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C2 Jing’an Tuesday 29 January 2019 Shanghai Daily

Achievements in 2018

economic data

show progress

In 2018, Jing’an collected tax rev-
enue of 72.37 billion yuan (US$10.64
billion), up 5.5 percent from 2017. No-
tably, more than half of the district’s
tax revenues came from foreign
companies.
In 2018, the district’s 17 major
shopping malls achieved sales of
20.63 billion yuan, an increase of 22
percent. Six regional headquarters
of multinational companies set up
offices in Jing’an.

‘smart city’

Jing’an is home to the Shanghai Historical stores selling venerated brands get a facelift along a renovated section of Shaanxi Road N. — Jiang Xiaowei
Data Exchange, China’s leading big
data center that hands an average
30 million pieces of data every day. Back streets redesigned to highlight uniqueness
Jing’an has become an “experimen-
tal district” to spearhead Shanghai’s In 2018, the district gov- public spaces. where the latest retail trends digital media. Xikang Road
smart city comprehensive plan.
In January, Amazon’s Web Services ernment released detailed Yuyuan Road will be reno- are showcased. Self-service will be an international sports
subsidiary brought new blood to the plans to spruce up 11 back- vated into a community of stores, pop-up stores and neighborhood, and Taixing
dessert bars, book cafes and
and Maoming roads have been
streets that feed into bustling
other crossover projects will
“smart city,” cooperating with the
district government to build Shang- Nanjing Road W. Distinctive workshops conducting classes be introduced. designated nightlife areas.
features for every one of them
Renovation of Shaanxi Road
Jiangning Road will be re-
in painting, flower arrange-
hai-Amazon AWS United Innovation
Center in Shibei High Technology Park, will be based on location, his- ment and the tea ceremony. developed to rival New York’s N. was completed in September
Nanyang and Fengxian
where the data exchange is located. tory and individual culture. roads will attract trendsetters Broadway or London’s West 2018. The 230-meter section
End. Tongren Road is set to
between Nanjing and Weihai
Backstreets are part of the
The center will include a center
where the latest technologies will be city’s cultural DNA . Authori- by opening boutique shops, be the home of high-end gal- roads is home to 17 shops sell-
trialed before being applied to the ties said they should reflect designer brands, vintage leries, museums and auction ing venerated brands, including
“smart city” plan. It will also help the local lifestyle while mesh- stores and popular eateries. houses. the 300-year-old Leiyunshang
foster professionals in big data and ing with concepts of modern Wujiang Road will turn Weihai Road will be rede- pharmacy and heritage-listed
set up international incubators in retail and people-friendly from a food street to a place veloped as an incubator for Longfeng Cheongsam.
Jing’an.
In March, Linfen Road subdistrict new housing,
offered a real-life prototype of a
“smart city.”
It built tens of thousands of digital new lifestyles
sensors — in restaurant kitchens for
smoke detection, in sewers to monitor
manhole-cover theft and in the beds of In 2018, more than 3,000 families ben-
the elderly to track their vital signs. efited from the urban renewal project,
Sensors automatically upload data saying goodbye to old, cramped resi-
to an analytics platform. Alerts will dences. One of the major projects was
be triggered if “abnormal figures” in Pengsan community.
appear. It is a typical old residential warren
“Many small retailers and restau- where thousands of people, many of
rants don’t use electricity properly,” them elderly, live in wretched conditions
said Yu Linwei, a subdistrict official. in decaying old buildings. The structures
“Several times, smoke sensors have were built about 60 years ago without
alerted us to potential risks, and we The former Shanghai Chamber of Commerce elevators and with shared toilets and
were able to intervene before the situ- kitchens. Two or three families shared
ation escalated to fire. There are so one kitchen and as many as 10 shared a
many problems, like people living Preserving the cultural landmarks single toilet.
on high floors throwing trash off New apartment buildings will be
their balconies, drivers parking cars erected to replace 11 decrepit structures.
in banned areas and elderly people In 2018, Jing’an completed the “The chamber strove to drive the Demolition is now underway. Residents
who live alone and suffer medical cataloguing of 631 heritage archi- prosperity of the local business sec- have moved out temporarily. They will
problems.” tectural sites that have yet to receive tor, along with supporting various move back in two to three years to enjoy
The safety of seniors living alone protected status. Information such patriotic campaigns,” said historian life in their “new homes.”
— especially the 100 elderly who are as the age and style of each building Jiang Yihua. Besides major overhauls, many
80 year or older — has been a major was registered so that the build- The three-story red-brick office neighborhoods across the district have
concern in the subdistrict. Sensors ings wouldn’t be demolished during building was in the style of Western launched “micro-renovation” projects.
have been installed in their complex, urban renewal projects. classicism, featuring a symmetrical Junked bikes littering neighborhoods
including one at a gate to ensure that Some historical buildings have been facade adorned by pediments above are a big headache for residential com-
they are back home safely and one renovated and given a new lease of the gate and windows. mittees, and also an eyesore. But in
in their living rooms to detect move- life. They include the former offices of After the chamber was shuttered by Yikangyuan community, the eyesore
ment. A third sensor is installed the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, the Kuomintang government in 1929, has been turned into eye-catching art
under their beds to monitor vital which reopened last June after seven it was variously used as a school and installations.
signs and record how many times years of renovation. factory site. In the late 1950s, an elec- Local officials collected abandoned
they wake up every night. China’s first modern chamber of com- tronics manufacturing factory moved bikes from residents and turned them
Seniors suffering from dementia are merce was founded in February 1912. It in, inflicting major damage to the into art installations. Children were in-
equipped with Bluetooth bracelets that assisted in efforts to draft China’s first building. In recent years, construction vited to paint the bikes and draw on the
connect with community sensors to business law and opened the nation’s on Metro lines and nearby skyscrap- walls where the bikes were to be placed.
alert officials if they get lost. first arbitration service, its first com- ers caused further deterioration of the Currently, it has become a popular at-
This pioneer project is expected to modity exhibition hall, its first business building. traction among local residents.
be expanded to all of Jing’an in the library and the first retail mall selling Now, it has been restored to its for-
near future. diverse domestic merchandise. mer glory. (Li Qian)