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C4 Jing’an Tuesday 31 December 2019 Shanghai Daily

Moments in December

Carpets of leaves

Fallen autumn leaves on two streets in style romantic aura.
Jing’an earlier this month created a color- Yuncheng Road, between Yichuan and
ful seasonal spectacle. Guangzhong roads near Daning Park,
On Julu Road, an area of historical was strewn with plane leaves, creating a
buildings, popular bars and celebrity blanket of gold.
boutiques between Fumin and Chang- Local joggers seemed delighted with
shu roads, they added a certain French- the “crunch” underfoot.

Chrysanthemum display wins award

A special chrysanthemum display mount- featured chrysanthemums in a variety of
ed by the Jing’an greenery authority won an colors and included glass installations that
award at the 13th China Chrysanthemum imitated fountains and flowing water. The
Exhibition held in Shanghai. display was one of the most popular photo-
Photography opens in town The 400-square-meter Jing’an display shoot sites at the exhibition.

A new international photog- display their photos in Osaka,
raphy center has opened at becoming the mainland’s first
745 Lingshi Road in the town of non-governmental photography
Pengpu. exhibition abroad.
A photo exhibition entitled humorous style.
“Encounters with Europe” “For me, being a composer is not a ca-
marked the opening. It features reer; it’s a lifestyle,” he said. “I founded the
photos taken by Shanghai pho- chorus to build a musical utopia for young
tographer Zhao Hui during his people to enjoy music and forget their wor-
stay on the continent. ries.” The composer has written several hit
His lens captures daily life, songs that speak to the busy lives of young
such as nuns walking on the workers, He said he often takes inspiration
streets of Croatia, performers in from ancient Chinese poems and traditional
traditional costumes in Estonia masterpieces.
and beautiful landscapes such “Everything can be sung,” he said, citing
as the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland the example of “Shijing,” or “‘Classics of
and Pompeii in Italy. Poetry,” a collection of verses dating back
Photography became popu- more than 2,000 years.
lar in the township in the late “‘Shijing’ was about daily lives,” he said.
1970s, with local photogra- “The poems were written in a simple and
phers gaining fame nationwide. sincere way, and thus they could be passed
In 1988, Pengpu residents, on for thousands of years. So, too, with
mostly farmers, were invited to Simple music at its finest music. We don’t need to talk about some-
thing important. Our emotions change ac-
Jin Chengzhi, 32, a composer who cording to little things.”
founded and conducts the Rainbow Cham- His talk was part of a lecture series
ber Singers, shared his views on music and launched at the center in August.
life at a recent talk in the Jing’an District Mi Xue, the artist who initiated the pro-
Cultural Center. gram, described the series as a unique
class were learning freestyle and the The Rainbow Chamber Singers have platform to bring together great artists to
breaststroke. gained widespread popularity among discuss the development of Chinese tradi-
Autism remains a poorly under- younger people with original songs re- tional culture and to build bridges between
stood neurological disorder marked flecting current issues, performed in a the public and artists.
by impaired communication skills and
repetitive patterns of behavior. Autistic
children can be slow in learning to
speak and are often unable to express
their feelings. Old Shanghai revived in art
There are about 10 million autistic
people in China, about a fifth of them A painting exhibition featuring old scenes
under 14. Every year, 200,000 new- from historical Zhangyuan opened this
borns join that group. month in the Jing’an Art Center at 1684
A study in the American Journal of
Public Health reported that autistic Xinzha Road.
The exhibition displays about 100 works by
Swimming class for children are 160 times more likely to renowned painters and art students from a
die from drowning, compared with the
autistic children general child population. weeklong activity that was entitled “Exhibition
Children with autism live in their own in Progress: The Zhangyuan Art Project.”
Twenty autistic children have ben- world and may be easily distracted During the event, scenes from old Shang- preserved historical communities. Local fam-
efited from a government-funded when near water. Due to their lack of hai, such as a woman in a qipao riding in a ilies have moved out, and now the commu-
swimming class, initiated by the district communication skills, they may fail to rickshaw and vendors peddling cigarettes nity is undergoing a commercial makeover.
government and organized by the shout for help when they need it, said on a street corner, were recreated as back- Under the redevelopment, 170 historical
Guoxin Sunshine Service Center. Yu Yongcheng, who is in charge of the drop for the artists. buildings in a variety of styles, from shiku-
Classes began last May for children class. The exhibition will run through January 16. men (stone-gate) structures to garden villas,
between the ages of 6 and 14. Two He said he hopes the government Zhangyuan is one of the city’s best- will be renovated and preserved.
months ago, four of the children at the will continue the program next year.

(Compiled by Li Qian)