Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
Sala de Exposiciones de Planificación Urbana de Shanghai
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall (100 Renmin Ave, Huangpu, Shanghai) – opened to the public in 2000, this site is located on the People’s Square (covering an area of over 0.4 hectare and rises 142 feet high. There are five floors above the ground and two underground).
This hall was built to show the achievement of the city planning and construction. It has many functions, such as exhibition, reference, research, communication, recreation and entertainment. The main body of the building covers Shanghai’s development from ancient times to the present and beyond. The theme of this building is ‘City, People, Environment and Development’. There is a city model made to a scale of 1/500. The appearance of the old streets in the 1930s reminds people to think of the old passing days in that city. The view of a future Shanghai is presented with high technology such as virtual reality and fantasy-view magic vision. The big city planning lifelike model displays for you the city’s vista of the future.
Admission: RMB 30 (adult), RMB 24 (disabled), RMB 15 (primary and junior high school students), free for children below 120 cm in height. Hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tuesday-Sunday)(closed on Mondays except national holidays).