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'''People's Square''' ({{lang-zh|人民广场}}) 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]] (West) and north of [[Huaihai Road]] (East).

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>.

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 gamblingGambling and horse racing wereceased bannedduring [[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 People's Square, which included a large avenue and spectator stands for use during parades.

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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.