<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">shophouses</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Chinese Baroque</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>row houses</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>houses by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>shop-house</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>shophouse</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Combined residential and commercial structures built with a shop that opens on to the ground floor pavement with a second or third storey generally used as a residence for the proprietor. Examples are found in Singapore, Malaysia, and China, but the form exists elsewhere, often in "Chinatown" developments in American cities, referring back to the original source. ]]></note></mads>