{"id":23630,"date":"2018-06-15T16:51:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T14:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/?p=23630"},"modified":"2019-03-05T06:29:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T04:29:32","slug":"homesearch-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/en\/asia\/homesearch-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Homesearching vs. Househunting &#8211; How to find an apartement in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From staying in a <a href=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/en\/asia\/serviced-apartment-living\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serviced Apartment<\/a> to living in our own four walls: We wanted to achieve this after one or two months, this was our goal. So we started homesearching straight after arriving in <a href=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/en\/category\/asia\/china-en\/shanghai-en\/\">Shanghai<\/a> at the beginning of January. After we had seen only a few apartments, we could tell already what we wanted: The decision between modern Compound and traditional Lane House was taken quickly. For us it was more important to stay in an apartment with flair and character right in the middle of a local community in <a href=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/en\/asia\/china-en\/shanghai-en\/6-reasons-why-i-love-living-in-shanghais-former-french-concession\/\">Former French Concession<\/a> than in a high rise building. We rather renounce a gym, swimming pool and a shielded area, which for sure also has quite some amenities to offer. But for us a Compound feels too isolated, anonymous and too similar to living in a Serviced Apartment compared to our vision of daily life in Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22765 size-full pk-lazyload\"  style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,&amp;quot; times new roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;bitstream charter&amp;quot;,times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 484.2px; letter-spacing: normal; max-width: 825px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai\"  width=\"1400\"  height=\"822\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-800x470.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-1160x681.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-320x188.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-560x329.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-1320x775.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-1170x687.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-385x226.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-2-375x220.jpg 375w\" ><b><\/b><i><\/i><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are the most significant differences between Compound and Lane House:<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22761 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Compounds\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"455\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-1160x515.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-1160x515.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-800x355.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-320x142.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-560x249.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-1920x853.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-1320x586.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-600x267.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-1170x520.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-385x171.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3-375x167.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage3.jpg 2800w\" ><\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22748 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Compound\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"1017\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-1160x1152.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-1160x1152.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-800x794.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-320x318.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-560x556.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-1320x1311.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-600x596.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-768x763.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-1170x1162.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-174x174.jpg 174w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-385x382.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-375x372.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-109x109.jpg 109w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-1.jpg 1400w\" ><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"compounds-high-rise-buildings-with-amenities\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Compounds \u2013 High rise buildings with amenities:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Compound is a complex of a few high rise buildings, which are also spread out across the city, yet a bit more shielded from the everyday life in the small alleys and sidestreets, not only because there is a porter and a secured entrance gate. Often there is a gym, and \/ or swimmingpool integrated in the complex. Sometimes even supermarkets, some shops for daily needs as well as a small green area, playgrounds, tennis courts or similar facilities. For us the clear signal: It\u00b4s a great place to stay mainly for families. The area is kind of protected and daily things can be reached in short distance.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22760 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Compounds\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"455\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-1160x515.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-1160x515.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-800x355.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-320x142.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-560x249.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-1920x853.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-1320x586.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-600x267.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-1170x520.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-385x171.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2-375x167.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound_Colloage2.jpg 2800w\" ><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Because of the several floors (~20-40), there are always elevators and depending on the floor you stay, you enjoy breathtaking views.\u00a0The apartments are often newly renovated, appear bright and spacious, so are actually comparable to Western standards. Some are even decorated kind of fancy. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22762 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Compounds\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"768\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-1160x870.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-385x289.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12-375x281.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Compound-12.jpg 1400w\" ><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"lane-houses-traditional-row-houses-in-chinese-neighbourhoods\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Lane Houses \u2013 traditional row houses in Chinese neighbourhoods<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lane Houses offer the traditional Chinese way of living, which is still very common in the Former French Concession, the area we are planning to move to. The so called Sh\u00edk\u00f9m\u00e9n (stonegate-houses) in the typical Lil\u00f2ngs (small alleys) are community areas, which can be found behind the bigger and smaller stonegates throughout the alleys of Former French Concession &#8211; and most of the time you only recognize them at second sight.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22768 size-large pk-lazyload\"  style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,&amp;quot; times new roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;bitstream charter&amp;quot;,times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 550.26px; letter-spacing: normal; max-width: 825px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"774\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-1160x774.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-1160x774.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-560x374.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-1320x881.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-1170x781.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-5.jpg 1400w\" ><\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22769 size-large pk-lazyload\"  style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,&amp;quot; times new roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;bitstream charter&amp;quot;,times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 549.46px; letter-spacing: normal; max-width: 825px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"682\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-1160x773.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-6.jpg 1400w\" ><b><\/b><i><\/i><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But right upon entry of\u00a0such an alley, you have suddenly arrived in the middle of\u00a0real Chinese everyday life: Laundry is hanging out of the windows, inbetween also some parts of drying meat or even a whole duck. Scooters park along the small alleys, which are lined with entrance doors and small mailboxes. Everywhere people are busy, still it appears to be surprisingly quiet within these backyards, compared to the big mainstreets outside the stonewalls. Lots of these Sh\u00edk\u00f9m\u00e9n-settlements unfortunately get sacrificed for the big Compounds, because these 3-4 floors high Lane Houses are already pretty run down and only offer space for a small amount of apartments and people, compared to the high rise buildings with dozens of floors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22764 size-large pk-lazyload\"  style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,&amp;quot; times new roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;bitstream charter&amp;quot;,times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 545.43px; letter-spacing: normal; max-width: 825px; orphans: 2; outline-color: #72777c; outline-style: solid; outline-width: 1px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"767\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-1160x767.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-1160x767.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-800x529.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-320x212.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-560x370.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-1320x873.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-1170x774.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-385x255.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1-375x248.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-1.jpg 1400w\" ><\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22796 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"434\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-1160x492.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-1160x492.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-800x339.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-320x136.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-560x237.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-1920x814.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-1320x560.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-600x254.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-1024x434.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-1170x496.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-385x163.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1-375x159.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage1.jpg 2800w\" ><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Because the traditional Lane Houses are quiet old, mostly they are also modest and even weird looking from the inside. The stairways are often dark and narrow. Nonetheless the Chinese residents store literally everything there what doesn\u00b4t have a place inside their apartment. Sometimes the houses offer so called \u201eshared kitchens\u201c, means: Not everybody has their own private kitchen, but shares a small corner in the hallway to cook in the wok over gas. That doesn\u00b4t feel too inviting when visiting in the first place.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22778 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"1011\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-1160x1145.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-1160x1145.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-800x790.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-320x316.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-560x553.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-1320x1303.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-600x592.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-1024x1011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-1170x1155.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-385x380.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-375x370.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-109x109.jpg 109w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-15.jpg 1400w\" ><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But what can be found behind some apartment door, completely amazes us: Totally renovated, modern and charming apartments, which you would definitely not expect behind these kind of facades from the outside. We are overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22797 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"455\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-1160x515.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-1160x515.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-800x355.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-320x142.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-560x249.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-1920x853.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-1320x586.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-600x267.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-1170x520.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-385x171.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2-375x167.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Colloage2.jpg 2800w\" ><\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22798 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"455\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-1160x516.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-1160x516.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-800x356.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-320x142.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-560x249.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-1920x854.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-1320x587.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-600x267.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-1170x520.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-385x171.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3-375x167.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse_Collage3.jpg 2400w\" ><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The rooms in the Lane Houses are mostly less spacious, but therefore sometimes have a second floor, a so called \u201eDuplex\u201c, offering a kind of a Loft-character, which makes our hearts jump with joy. So our decision to aim for a Lane House is taken quickly, even if it will be a challenge to fit in all our furniture, which at this point is already packed into the container and on the way to Shanghai. Because of the Duplex-style the rooms often are contorted and sometimes slanted, so arranging the interior must we well thought of. What makes it even more difficult: Measurements are different in China, no matter if you think about a Compound or a Lane House: If you are searching for a 80 sqm apartment, you will mostly get only 50- 60 sqm presented in reality. So better look for 100-120 at least to get an adequate comparison. \ud83d\ude42 But for us it\u00b4s more than crystal-clear now and we are on a mission: <strong>Homesearching in a Sh\u00edk\u00f9m\u00e9n-settlement in <a href=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/en\/asia\/6-reasons-why-i-love-living-in-shanghais-former-french-concession\/\">Former French Concession<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22795 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"774\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-1160x877.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-1160x877.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-800x605.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-320x242.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-560x423.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-1320x998.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-600x453.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-1170x884.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-385x291.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32-375x283.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-32.jpg 1400w\" > <img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22794 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"802\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-1160x908.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-1160x908.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-800x626.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-320x251.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-560x438.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-1320x1033.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-600x470.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-1024x802.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-1170x916.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-385x301.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31-375x294.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_LaneHouse-31.jpg 1400w\" ><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Homesearching can easily change to househunting over here&#8230; Because the housing market is fast-moving in Shanghai. Flats are often rented out immediately, very latest after 7 to 10 days. Therefore you need to be fast, flexible and keen to make a decision.\u00a0\u00a0No sooner said than done: We start searching for a flat via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartshanghai.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online-platform SmartShanghai<\/a>, which is an online-magazine covering all daily needs, like restaurant-tips, job opportunities, purchase and sale as well as rent advertising.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22854 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"808\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-1160x915.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-1160x915.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-800x631.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-320x252.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-560x442.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-1920x1515.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-1320x1041.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-600x473.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-1170x923.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-385x304.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch-375x296.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch.jpg 2104w\" ><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The advertising is set by different real estate companies, who rent out the flats via agents. If you like a place, you just contact the agent, of course via WeChat. And after telling your reqiurements, you will have received a choice of 10 or more apartment options on your mobile. Also the agent-side operates fast: Within a few days you will have the opportunity to visit several options. So househunting basically works like this:<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-22853 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Wohnungssuche in Shanghai Lane House\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"453\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-1160x514.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-1160x514.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-800x354.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-320x142.jpg 320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-560x248.jpg 560w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-1920x850.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-1320x585.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-600x266.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-1024x453.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-1170x518.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-385x171.jpg 385w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1-375x166.jpg 375w, https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Shanghai_Homesearch_Colloage1.jpg 2800w\" ><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Your agent will set viewing appointments and take care of getting the keys or codes to enter the apartments.\u00a0That way we visit one after each other, without hardly ever meeting the landlords, but sometimes other visitors with their agents, the current tennants or even the Ayi (household help).\u00a0\u00a0We take pictures and notes and after each visit we discuss pros and cons with our agent, so with every visit it gets clearer what we really want.\u00a0\u00a0At that pace it\u00b4s not difficult to get 4 to5 apartments visited in a row during one morning and up to 11 apartments on an entire Saturday, which was our record.\u00a0\u00a0In case you are really interested in one of the flats, you will visit again and start negotiations afterwards. But this chapter I will have to fill in another BlogPost.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>QUESTIONS &amp; COMMENTS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Have you ever been living abroad or even moved to China from a foreign country? <strong>Leave me a comment and share your experiences! <\/strong>Do you like the article, still have any suggestions or critics? I am happy to read what you are thiking! If you like my content, please feel free to <strong>share this article<\/strong> with your friends!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Are you curious about how living in China is like?\u00a0In the <a href=\"https:\/\/smile4travel.de\/en\/category\/asia\/china-en\/shanghai-en\/\">Shanghai<\/a> you can find further articles of our move to China. 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