People's Square, Shanghai
Good to know
- Best time to go
- March–May, September–November
- Accessibility
- wheelchair-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The civic center of modern Shanghai, this large square occupies the site of a former colonial-era racecourse and now anchors a cluster of major cultural institutions. Around it stand the city government building, the Shanghai Museum, the Grand Theatre and an urban planning exhibition hall. Landscaped lawns, fountains and an underground shopping concourse fill the space, and a weekend marriage market gathers under the trees. As a transit hub and symbolic heart of the city, it blends government, culture and daily bustle.
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