20

I just turned 20 on Dec. 28! Wu ZhengPing and his mom got me a Birthday cake. We stayed home and watched movies almost all day, I was really sick... some kind of flu.

(bleh) I look sick... so I am only putting up one picture.

Xīn tiān dì: "New Heaven and Earth"

These are my photos of a recent walk around 新天地 (xīn tiān dì) a beautiful section of Shanghai, with many renovated 石库门 (shí kù mén) buildings. 

Shí kù mén literally means "stone gate." They are a blend of traditional Chinese and old western style architecture. They can be found all over Shanghai as most of Shanghai's population lived in them during the early twentieth century.

Xīn tiān dì just has some particularly nice ones. It manly consists of  book stores  and shopping areas , cafes, restaurants, and Bars. 

Xīn tiān dì is quite reminiscent of the atmosphere of old Shanghai.

Xintiandi literally means "New Heaven and Earth." 

Xīn tiān dì has lots of narrow alley ways, all warmly light just like this one.

The main cafe, restaurant and Bar area.