Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures ; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1 A Glimpse of Today's Laowaitan in Ningbo; 2 The Local Entrepreneurial State and Urban Redevelopment in China; 2.1 Research Questions; 2.2 Theoretical Overview; 3 Research Design and Methodology; Notes; Chapter 2: The "City Operator" and the Tianyi Square Redevelopment Project; 1 Planning the Tianyi Square Redevelopment; 1.1 The No. 1 Landmark; 1.2 Laoqiangmen of the "Village in City"; 1.3 From "CBD" to "CCD"; 2 Building the Tianyi Square; 2.1 The NBUCI as "City Operator"; 2.2 Resident Relocation and Construction.

2.3 Historic Conservation; 3 Promoting and Governing the Tianyi Square; 3.1 Promotion and Grand Opening; 3.2 Governance Structure; 3.3 Becoming a Permanent Project; 4 Concluding Remarks; Notes; Chapter 3: Ningbo's Historic North Bank; 1 Origin: The Ningbo Treaty Port; 2 The Development of Modern Industrialism and Urbanism; 3 The Socialist Dockland and Commercial District; 4 The Decline of Water Transportation and the Decay of the Laowaitan; 5 Life Stories of Former Residents; 6 Concluding Remarks; Notes; Chapter 4: The Redevelopment of the Laowaitan; 1 Planning the Laowaitan Redevelopment.

1.1 The Sanjiang Cultural Corridor 1.2 The Xintiandi Inspiration for Historic Conservation and Discourse Construction; 1.3 The Naming of the Laowaitan; 1.4 Proposing and Approving the Laowaitan Redevelopment; 2 Building the Laowaitan; 2.1 Fashion Landmark and Block Property; 2.2 Urban Design and Historic Conservation; 2.3 Resident Relocation; 2.4 Life Stories of Former Residents; 3 Promoting the Laowaitan Redevelopment; 3.1 The Spiritual Homeland for the Ningbo Clique Merchants; 3.2 Highly Selective Inward Investment Attraction; 3.3 Promotional Campaigns for the Laowaitan.

Press Conferences, Research Forums, and Lectures Government-Organized Trade Fairs; Public Cultural Events; Stephen Chow Sing Chi's Encounter with the Laowaitan; 4 Step-by-Step Dedication of the Laowaitan; 5 Concluding Remarks; Notes; Chapter 5: The New Urban Spaces of the Laowaitan; 1 The Spaces of Global Flows; 1.1 The Catering Industry; 1.2 Loft-Style Offices; 2 The Local Business-as-Art Spaces; 2.1 The Catering Industry; 2.2 Loft-Style Offices; 2.3 Clubhouses and Spa Stores; 3 Spaces of Chain Stores; 3.1 The Catering Industry; 3.2 Boating Club; 3.3 Photographic Studios.

4 Unconscious Spaces 4.1 Nightclubs; 4.2 Craft Shops; 4.3 Furniture Mall; 4.4 Offices; 4.5 Residential Space; 5 Concluding Remarks; Notes; Chapter 6: The Flawed Governance of the Laowaitan and the Coping Strategies; 1 Flawed Governance of the Laowaitan; 1.1 Problematic Business Planning and Regulation; 1.2 Controversial Property Management; 1.3 High Cost of Business Operation; 1.4 An Unexpected Blow: The Closure of the New Bridge in 2006; 1.5 An Unsuccessful Endeavor by a Business Owner; 2 Local Governance Initiatives; 2.1 The Laowaitan Chamber of Commerce; 2.2 The Book Rising Tide Around the North Bank..