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C4 Jing’an Tuesday 27 October 2020 Shanghai Daily

Moments in October

Giving plastic waste a new lease of life

A mini vegetable garden built with Center, volunteers cleaned and placed
plastic waste was recently unveiled at the plastic waste in the middle of the resi-
Baoshan Road Subdistrict’s Sanbao Hu- dential complex’s outdoor square. Resi-
ayuan residential complex. dents filled the empty bottles and buckets
Over two months, local residents col- with soil and planted vegetable seeds.
lected more than 300 used plastic bottles Subdistrict officials said it not only
and buckets. improves the local environment but also
Guided by the Shanghai Xianfeng delivers the message of protecting the
Environmental Protection Social Service environment.

New park opens

Located in the midst of Jing’an residenc- throughout the year, including plum, cherry,
es, the Pengpu Four Seasons Park is now Chinese rose and wisteria.
open — and is like a mini version of New The park also features more than a dozen
York City’s Central Park. football fields, jogging and walking paths,
The park covers 91,000 square meters
Cherish the old on Linfen Road in the densely populated fitness facilities, a playground for pets and
traditional Chinese garden elements.
Linfen Road Subdistrict orga- vital-sign testing and massages. Pengpu Xincun community. Renovation began at the end of 2017.
nized a variety of activities to serve Local volunteers visited elders The largest park in the area, it offers local District authorities said the site was previ-
and entertain seniors ahead of who live alone to check their residents a place to enjoy natural scenery, ously overrun with wild grass and illegal
the Double Ninth Festival, a day gas stoves and other electric walk their pets and exercise. structures. They’re proud the park both
dedicated to the elderly which took appliances. With greenery covering more than 70 per- improves the local environment and helps
place on Sunday. To show their appreciations, cent of the park, there are plants that flower bring neighbors closer together.
On October 14, the subdistrict’s local seniors staged performances
elderly residents received free of Yueju Opera, sang folk songs
medical services, including advice and played hulusi, a gourd flute
about traditional Chinese medicine, made of bamboo.

Eco fair with celebrities

On October 16, Jing’ansi Subdistrict held the subdistrict’s landmarks, such as Jiuguang
a green fair outside Jing’an Park to promote Department Store and Jing’an Temple.
waste sorting and environmentally friendly An interactive virtual-reality game enabled
Historic building a hotspot lifestyles. people to learn how to have fun while sort-
The fair featured an educational session
ing waste.
about recycling waste, showing how dis- The icing on the cake came in the form
The fairytale-like Moller Villa Hotel navian-style hotel is like a castle carded food can be converted into organic of cameos by celebrities such as Olympic-
on Shaanxi Road S. has been chosen straight out of a Hans Christian Ander- fertilizers that can be used on home gardens. champion diver Wu Minxia, who helped
as one of the 20 most popular historic sen fairytale. Waste cans were configured as models of promote a greener lifestyle.
buildings in Shanghai, according to Replete with multicolored Gothic
the Shanghai Culture and Tourism and Tudor steeples, gables and spires,
Bureau. Moller Villa was a gift from British busi-
Completed in 1936, the Scandi- nessman Eric Moller to his daughter.

Fashion week sizzles

Several Jing’an fashion landmarks dou-
bled as major stages for this year’s Shanghai
Fashion Week that ran from October 8 to 16.
Product launches and runway shows took
place at the 800 Show, HKRI Taikoo Hui and
Shanghai Exhibition Center.
Showroom Shanghai, a major fashion
fair during Shanghai Fashion Week, staged officials, the pandemic has accelerated the
a 2021 spring and summer show at the iteration and renewal of brands.
Shanghai Exhibition Center with displays of For instance, the number of fashion jew-
more than 150 brands, 40 percent of which elry brands requesting spots in the event
were new to the event. doubled, but only 23 of them were selected
According to Showroom Shanghai due to limited space.

(Compiled by Li Qian)