4. Thames Town

Highlights: The black-and-white houses and stone spires lining the lake in this development are designed like a slice of southern England on the outskirts of Shanghai.

Address: No 635 North Sanxin Rd, Songjiang New City.

Tel: 021-37785330.

The spires of Thames Town stand in grace and beauty in the twilight against the mirror-like water. [Photo provided to China Daily]