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By Wu Huixin |
September 17, 2012, Monday
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Among the east-west roads leading to West Lake, Kaiyuan Road is different as its relative peacefulness stands out from the noise and crowds on nearby streets.
Residential buildings dominate Kaiyuan Road. The Qiafengli(恰丰里) block is at the crossroad of Kaiyuan Road and Liuying Lane. As a cluster of shikumen - traditional Shanghainese stone-gate houses - built in the 1920s, these two-story structures feature Anglo-American terraces and high brick walls, which add a historic light to Kaiyuan Road.
Shanghai Daily takes a tour of the street and discovers a cafe, a snack shop, a private painting studio and a shop selling creative knickknacks.
Cafe Lumiere
This cafe can be easily missed as roadside trees provide good shade from the sun.
The front yard has tables and chairs so that people can sit outdoors and appreciate the street scene, weather permitting, over a cup of coffee or other beverage.
All the coffee sold here is freshly ground and the beans are imported from countries like Colombia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Yemen.
The decor is exquisite with ornaments like fans, photos and paintings hung on walls. Customers can also use a computer, read from a selection of books and magazines and peer into a telescope.
The price of a cup of coffee ranges from 38 yuan to 45 yuan. Some of the new books and porcelains on the shelves are for sale.
Address: 72-1 Kaiyuan Road
Che(3o)
Che, which means clean and pure in Chinese, sells knickknacks made of bamboo. The store owner believes in running an environmentally friendly business because bamboo grows faster than timber.
Che even uses bamboo to make paper. Compared with paper made from wood, the paper sold by Che is thicker and more comfortable for writing.
Bamboo fiber can absorb three times more water than cotton.
Che also sells towels and scarves made of 100 percent pure bamboo fiber. They are considered good choices for people who live in damp environments.
The shop also offers various daily necessities and creative commodities such as bamboo toothbrushes, chopsticks carved with Chinese zodiac animals, insoles, chairs and uniquely designed floor lamps.
Address: 84 Kaiyuan Road
102 Studio
The studio's name is based on its address. It is a private painting studio, not a gallery. The owner Xue Ying is a 58-year-old painter from Zhejiang Kaiming Art Academy, a community which promotes the development of art.
Xue's father was a calligrapher and her mother a traditional opera actress. She began to learn painting during her childhood, including traditional ink and oil painting techniques. After decades of painting, she decided to focus on oil painting.
The house at 102 Kaiyuan Road belongs to Xue's father. Ten years ago, she moved her studio here and she often hosts art salons.
Xue said some of the works were painted in Xixi Wetland, a place she loves. She doesn't just copy what she sees at the wetland, rather she prefers to blend an imagined Xixi with real aspects.
All of her works are well framed and for sale.
Address: 102 Kaiyuan Road
Han Shumai
Han Shumai is at the entrance to Yongjinmen Residential Community. The food stall is only open from 8pm to midnight.
Several months ago, a customer posted a picture of Han Shumai on his microblog and described how wonderful the food was. It immediately attracted lots of locals, helping Han Shumai shoot to fame on the Internet. Now Han Shumai is busier than usual every night.
The shumai (pork dumplings) stuffing is pork with bamboo shoots, a recipe handed down from the stall owner's predecessors.
A dish of 10 shumai is 10 yuan (US$1.5). A bowl of beef soup or bone soup (4 yuan each) is recommended with shumai.
Since Han Shumai's fame has risen, the owner has not been able to meet demand. Thus, people have started arriving earlier before they are sold out.
Address: 45 Kaiyuan Road
Residential buildings dominate Kaiyuan Road. The Qiafengli(恰丰里) block is at the crossroad of Kaiyuan Road and Liuying Lane. As a cluster of shikumen - traditional Shanghainese stone-gate houses - built in the 1920s, these two-story structures feature Anglo-American terraces and high brick walls, which add a historic light to Kaiyuan Road.
Shanghai Daily takes a tour of the street and discovers a cafe, a snack shop, a private painting studio and a shop selling creative knickknacks.
Cafe Lumiere
This cafe can be easily missed as roadside trees provide good shade from the sun.
The front yard has tables and chairs so that people can sit outdoors and appreciate the street scene, weather permitting, over a cup of coffee or other beverage.
All the coffee sold here is freshly ground and the beans are imported from countries like Colombia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Yemen.
The decor is exquisite with ornaments like fans, photos and paintings hung on walls. Customers can also use a computer, read from a selection of books and magazines and peer into a telescope.
The price of a cup of coffee ranges from 38 yuan to 45 yuan. Some of the new books and porcelains on the shelves are for sale.
Address: 72-1 Kaiyuan Road
Che(3o)
Che, which means clean and pure in Chinese, sells knickknacks made of bamboo. The store owner believes in running an environmentally friendly business because bamboo grows faster than timber.
Che even uses bamboo to make paper. Compared with paper made from wood, the paper sold by Che is thicker and more comfortable for writing.
Bamboo fiber can absorb three times more water than cotton.
Che also sells towels and scarves made of 100 percent pure bamboo fiber. They are considered good choices for people who live in damp environments.
The shop also offers various daily necessities and creative commodities such as bamboo toothbrushes, chopsticks carved with Chinese zodiac animals, insoles, chairs and uniquely designed floor lamps.
Address: 84 Kaiyuan Road
102 Studio
The studio's name is based on its address. It is a private painting studio, not a gallery. The owner Xue Ying is a 58-year-old painter from Zhejiang Kaiming Art Academy, a community which promotes the development of art.
Xue's father was a calligrapher and her mother a traditional opera actress. She began to learn painting during her childhood, including traditional ink and oil painting techniques. After decades of painting, she decided to focus on oil painting.
The house at 102 Kaiyuan Road belongs to Xue's father. Ten years ago, she moved her studio here and she often hosts art salons.
Xue said some of the works were painted in Xixi Wetland, a place she loves. She doesn't just copy what she sees at the wetland, rather she prefers to blend an imagined Xixi with real aspects.
All of her works are well framed and for sale.
Address: 102 Kaiyuan Road
Han Shumai
Han Shumai is at the entrance to Yongjinmen Residential Community. The food stall is only open from 8pm to midnight.
Several months ago, a customer posted a picture of Han Shumai on his microblog and described how wonderful the food was. It immediately attracted lots of locals, helping Han Shumai shoot to fame on the Internet. Now Han Shumai is busier than usual every night.
The shumai (pork dumplings) stuffing is pork with bamboo shoots, a recipe handed down from the stall owner's predecessors.
A dish of 10 shumai is 10 yuan (US$1.5). A bowl of beef soup or bone soup (4 yuan each) is recommended with shumai.
Since Han Shumai's fame has risen, the owner has not been able to meet demand. Thus, people have started arriving earlier before they are sold out.
Address: 45 Kaiyuan Road
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