Shanghai engineers are using 432 walking robots to relocate a complex, preserving Shikumen architecture while creating space ...

The city also has a track record of relocating old buildings. In 2003, the Shanghai Concert Hall, built in 1930, was moved over 66 metes (217 feet) to make way for an elevated highway.

Many of the historic buildings were built as grand mansions for single families. At the time of their demolition, they were often occupied by 20-40 families or hundreds of people in worker units.

Xu Pengcheng looks over his shoulder and, after confirming the coast is clear, helps his crew of urban adventurers climb ...

How do you relocate an entire 8,270-ton, 43,380-sq-ft (4,030 sq m), 100-year-old Shikumen brick building complex so you can ...

An incredible feat of engineering has unfolded in Shanghai, China, as 432 robots moved a 7,500-tonne (8,267 US ton) historic building complex back to its original location. The shikumen-style ...

Laoximen — whose name means “Old West Gate” in Chinese — is one of the last vestiges of Shanghai’s precolonial past. A stretch of city wall said to date to at least the 16th century once stood here, ...

One of the star attractions at Legoland Shanghai, which officially opens on July 5, is likely to be a mini replica of the ...

The Rockbund neighborhood, a collection of century-old architecture in the Shanghai Bund, reopened to the public on Friday after 17 years of renovations and adaptations. Photo provided to ...

Historic landmarks surrounded the excavation site in every direction: the City God Temple to the east, the Shanghai Museum to the west, and remnants of the old city wall to the south. With many ...

The city also has a track record of relocating old buildings. In 2003, the Shanghai Concert Hall, built in 1930, was moved over 66 metes (217 feet) to make way for an elevated highway.