The People's Square is located on the People's Avenue,the crossing road of South Xizang Road and Fuzhou Road.It ranks an important place in the Central Business Area of Shanghai.
What is People's Square?
People's square is a spectacular space in the heart of the city.
It is a garden-type open space surrounded by buildings and facilities for administration,cultural activities,transportation and commerce.
The people's park,people's mansion and shanghai museum are sitting on the central axis.The central square lies between people's mansion and shanghai museum with two smaller squares on each side.
What is the coverage of People's Square?
The People's Square covers an area of 130,7000 square meters,quite larger than before.Therefore,it is also called the New People's Square.
What is the facility around People's Square?
In the north lies the Municipal Government Mansion,an impressive and serious building which is not open to the public. In the northwest sits the Shanghai Grand Theatre,a colossal construction made almost entirely from glass which is balanced by the brand new Exhibition Hall for City Planning in the east.The most impressive building in the square however,is the Shanghai Museum.Perfectly smooth and symmetrical,the building was designed to resemble a Chinese cooking pot.The Square is particularly spectacular at night,when steam appears to seep out of the roof of the museum and the light bounces off the glass walls of the Grand Theatre.
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