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Moments exhibition in May.

the museum’s archive of fine arts at
the site will be four times larger than at
of January the original site and will become an art
branch of the Jing’an library.
it is all part of the district concept of
meshing art with local neighborhoods,
according to museum director Gan
1. Go from strength to strength 2 4 Photo by Yu Ruwen Zhiyi.
RetaileRs on nanjing Road W. staged 6. Jing’an talent honored
the biggest sale in the city’s commercial
zones during the three-day new Year JinG’an has honored 99 talented people
holiday. in recognition of their contributions to
the popular commercial area is home the district in economic, cultural, edu-
to more than 1,800 brands — 60 percent cational and medical endeavors.
of which are renowned international the district has issued a set of policies to
names. it has become the most luxurious attract more professional talent, including
shopping area in the city. providing low-cost housing and allowing
Under the district government’s plan, children to attend local schools.
the district hopes to increase the share 3 5
of international brands to 90 percent
in 2020. 7. Charity store with a twist
CoFFee from Yunnan Province and red
2. Exhibition of nostalgia dates from Xinjiang Uygur autonomous
and upgraded to a modern facility or a 5. Art museum gets new site Region are some of the products on sale
old doorplates, enamel cups and empty film-related museum.
candy tins — items rooted in local the shanghai Minsheng art Museum at a community charity store that opened
residents’ childhood memories — are on 4. ‘Neon-lit men’ moved to a new site in the innovation this month in the Caojiadu subdistrict.
exhibit in the cultural activities center of Galaxy of Jing’an this month. the store, at 488 Yanping Road, sells
the Jiangning Road subdistrict. seven “neon-lit” art installations in over the past 10 years, the museum everything from clothes and toys to
the free exhibition of old items and the shape of walking men have made has moved from the creative industrial home appliances, all donated by local
photos will run through February 18. tongren Road a popular attraction park Red town to the former French companies and residents.
“Most these items come from among local people. pavilion of the 2010 World expo. they are priced at between 30 percent
residents,” said organizer Wang Yunqi. the seven installations, about 2.2 to make room for urban renewal, it and 70 percent below market prices.
“they represent grassroots culture and meters high, emit pink lights at night. is now moving to innovation Galaxy, Unlike other charity stores, it has set
help people remember our history.” they were erected in front of shops or former site of the shanghai Metallurgical aside an area specializing in agricultural
beside flowerbeds, creating a scene of Mining Machine Factory. products from the subdistrict’s “sister
3. Old housing to be removed people passing by. the new site is expected to open for counties” in remote regions of Yunnan
the art project hopes to add some trial operation in april. and the Xinjiang. the shop is open from
PeoPle living in old, decrepit housing artistic bounce to the commercial zone Japanese contemporary artist tatsuo 8:30am to 5pm every day.
in the Baoshan Road subdistrict will be and create a more people-friendly area. Miyajima will be invited to open the first (Li Qian)
relocated to new homes.
More than 99 percent of 5,700 residents
living in an old community between
Baoxing e. and Baotong, Zhongxing and 6 7
Zhijiang roads have agreed to move.
Relocation will start in February.
in the community are old shikumen-
style homes with shared toilets and
kitchens, unlicensed, jerry-built
structures and old government houses
erected about 50 years ago. every
flood season, some residents had to be
evacuated to ensure safety.
the redevelopment of the area will
gather up to 50 companies, including
the renovated shanghai Film technology
Factory, once the country’s most
important film processing base.
the factory became obsolete over the
years as production lines were closed
and workshops were rented out. Under
the plan, the location will be renovated