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At the People's Square with the Shaghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

People's Square is a huge public square enclosed by government buildings. A real urban park, People's Square offers plenty of pruned greenery and is home to the impressive Shanghai Museum, which is located at its very heart. There is also a 320-square-meter water fountain, subway station and an underground shopping mall located here. Since so many people are attracted to the square, this is a perfect spot for people-watching. Kite-flying is also popular around People's Square in the afternoon and kites are available at a number of nearby shops.

 

The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall locates at the east part of People's Square of Shanghai. It covers an area of 3,600 square meters. It is 43.3 meters tall with 5 floors up ground and 2 floors underground. Its exhibition subject is city, people, environment, and development. It tells people the procedure that Shanghai becomes a famous international city from a small fishing village. It exhibits the overall layout of Shanghai, especially the great changes that have taken place since the reform and opens to the outside world in 1978.

 

The figure of the building is just like a city gate, which means that buildings have close relationship with a city. It is the perfect combination of traditional and modern architectural design. On the top of the building, its figures are like four white magnolias – the city flower of Shanghai city.

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Uploaded on April 16, 2012
Taken on February 19, 2012