Revision as of 22:40, 13 December 2015 edit Another Believer (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Event coordinators, Extended confirmed users, Page movers, File movers, Mass message senders, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 623,926 edits added Category:Huangpu District, Shanghai using HotCat ← Previous edit		Revision as of 18:26, 26 December 2015 edit undo 88.251.72.194 (talk) No edit summary Next edit →
Line 10: Prior to 1949 and the 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 and horse racing were banned by the new [[Communist Party of China\|Communist]] government, a part of the race course became People's Square, which included a large avenue and spectator stands for use during parades. In the 1990s, majlude:bok 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 around the square include:~~ * [[Grand Cinema (Shanghai)\|Grand Cinema]] * [[K11 (Shanghai)\|K11]], formerly known as the Hong Kong New World Tower

People's Square: Difference between revisions

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.