A true dwelling in Shanghai
蜗居: literally Snail Living, like a snail in its shell, living in a small home; the small place of residence; small dwelling; humble abode.
From Tiexue:
362 Longchang Road (near Pingliang Road), Yangpu district, Shanghai, is also called Longchang apartments. This apartment complex is a Roman Coliseum-looking square-shaped compound, 5 story buildings surround a spacious courtyard in the middle which housed over 250 families. Each story of the building has a long public corridor, behind the corridor are various sized dwellings, many residents also built rooms in the hallways.
Longchang apartments are built in the twenties and thirties of last century. Before liberation (the forming of PRC), it was the Yangshupu police station of Shanghai. After the liberation it became the family compound for Yanpu Branch, Shanghai Public Security Bureau. In 2004, it was registered as an immovable cultural (historic) relic.
Every evening the compound becomes very lively. Everyone in the building can hear you if you talk loudly; all the household chores are moved out to be done in the corridors, doing laundry, washing vegetables, cooking dinner etc; the sound of kids crying, arguing, laughter and pots and pans fill up the compound.
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cheap labouring in people’s republic of capitalism
Or maybe they’re people who not motivated enough to get out of the slums and make real money.
So instead they’re almost like me. “LIVING IN A VAAAAAAAAAAAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!”
Does not one person in this complex comprehend electric of plumbing?? The apartment itself can be cleaned and made sanitary and livable as any space can. But these pictures show acceptance of such a retched and lazy condition. clean your fucking kitchen!
In a world of relentless pragmatism, snales are abundant and their shells
hardly a treasure
is that the one in kungfu hustle? look strikingly similiar, haha my favourite movie
on the other note, i like it, it has a vintage feeling, good for photography
Same feeling here ~! I love that movie.. You remind me of that ~!!!
They should totally make it a pilgrimage place for Kungfu Hustle fans.
This building went through so many reincarnations.
The next one will be “Authentic China Hotel”.
where you can check out any time you like, but never leave…
Is this building the one that appears in Stephen Chow’s movie “Kongfu”?
It is Kungfu Hustle, mate. Masterpiece.
In Chinese, it’s “Kungfu”… same amount of hustle, just not in the title.
They look so alike. I can still imagine the hero is performing “Rulai hand” (如来神掌) on the boss crouching in the yard.
Yes! And the racing scene is just GOLD.
LoL… I was thinkin the same thing…
I wouldn’t want to live there, but at least there is a sense of community I suppose.
They sure take good care of the “historic relics” around here. I guess maybe this one isn’t attracting many tourists so why bother.
=’( i get emotional whenever i see something like this
China <3
to see also the Guardian report about it with a video.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2009/jan/23/shanghai-longchang-apartments
Hey that was good video, thanks for the share
So I’m the only one who looks at this and genuinely thinks it’d be a pretty cool place to live? Guess I’ve been here too long, but my idea of hell is a suburban detached house in the ‘burbs, where you only see your neighbour once every six months at an awkward dinner party.
Nope, I’m with you mate. Here in Australia, houses are too sparsely positioned. There’s hardly a sense of community here. Only if you are located close to CBD will you see people around on the street.
It actually doesn’t look that much worse than some of the dorms at my alma mater. Good thing I never lived in a dorm.
Seen this on chinasmack about a couple of months ago.
This?
http://www.chinasmack.com/2008/pictures/shanghai-pig-cage-stronghold-kung-fu-hustle.html
http://shanghaiist.com/2009/01/23/video_the_longchang_apartments.php
This place gets some publicity every so often. I guess ChinaHush will be responsible for 2010.
The projects are same everywhere.I am not going to knock Chinese just Capitalists or Elites.These type of apartments are everywhere.Europe has them,Japan has them,U.S./Canada has them.yes China has an empty city.But my Metro Detroit is no different.We built a new city around the old one.But there is many empty houses that are newly developed in the Suburbs or what I call New Detroit that,people in the Old city proper and Metro Detroit can live in.Plus even Old Detroit has empty nicer neighborhoods in the downtown.Right Old Detroit is trying to relocate people to centralize neighborhoods and city services( schools and Police), and bulldoze blight.it’s complicated.
like a city man
Is it strange that I can see myself living there with no problem?
Hellow kerean guy, what is SHE BANG? I saw you typed this almost in every your post.
You are almost as funny as Voice of China. Are you the same person or just separated twins?
Kind of Jackill and Hyde
God Blessed?
Who taught you English gook?
she’s trying to say that she’s a dickgirl. thats all.
shebang is ba-ba-da-bing.
lol
You’re funnier
Alleycat = dumbass
Saying god blessed America insinuates that god (if he exists) no longer does so. So unless a blessing is perpetual, are you implying that God has forsaken America?
No, you just got an overused cliche mixed up and now you’re acting like a fool trying to cover it up. I can’t blame you, you’re a kimchibreathed simida. Idiocy is normal for you small slant eyed gooks. You make me laugh everytime Hahahaha
Actually according to Korean Times, Billy Hung is 1/3 Korean
I agree. Actually I pretty enjoying looking at voice_of_china and korean_guy presenting themselves everyday here.
Just take my chair and sit here to watch…
sofa
chair
Typical ‘hysterical’ Chinese reaction. Brother Hysterical, you should buy some opium to relax.
Actually I would say that God has forsaken America if you believe Jerry Falwell who said 9-11 was God’s punishment for gays and the ACLU.
LOL.. let me guess? another gook?
You guys are seriously pathetic, go eat some kimchi
Haha. They’ll end up getting married and doing a shanzhai version of “The Osbournes” called “The Gooks”
… and popcorn
You’re funny
You’re korean
You’re chinese
Actually according to internet retard Voice of China, Billy Hung is 1/3 Korean.
If that is shit-hole than your house must be the shit itself.
http://seoul-searcing.blogspot.com/2008/11/slums-of-seoul.html
Of course, the auntie is your type.
Gook_guy is the king of the gooks hahahaha
That your mom is retarded and your father isn’t who you think he is.
Yes it does because it is past tense.
LOL
you’re killing me
Wow, gook, really? That coming from a gook guy?
You should know better, you beat the shit out of the dog before you kill it in Gookland.
Lol.. you don’t realize that you just affirmed what you just denied earlier do you?
Did you have a kimchi overdose? HAHAHAHAHA
Oh… Poor little gook
Did I hurt your feelings?
Hurt my feelings with what exactly again?
P.S. im not Korean Mr. Chinaman. Lol
Sure you’re not