Talk:Xintiandi

Expensive?

Hmm, not much chance of anyone reading this, I guess. But I don't think it is accurate to say that Xintiandi is expensive, especially not by international standard. I used to regularly eat lunch there, and prices are decent and well worth the money. Simply Thai: 50 RMB($6) for lunch, free ice water or 20 for drink; KABB: 60-90RMB including drink, or 40RMB for a Pint of beer, 2-for-one before 8pm; CJW: 55RMB for two course lunch including drink... Try that in Paris! Some upscale restaurants, but they are cheap compared to other metropolises and don't dominate. Shopping is kinda the same, starting with local handicraft at a reasonable price, via Benetton and Sisley (same price as anywhere else) to some more upscale designer stuff. So if no one protests I'll probably change a little in a while. --84.19.133.180 17:11, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't know enough to say much about it. Try going to the History tab, and perhaps talk to some of the editors there. Sumple, Bluebird47 and Naus look like the people you'll want to talk to about affordability. -Mysterius 20:09, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Of course the assessment "expensive" is relative and it always depends what you compare it to (not to forget, what you yourself deem expensive - for the wealthy tourist all of Shanghai is much more affordable than for the backpacker on a shoestring than for a Chinese migrant worker). Though I'm sure the most expensive restaurant of Shanghai is cheaper than the most expensive restaurant in Paris, that doesnt mean they can't be called high by "international standards" (which would supposed to be an average). Taking one of your examples, I do consider 40 RMB for a pint of beer expensive, and I don't even think all of your examples are up-to-date. Apart from that, if we are assessing by local (Shanghai/Chinese) standards, i think there is even less of a doubt that Xintiandi has some of the most expensive restaurants, more expensive than the high class Chinese restaurants in Superbrand Mall, Pudong, for instance, and if we take that (the price for value, compared to other high class places in Shanghai City) into consideration, it can most certainly be called "expensive". Same can be said about shopping articles, which do have a hefty surplus charge compared to other places in the city. Bluebird47 22:16, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Type of development

It seems to me that Xintiandi is going to become a term for a type of development as opposed to referring specifically to the one in Shanghai. For instance, Hangzhou has an area called Hangzhou Xintiandi, which is similar in nature (pedestrian; upscale mix of shops, boutqiues and restaurants; geared towards Western tastes, etc.)

Does anyone know of other similar developments in other cities in China using the name Xintiandi? Rpine75 (talk) 08:38, 16 January 2008 (UTC)