The heyday of the "new type" shikumen was in the 1920s-from the 1930s they were replaced by newer building types, before the civil war and the Second Sino-Japanese War completely disrupted the property market in Shanghai.
The heyday of the "new type" shikumen was in the 1920s. From the 1930s they were replaced by newer building types, including newer types of "lilong" residences, as well as larger modern apartment buildings, before the civil war and the Second Sino-Japanese War completely disrupted the property market in Shanghai.