with their narrow alleys – longtang running along, and buildings adjoining one another. Like many traditional Chinese houses shikumen feature courtyards, greatly reduced in size they still created familiar living conditions for the tenants.
At some point in Shanghai history up to 60 or even 80% of the housing stock of the city was made up of shikumen buildings. In some parts of Shanghai shikumen housed upper-middle class families and had all of the necessary amenities of the time, while in other areas great numbers of people were crammed into shikumen and were living in slum-like conditions.
In the XX century continuous population growth and fast development of the city gradually forced shikumen out of the Shanghai urban scene; in most neighborhoods they were replaced with taller modern buildings which could accommodate more people. The shikumen thus were slowly sinking into oblivion, until in 1997 a decision was made to redevelop the Xintiandi area and restore its remaining shikumen arhcitecture. The idea was quite successful, and not surprisingly the area soon became one of the tourist attractions of the city.
Redevelopment was carried out by the Shui On Group, a Hong Kong construction company, whereas Benjamin Wood, an American architect, the Japanese Nikken Sekkei architecture firm and Shanghai Tongji University Urban Planning, Design and Research Institute were responsible for planning and design. Due to the fact that at the time when redevelopment of the area began many Xintiandi were in a run-down condition as they stood neglected for decades, it was not possible to restore all of the building, therefore some of the most dilapidated structures had to be demolished to create a more open composition and make space for new venues, some were rebuilt and restored according to the old plans and photographs, and some were touched up and refurbished. The redevelopment project was finished in 2002; its success received recognition in China and abroad – it was awarded national “Innovation China 2001 – Architecture Award“, “AIA Hong Kong Citation 2002” (American Institute of Architects Hong Kong Chapter) and 2003 Award for Excellence from US-based Urban Land Institute.
Shikumen, meaning “stone gate” is a architectural style developed in Shanghai in 1860’s, as many things of that era in the city this style creatively combines Chinese and Western influences. Turbulent events of Chinese history of the second half of the XIX century, such as the Small Swords and the Taiping rebellion prompted many people to seek the relative safety of Shanghai’s International Settlement. The influx of newcomers prompted developers to build compact residential blocks that could accommodate Shanghai’s growing population. European concepts of urban planning, such as townhouses and terraced houses, inspired the lanes of shikumen with their narrow alleys – longtang running along, and buildings adjoining one another. Like many traditional Chinese houses shikumen feature courtyards, greatly reduced in size they still created familiar living conditions for the tenants.
At some point in Shanghai history up to 60 or even 80% of the housing stock of the city was made up of shikumen buildings. In some parts of Shanghai shikumen housed upper-middle class families and had all of the necessary amenities of the time, while in other areas great numbers of people were crammed into shikumen and were living in slum-like conditions.
In the XX century continuous population growth and fast development of the city gradually forced shikumen out of the Shanghai urban scene; in most neighborhoods they were replaced with taller modern buildings which could accommodate more people. The shikumen thus were slowly sinking into oblivion, until in 1997 a decision was made to redevelop the Xintiandi area and restore its remaining shikumen arhcitecture. The idea was quite successful, and not surprisingly the area soon became one of the tourist attractions of the city.
Redevelopment was carried out by the Shui On Group, a Hong Kong construction company, whereas Benjamin Wood, an American architect, the Japanese Nikken Sekkei architecture firm and Shanghai Tongji University Urban Planning, Design and Research Institute were responsible for planning and design. Due to the fact that at the time when redevelopment of the area began many Xintiandi were in a run-down condition as they stood neglected for decades, it was not possible to restore all of the building, therefore some of the most dilapidated structures had to be demolished to create a more open composition and make space for new venues, some were rebuilt and restored according to the old plans and photographs, and some were touched up and refurbished. The redevelopment project was finished in 2002; its success received recognition in China and abroad – it was awarded national “Innovation China 2001 – Architecture Award“, “AIA Hong Kong Citation 2002” (American Institute of Architects Hong Kong Chapter) and 2003 Award for Excellence from US-based Urban Land Institute.
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