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Line 1: {{short description\|Public square in central Shanghai}} {{refimprove\|date=September 2013}}▼ {{other uses}} ▲{{~~refimprove~~more citations needed\|date=September 2013}} {{Infobox Chinese\|pic=People Square seen from Urban Planning Exhibition Center.JPG\|piccap=The southwest corner of People's Square seen from the [[Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center\|Urban Planning Museum]]\|s={{linktext\|人民\|广场}}\|t={{linktext\|人民\|廣場}}\|p=Rénmín Guǎngchǎng\|lmz=Zenmin Kuånzan <!--人 is not "nin" in this case-->\|order=st}} [[File:Peoples Square.jpg\|thumb\|The ~~location of the~~ fountain ~~in People's Square.~~]]▼ ~~[[File:People Square seen from Urban Planning Exhibition Center.JPG\|thumb\|People's Square viewed from the [[Urban Planning Exhibition Center]].]]~~ '''People's Square''' ({{lang-zh\|s=人民广场~~\|t=人民廣場\|p=Rénmín Guǎngchǎng~~}}) is a large [[public square]] in the [[Huangpu District, Shanghai\|Huangpu District]] of [[Shanghai~~]], [[China~~]].<ref name="lonelyplanet">{{cite book\|first=Christopher \| last=Pitts \|title=Pocket Shanghai \| publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] \| isbn=978-1-74179-963-7 \| date=April 2013 \|edition=3rd \|pages=22–43 \| chapter=The Bund & People's Square}}</ref> It is south of [[~~Nanjing Road (Shanghai)\|~~Nanjing Road]] (West) and north of [[~~HuaHai~~Huaihai Road]] (East). People's Square is the site of Shanghai's municipal government headquarters building, and is used as the standard reference point for measurement of distance in the Shanghai municipality.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2009}}▼ ▲[[File:Peoples Square.jpg\|thumb\|The location of the fountain in People's Square.]] People's Square is the site of Shanghai's municipal government headquarters building and the standard reference point for measurement of distance of almost all highways in the Shanghai municipality is set in the north of the square, near the fountain.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://sh.eastday.com/m/20150824/u1a8851975.html \|title=高速公路标注"距上海" 究竟距上海什么地方-原点零公里处高速公路 1950年上海出发-上海频道-东方网 \|website=sh.eastday.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008014052/http://sh.eastday.com/m/20150824/u1a8851975.html \|archive-date=2015-10-08}} </ref> ▲'''People's Square''' ({{zh\|s=人民广场\|t=人民廣場\|p=Rénmín Guǎngchǎng}}) is a large public square in the [[Huangpu District, Shanghai\|Huangpu District]] of [[Shanghai]], [[China]].<ref name="lonelyplanet">{{cite book\|first=Christopher \| last=Pitts \|title=Pocket Shanghai \| publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] \| isbn=978-1-74179-963-7 \| date=April 2013 \|edition=3rd \|pages=22–43 \| chapter=The Bund & People's Square}}</ref> It is south of [[Nanjing Road (Shanghai)\|Nanjing Road]] (West) and north of [[HuaHai Road]] (East). People's Square is the site of Shanghai's municipal government headquarters building, and is used as the standard reference point for measurement of distance in the Shanghai municipality.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2009}} [[File:Race Couse in Shanghai 1912.jpg\|thumb\|The Shanghai Racecourse in 1912.]] [[File:Shanghai 1933.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|~~In this~~A 1933 map of Shanghai, including the ~~race course is shown~~racetrack on ~~the~~ left in green.]] ==History== Prior to 1949 and the [[Proclamation of the People's Republic of China\|establishment of the [[People's Republic of China]], what is now People's Square was a course for [[horse racing]] owned by the [[Shanghai Race Club]]. ~~After gambling~~Gambling and horse racing ~~were~~ceased ~~banned~~during [[World War II]] and was not permitted to re-commence by the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)\|Republic of China]] government after the war. After the [[Chinese Civil War]], the new [[Communist Party of China\|Communist]] government continued the ban and, when the club ran into financial difficulties, took over the grounds and a part of the race course became ~~the~~ People's Square, which included a large avenue and spectator stands for use during parades. In the 1990s, major changes were made to the square.~~{{fact\|date=September 2013}}~~ The Shanghai Municipal Government was moved here from the [[HSBC Building, Shanghai\|former HSBC Building]] on the Bund, also the [[Shanghai Museum]] was moved here from its previous site in a former office building. More recent additions include the [[Shanghai Grand Theatre]] and the [[Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall]]. Other parts of the race course still remain. The clubhouse buildings became the [[Shanghai Art Museum]], while part of the race track became [[People's Park ~~(Shanghai)\|People's Park]]~~, a public park ~~to the north of People's Square~~. ==Landmarks== Well-known landmarks and tourist attractions ~~in and close to~~surrounding the square include: * [[Grand Cinema (Shanghai)\|Grand Cinema]] * [[Hong Kong New World Tower]] * [[~~List of tallest buildings in~~K11 (Shanghai)\|~~Jinjiang tower~~K11]], ~~(tallest~~formerly ~~building~~known inas the ~~city,~~Hong Kong ~~1987–1990)~~New World Tower * [[Politics of Shanghai\|Municipal government headquarters]] * [[Nanjing Road (Shanghai)\|Nanjing Road]] * [[Park Hotel Shanghai]] (tallest building in Asia, 1934–1952) * [[People's Park (Shanghai)\|People's Park]] * [[Radisson Blu Hotel Shanghai New World]] * [[List of tallest buildings in Shanghai\|Radisson Shanghai]] * [[Raffles City Shanghai]] * [[Shanghai Grand Theatre]] * [[Shanghai Museum]] * [[Shanghai Art Museum]] * [[Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition ~~Hall~~Center]] * [[Shimao International Plaza]] * [[Tomorrow Square]] * [[~~People's~~Madame ~~Park~~Tussauds (Shanghai)]]▼ The [[Shanghai Museum]] is in a prominent central position in the square, with large fountains immediately to the north. ==Transportation== {{main\|People's Square station (Shanghai Metro)}} People's Square may be reached by taking [[Shanghai Metro]] [[Shanghai Metro Line 1\|Line 1]], [[Shanghai Metro Line 2\|Line 2]] or [[Shanghai Metro Line 8\|Line 8]] to [[People's Square (Shanghai Metro)\|People's Square station]]. The [[Shanghai Metro]]'s [[People's Square station (Shanghai Metro)\|People's Square Subway Station]] is an interchange among the subway's [[Shanghai Metro Line 1\|Line 1]], [[Shanghai Metro Line 2\|Line 2]], and [[Shanghai Metro Line 8\|Line 8]]. Several bus stops also ring the north and south sides of the square. ==See also== ▲* [[People's Park (Shanghai)]] * [[People's Park (Shanghai)\|People's Park]] ==References== Line 45 ⟶ 52: ==External links== ~~{{Portal\|Shanghai}}~~ {{Commons category\|People's Square}} * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIZdH_KAn6I Apr. 2007] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HoTwx_M3wI Sept. 2007] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qeks_eJCr2E Oct. 2007] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnygspqNYp4 Jan. 2008] [[YouTube]] videos▼ ▲* [~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIZdH_KAn6I Apr. 2007] [~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HoTwx_M3wI Sept. 2007] [~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qeks_eJCr2E Oct. 2007] [~~http~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnygspqNYp4 Jan. 2008] [[YouTube]] videos {{Huangpu District, Shanghai}} {{Shanghai}} {{Coord\|31.~~233944~~229564\|N\|121.~~467813~~47438\|E\|display=title}} [[Category:Visitor attractions in Shanghai]]▼ ~~[[Category:Squares in China]]~~ [[Category:Parks and gardens in Shanghai]]▼ ▲[[Category:~~Visitor attractions~~Squares in Shanghai]] ~~[[nl:Volksplein]]~~ [[roCategory:~~Piaţa~~Tourist ~~Poporului~~attractions in (Shanghai)]] ▲[[Category:~~Parks~~Huangpu ~~and gardens in~~District, Shanghai]]

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