Swire Properties' Taikoo Li mixed-use retail complex in Chengdu combines heritage buildings and contemporary art. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Shanghai's upscale Xintiandi shopping district uses antique walls, tiles and facades. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Heritage buildings in Taikoo Li, in Chengdu, have gained a new lease of life as a shopping district with a difference. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China's shopping malls undergo creative shift

Retailers are creating social spaces that attract shoppers who want public areas where they can hang out with friends and family

Published: 6:00am, 25 Mar, 2015

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

Swire Properties' Taikoo Li mixed-use retail complex in Chengdu combines heritage buildings and contemporary art. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Shanghai's upscale Xintiandi shopping district uses antique walls, tiles and facades. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Heritage buildings in Taikoo Li, in Chengdu, have gained a new lease of life as a shopping district with a difference. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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