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The Last of Shanghai's Historic Shikumen Houses, in Photos
Built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, shikumen houses are barely holding on in the modern megacity.
As Shanghai’s booming population moves into new apartment towers, the city’s historic shikumen courtyard houses are struggling to survive.
New Zealand photographer Cody Ellingham’s “Shanghai Streets” series explores the colonial-era lanehouses, now being torn down for new housing developments.