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C4 Jing’an Tuesday 28 April 2020 Shanghai Daily

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Photo by Xiao
Mingliang

Wall paintings depict daily life

Shanhaiguan Road, a 300-meter-long road
hidden amid rows of old buildings, has become
a popular photo-taking site for its giant wall
paintings.
Brick-and-wood shikumen (stone-gate) buildings
lining both sides of the road were built about a cen-
Sweet treats for tury ago. Relocation of many residents started in
2013, leaving dilapidated structures in their wake.
front-line medics The Shimen No. 2 Road Subdistrict has been
working to reinforce the structures and preserve
MM desert shop in Jing’an has wall paintings.
sent thousands of drinks and des- The pictures record daily life, past and present. A
serts to front-line medics in more woman in cheongsam dress walks out of a shiku-
than 20 hospitals and commu- men building just as a rickshaw passes. Children
nity clinics to express gratitude for play old outdoor games in an alleyway while their
their efforts in fighting the novel mothers cook upstairs. Young people ride on
coronavirus. the way people lived in the 1930s, the 1950s and 1
shared bikes. A man buys a drink from a vending
Shop staffer Jin Zhihao said machine. Photo by
medics who show their medical According to the subdistrict, the paintings reflect Zhang Yong
credentials get a free cup of coffee
or a free desert. even today.
“In these bitter times, we want to
offer some sweetness,” he said.
Moments

Artificial intelligence center
Construction on an artificial intelligence industrial park started
this month.
The 7-billion-yuan (US$989.11 million) AI Industry Center at the
Shibei International Science and Technology Innovation Com- in April
munity is located on the east side of the Shibei High Technology
Park.
Under the plan, the center will comprise a school, residences,
offices and commercial complexes.
At the same time, four historical workshops at the former Peng-
3 pu Machinery Factory will be preserved. They will be restored Special graveside tribute
with original red-brick facades and given new functions.
As the core of the innovation community, the AI Industry Center
will focus on cutting-edge technologies and their commercial ap-
plications. Companies in the industry from around the world will
4 Construction is set to be completed by 2024. special online tomb-sweeping event dur-
Caojiadu Subdistrict in Jing’an held a
be invited to gather there, according to the plan.
ing the Qingming Festival, an annual event
when people honor the dead.
Through livestreaming, officials from
Caojiadu and Malipo County in southwest-
ern China’s Yunnan Province jointly paid

tyrs’ Cemetery.
Malipo receives poverty-relief assistance
Swimming pools reopen tribute to those buried in the Malipo Mar-
from Jing’an.
Swimming lovers in Jing’an can finally dive into During the festival, when people were
pools after a three-month wait. prevented from visiting cemeteries en
On April 20, the Jing’an All People’s Fitness mass, the subdistrict also organized events
Center and the Jing’an Sports and Fitness Center such as kite drawing, arrow throwing and
officially reopened their pools. traditional festival food making such as
To ensure safety, facilities at the pools will be green glutinous rice balls.
regularly disinfected. Users are required to reserve 5
in advance and show their health QR codes be-
fore entering. The number of swimmers will be 6
limited to avoid crowds. Touchless elevator buttons
“I’m not worried about returning to a pool as
disinfection measures are well implemented,” said Office workers at the A building of Cloud-
a middle-aged woman surnamed Li. VSP in the Shibei High Technology Park
have no risk in taking elevators. Instead of
pressing floor buttons, they simply just point
at an air screen.
The technology, developed by Shibei-
based Xianghang Technology Co, was put
into use in the building in March.
It has won thumbs-up from local workers.
“It’s so convenient not to have to use hand
sanitizer after pressing elevator buttons,”
said a local office worker surnamed Yuan.
According to the building’s property man-
agement company, the technology helps
save on disinfectants and doesn’t require
film fixed to elevator buttons. Cleaners also
have less work to do.
Photo by Xiao
Mingliang (Compiled by Li Qian)