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1. Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street – View of the Pudong Skyline loop from 一大会址·黄陂南路

12.7km

03:24

140m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street – East Nanjing Road loop from 陕西南路

12.8km

03:22

110m

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3. View of the Pudong Skyline – Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street loop from 人民广场

25.7km

06:43

190m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Bumble-Bee

December 15, 2019

With Nanjing Road in its north, Shanghai People's Square is located at the very center of Shanghai and is the demarcation point of East Nanjing Road and West Nanjing Road. With Yan'an Gaojia Road in its south, Huangpi North Road in its west and Tibetan Central Road in its east, it is a flourishing place for people to look around.

This area was once the racecourse regarded as the 'No. 1 racecourse Far East' but was destroyed later. In 1949, the People's Avenue was built across the center of the area with the People's Park built on the north side and the People's Square on the south part. By the end of 1993, through a comprehensive reconstruction, it covered an area about 140,000 square meters and has become the largest public square of the city.

After renovation, the new Municipal Government Mansion lies in the center of the northern People's Square, while the Shanghai Museum, which was designed to resemble a Chinese cooking pot, is located to its south. Flanked on both sides by 17-meter-wide green belts, People's Avenue goes across the center of the square. At the northwest corner sits the Shanghai Grand Theater which is a colossal construction made almost entirely from glass which is balanced by the Urban Planning Exhibition Hall in the east and in the northeast side lies the subway station. Along the south side of the People's Avenue, there are several large underground structures, including Hong Kong Famous Brands Street and Dimei Shopping Center, the largest underground city transformer substation of Asia and the largest underground parking garage of Shanghai.

(travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shanghai/peoples-square.htm)

Gordon

January 5, 2024

People's Square (or: Renmin Guangchang 人民广场) is located in Huangpu District and forms the center of Shanghai. The square covers an area of 140,000sqm. Before 1949 the area was used as a horse racetrack which was built in 1861. The former clubhouse is located at the northwest corner and is now home to the Shanghai History Museum.

People's Square is dominated by 4 major buildings: the City Hall, the Shanghai Museum, the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall and the Shanghai Grand Theater - all along the People's Avenue (Renmin Dadao 人民大道) cutting through People's Square.

The People's Park (Renmin Gongyuan 人民公园) takes up the northern half of the square and offers places to rest, play cards or chess or Mahjong, have picnic, stroll through the park or watch the people around the Lotus Pond.

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People's Square and People's Park

1. Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street – View of the Pudong Skyline loop from 一大会址·黄陂南路

2. Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street – East Nanjing Road loop from 陕西南路

3. View of the Pudong Skyline – Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street loop from 人民广场

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