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“The blooming tulips along the roadsides and around my office building

are really eye-catching. They make me feel happy and special.”

Tuesday

31 March March Keywords
2020 To Jing’an,

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with love

Li Qian Jing’an
cts of kindness taking keyw rds
place across Jing’an
have uplifted the spirit
Aof the district during
the coronavirus pandemic. Editor’s note:
What better than spring blos- Jing’an sits at the heart of
soms to give us hope and a sense Shanghai. It represents the
of renewal! What nicer than tu- essence of the history and
culture of the city, home to
lips to say thank you to those
who have served the public dur- century-old buildings, big-name Tulips are gifted to the medics at
ing trying times! attractions, glitzy retail malls and Huashan Hospital to thank them for their
charming art galleries. Annual
In that spirit, Xinhu group ini- contributions to the COVID-19 fight.
tiated a project to send 300,000 music and art events give the
tulips to medics, policemen, vol- district a distinctive ambience.
In this series, we showcase the
unteers and grassroots officials highlights of Jing’an.
working on the front line of the
epidemic in six districts.
In Jing’an, hospitals and com-
munity centers received 30,000
JING’AN
tulips. Huashan Hospital, which to cleaners, deliverymen, cou-
has been at the forefront of the rier crews, security guards and
anti-virus campaign, received taxi drivers.
an additional 6,000 blooms. “I returned to work today,”
The south square of the said a white-collar worker sur-
Shanghai Railway Station was named Li. “The blooming tulips
decorated with 10,000 red, yel- along the roadsides and around
low, pink, purple and white my office building are really
tulips, catching the eye of people eye-catching. They make me feel
returning to Shanghai. happy and special.”
“I will resume work next When she went downstairs
Monday,” said a young woman to fetch a takeaway for lunch,
surnamed Wang. “How lovely to she found small pots of tulips Workers at
be greeted with these flowers placed at the gate as free gifts the Jing’an
upon returning to Shanghai. It for her and other workers. Kerry Center
makes me feel encouraged.” “Wow!” she said. “I didn’t ex- and even
Officials and volunteers at the pect that! I will buy some drinks passers-by
railway station who have been and snacks and put them on the receive tulips
safeguarding entry and exit shelves to repay the kindness.” as gifts.
points received 3,000 tulips Deliverymen were equally
Scan on WeChat to have as gifts. They included those pleased by the gratitude.
real-time update of what’s patrolling the station and tak- “I chose a Heytea drink. Every
happening in the district. ing the temperature of arriving one loves it,” said a delivery-
(Chinese only) passengers. man surnamed Sun, who has
At the Jing’an Kerry Center, been working for the Meituan
9,000 tulips were sent to white- on-demand service platform for A deliveryman takes a drink from a shelf at the
collar workers. In addition, four months. “These drinks are Jing’an Kerry Center. Workers at the site supplied
small gifts, like cups of coffee expensive, and today I get one the drinks to repay the kindness of floral gifts.
and makeup boxes, were given for free. Many thanks.”