A reporter from The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) learned from Huangpu District that on the eve of July 1st, the Shanghai Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, the May 30th Movement Memorial and the May 30th Massacre, the former site of the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions, and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China were located in Huangpu District. The lights of red landmarks such as the former sites of Shanghai institutions will also be upgraded and upgraded to welcome the centenary of the party with a new look.

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Built in 1993, the Monument to the People’s Heroes was built in memory of the revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of Shanghai since 1840. It has always been a red landmark for citizens and tourists to pay tribute to the martyrs.

At 6:30 in the evening on June 23, the lights came on, and the Bund International Buildings also lit up. On the same day, the People’s Heroes Memorial Tower located at the starting point of the Bund was displayed in front of citizens and tourists with brand new red themed lights.

The three optimistic pillars rising from the ground are like silent monuments, remembering the immortal martyrs who have sacrificed honorably since the Opium War, the May Fourth Movement, and the Liberation War. The original lights of the entire memorial tower were replaced by brand new red wall washer lights, which symbolizes the blood shed by the revolutionary ancestors in order to liberate the cause. From time to time, the tower body also shows the golden laser flashing upwards, looking from a distance as if the flames are dotted, symbolizing A single spark can start a prairie fire. On the pedestal of the memorial tower, in addition to the red wall washer, thousands of point light sources filled the entire wall. The golden point light sources flickered with the wind, like a five-star red flag waving in the wind.

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Shanghai Songcheng is located on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area. It opened on April 29 before May Day. The location of Shanghai Songcheng is very superior. The magnificent river view and the city landscape are in harmony with each other. The unique charm of Shanghai is the magic city. Here you can see it at a glance. The transportation here is also very convenient. I took Metro Line 1 and transferred to Line 13 from Shanghai Station to Shibo Avenue Station, and then walked about 3 minutes to Shanghai Songcheng. Unlike the Songcheng cities of Hangzhou, Lijiang and Sanya that have been visited in the past, Shanghai Songcheng is located in a 6-storey building. It used to be the factory building of the No. 3 Shanghai Iron and Steel Plant, and later became the stage of Baosteel and World Expo. , Now it has been transformed and upgraded into the grand stage of Shanghai Songcheng Performing Arts Kingdom World Expo. Although Songcheng is concentrated in this 6-storey square building, the content is very rich, and each floor has its own excitement. For example, the Crossing Street and Magic Street on the 1st floor, the Book Bar on the 2nd floor, the Modern Dressing Hall and the Eternal Love Street on the 4th floor, the Tianshang Street Market and The Arabian Nights on the 6th floor, the Fairy Valley on the top terrace, and the Cliff Theater. A place worth checking in. Of course, the performing arts show here is even more exciting, and contains multiple theme shows. I remember that the first time I went to Songcheng, I went to Songcheng, Hangzhou. Both the internal layout and the soul “Songcheng Eternal Love” left a deep impression on me. I can also learn about the city while playing. history and culture. Shanghai Songcheng has also been combined with Shanghai’s profound historical and cultural heritage, both in the old and now, and this is what attracts me. Whether it is Shanghai in the last century or Shanghai today, this international magical city has always been a place to lead the trend. Walking into the dressing hall and wearing a distinctive cheongsam, it feels like a journey. Some people say that the bigger the easier the nostalgia, I think it’s not wrong at all. The past years are exactly what we are looking for now. Tianshang Street Market, in addition to the modern era, I think the most attractive place, but also a place beyond the film. The Arab elements of the Middle East are integrated here. The colorful products and the exotic scenery will give you the illusion of entering the Middle East. The color is visually enjoyable, and it gives people a very strong sense of impact. I believe everyone will scream great love when they see it! Since the opening of Shanghai Songcheng, “Elf Valley” has become a super popular check-in spot. There is an exotic “Hobbit House”. The houses are very exquisite and the details are well handled, attracting countless people to come here. Check in and take photos, just take a shot, it is the kind of beautiful blockbuster with its own ins style. Of course, as the “Shanghai Eternal Love” performance show that must be watched in a lifetime, it is a must-see, and it is the soul of the entire Shanghai Songcheng. “Shanghai Eternal Love” is divided into five acts, namely “Tracing the Origin of Shanghai and Shanghai”, “1921”, “Modern Times”, “Shanghai People”, and “Wind from the Sea”. Each act is performed very wonderfully. In addition to “Shanghai Eternal Love”, if it is a parent-child tour, “WA! “Dinosaurs” is a must-see; if you are a couple, a girlfriend or a family, you must watch “Passionate Samba”. This is a passionate and exciting food show. You can enjoy the delicious food while watching the performance, it feels natural Very pleasant. I don’t know, have you checked in at “Shanghai Songcheng” recently? What are your impressions of the play experience there? If you haven’t been, do you plan to visit Songcheng in Shanghai? Welcome to leave comments.

The floor tile with the special logo is one of the logos of “Red Classic Trail” which is basically completed in Huangpu district. This road will focus on the site of the 1st Congress of the Communist Party of China, 7.1 km long, including 13 roads with 14 consecutive points. Residents and tourists can easily walk to the site of the 1st Congress of the Communist Party of China, the site of the founding of the Communist Party of China (the “New Youth” newsroom), the location of the Print Office Youxin, the site of the Chinese Communist Party Office in Shanghai and other red monuments and sites. “Shanghai is the birthplace of the Communist Party of China and has incredibly rich cultural resources. Starting in 2019, we planned to create a ‘Red Trail System.’ The road This project will connect scenic spots with historical and cultural sites scattered throughout the city into a central connection, thereby creating an “open-air museum”, attracting tourists from all over the world. Shanghai’s road administration agency cooperates with the tourism industry to implement,” said Mr. Vuong Duy Phuong – Planning and Technology Department of the Shanghai Road Traffic Administration. This custom brick is one of the logos of the basically finished “Red Classic Trail” in Huangpu district. (Photo: Baidu) And to chain the points into a line, the choice of the path must be appropriate. For example, moderate length, walking time between touchpoints about 15 minutes. In addition, it is necessary to meet the needs of tourists when looking for “food, housing, tourism, shopping and entertainment” addresses, or choose a street with many functions and interfaces. . “Red culture” and “Shanghai style culture” intertwine and blend; connecting important public transport hubs,… Must choose roads with high green coverage and good landscape along the route. The project was first tested in Huangpu district. Relevant departments and branches in the urban area systematically studied tourism resources in the area, selecting 13 commercial streets, historical landscapes, cultural experiences, out of a total of 14 scenic spots. scenic. The overall route of the route is in the form of “big belt + small belt”, the big belt mainly consists of Huangpi South Road, Huaihai Middle Road, Sinan Road, Fuxing Midway, and small ring roads that bring more options. choose for visitors. An entire network of walking trails will guide residents and tourists to discover the birth of the Chinese Communist Party at Shikumen Lane, and listen to stories about work and life. the life of the revolutionary generation in the memorial. The classic red trail in Huangpu district passes through 14 scenic spots. (Photo: Baidu) In addition, the design also needs to be aesthetically pleasing. On “Red Classic Trail”, people can see many beautifully designed red elements. For example, custom icon tiles are arranged 18 meters apart, and 7 copper dots with a diameter of 80 mm are connected to an interval of 1.8 meters. In addition, the classic red trail guide map will be placed at subway entrances, advertising light boxes, bus stop advertising light boxes, road junctions, and masonry walls. Everyone sees it as a guide. However, their accuracy is not appreciated. “Because of the long-term factor, don’t let these signs become ‘complicated’ for the street, but coordinate with the urban landscape of Shanghai and the surrounding utilities to make it suitable,” said Mr. people said. Guide map around the Classic Red Trail in Huangpu District -Shanghai (Image: Baidu) As required in minimizing the city’s street facilities. Ensure the principle on the basis that the road must be clearly and accurately indicated, the road logo should be placed on one side and the signs must be combined with the facilities located in the green belt. “The classic red trail in the Huangpu district is the first step in Shanghai’s experiment. Next, we plan to build more walking routes in the urban area around the sites of the Second and Fourth Congresses of the Communist Party of China.” Mr. Vuong Duy Phuong believes that each district can combine its own characteristics and explore more. For example, for tourists’ varying length of visit needs, offer a mix of one-day tours, half-day tours, one-hour tours, etc. travel preferences of tourists, offering routes focused on consumption, commercial shopping or offering tours and walking, humanistic route-oriented experiences meet the need to delve into the block and find read city history, architecture of tourists. As street elements that will be preserved for a long time, do not let these signs become “complicated” objects for the street. (Photo: Baidu) Today, Shanghai is conducting slow traffic planning and construction, and the red trail is one of them. The person involved in charge of the Municipal Road Traffic Bureau said that they will explore more similarly themed trail constructions around the “Guide to the Good Management of Urban Roads in Shanghai”. In addition, a “Slow Traffic Design and Planning Guide” has been drafted and will be published soon to guide the planning and construction of slow traffic in different districts and promote traffic improvement. slow./.

“At that time, I was very fat, often criticized, and also worried about housework and taking care of small children, so I was more stressed, making my attitude always tired, looking old. Looking back at the old photo, many people did not believe it was me but guessed that it was the child’s grandmother. I turned the disparaging words, the feeling of depression into a motivation to resolve to change myself, to lose weight and get back in shape,” she said. Zing . Looking at the picture 2 years ago and now of Huangpu, many people do not believe it is the same person. Hoang Pho said that although she was supported by her family, as a mother, most of the childcare was still taken care of by her. Her weight loss journey has not been easy. Every day, taking advantage of the time when the child is asleep, she has time to exercise. “I do not try to exercise too hard to lose weight quickly, only exercising from 45 minutes to 1 hour each time. I focus on practicing hits, cardio, plank. The biggest difficulty is probably because after giving birth, my health is weaker but not as flexible as when I was a girl, sometimes I’m too tired, I sit down and cry because I can’t complete the exercises, “she said. Besides exercise, Hoang Pho also follows a clean eat diet to lose weight healthily. She avoids carbonated soft drinks, fried foods, cakes or tea, eats lots of green vegetables and fresh fruits. At first, she had to struggle mentally when she often fell into a state of cravings. “It is not just me, but everyone who loses weight will have the same difficulty. But you have to try, because just giving up will make you hate yourself even more. My opinion is that if people can do it, I can also do it, every day if I keep in mind that all efforts will be rewarded.” After a period of persistent training and scientific eating, Hoang Pho regained her shape, her weight dropped to 48 kg. Not only losing weight, the mother of one child also has a better, healthier body, and the spirit is also happy and confident. Hoang Pho is more confident with his current healthy body. Receiving compliments from everyone, she is even more proud of what she has achieved. After losing weight, Hoang Pho was happy when she realized her dream of having a bikini photo to “preserve her youth”. Having successfully lost weight, Huangpu continued to follow the same diet and exercise regularly. Thanks to her training experience, she also got a job at the gym when she became a personal trainer. Sharing her story, she hopes to inspire and motivate those who are in her previous situation to have the determination to change and become a better version of themselves.

When expounding the relationship between the two locations and the name of the exhibition, Li Xiangning, the curator of the exhibition and dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University, said: “‘The dead like this” describes the relationship between space and time. Bringing the sense of’ruins’ that spans time from the’side garden’ to the art gallery, interacting with the existing riverside images and the artist’s works, forming a connection between the existence and the other.”

Exhibition site APSMUSEUM “The Dead”

Standing on the second-floor terrace of the “Border Garden” on the Yangpu Riverside, you see the river slowly flowing in front of you. A musician is playing the oboe, and the urban landscape is pushed into the distance. The city in the frame and the power plant in the distance are in the building. Among the ruins and new landscapes, “The son said on the Sichuan:’The dead are like a husband, and will not give up day and night’.” It seems to have become a footnote to the scenery.

Standing on the “side garden”, you can see the Huangpu River and the old power plant.

In the hinterland of Lujiazui, Pudong, inside the APSMUSEUM in the center of Lujiazui, walk into a long corridor, where the scenes on the “side garden” are transmitted on a long wall and a long screen. Here, Liu Yichun reconstructs the real space on the riverside in an abstract way, while Qiu Anxiong’s creations give the city’s daily scene a surrealism through a series of gradually suspended and weightless people and objects. light”.

In APSMUSEUM, the real-time transmission image of Yangpu Riverside is superimposed on the image of people walking in the museum and Qiu Anxiong.

The images here are transmitted in real time to the display screen of the “Border Garden”, superimposed on the ruined scenery and the hustle and bustle, connected by an immersive installation, like two containers, carrying the history of Shanghai’s industry and the prosperous present, and the works of art are also in between. It reminds the state of people and things in the process of urbanization.

The audience clicks the screen, and the animation on the screen floats to the sky.

“Border Garden” and APSMUSEUM, the superposition of reality and virtuality

The “Border Garden” is not a garden, but a ruined wall that was originally used by a coal dock to resist coal from falling. In 2019, architect Liu Yichun borrowed from the construction rules of Chinese gardens and transformed it into what it is today. The “side garden”.

After the transformation, the wall of the coal terminal that resisted the fall of coal became a “side garden”.

In fact, there were two walls here. After the other wall was crushed, the fragments of the building were thrown between the pier and the flood wall. Over time, the soil entered the cracks, and weeds and trees grew. The wall underneath, together with the fragments of another wall that shattered, formed a landscape-like whole. Although it has been transformed into a “landscape”, it still has a sense of barrenness. It is precisely this kind of landscape that conveys the sense of time of the industrial history along the Huangpu River, and also conveys the geography of Yangpu Riverside that was relatively located on the fringe of Shanghai in the past. feature.

“Bianyuan” facing the Huangpu River

In an exclusive interview with The Paper, Liu Yichun recalled coming to the site north of the Yangpu Bridge for the first time. “(They) existed like some kind of ruins, because they were left unused for a long time, the beams and columns had been damaged, and some soil fell on it. With weeds and even trees, it seems that these ruins are returning to nature in some way.” Liu Yichun said, “We are going to rebuild on the ruins today, and to some extent, we are terminating the process of returning to nature. , What does this termination mean to the ruins?”

Before the renovation, it almost returned to the natural site.

Liu Yichun used the words “ruins” and “trace” many times when he talked about “Bian Yuan”. “The same thing can be understood as either a’ruin’ or a kind of’trace’. When the ruins are transformed When it is a part of the new building, it becomes a trace on the original site and solidifies it in a new way. So I think these are two different understandings of time. The’ruin’ seems It is a kind of disappearance, and the’trace’ seems to be a kind of preservation.” “I want this place to be remodeled, but the barren scene of the original site and urban life can be retained to a great extent.”

The “Border Garden” of Yangpu Riverside. ©Tian Fangfang

The original site of the reconstructed “Border Garden” and the existing weeds and trees constitute the landscape. ©Tian Fangfang

APSMUSEUM is a “non-profit” art space founded by Art Pioneer Studio and its founder Wang Bin. It is also an experimental space. Although it is located in a shopping mall, it does not hesitate to pursue its artistic pursuits and invites Italy Architect Stefano Boeri is doing space design (as academic consultant for this exhibition), and the opening exhibition will be held in November 2020. “Space Leader” also invited many international big-name artists to participate. Prior to this, Xinzhifeng Art Institute undertook the curatorial, full supervision, and overall control of the permanent public art works of Yangpu Riverside. For issues such as public art, the connection between art and the space environment, we have been doing interdisciplinary integration and exploration.

APSMUSEUM “The Dead” Exhibition

APSMUSEUM is also a product of the development of the times. The Lujiazui area where it is located is a product of the development and opening up of Pudong. The urban issues it focuses on are also the result of changes in people’s lifestyles in the process of urbanization.

In this exhibition, APSMUSEUM is created as a surreal space. From the perspective of architectural intervention, Liu Yichun links the two places. The long walkway and screen in APSMUSEUM form a physical echo with the long wall of the “side garden”. . The people and objects in Qiu Anxiong’s silhouette animation slowly leave the ground and float to the sky. People walk in it, as if they are also a kind of garden.

In the APSMUSEUM in the center of Lujiazui, walk into a long corridor, where the scenes on the “side garden” are transmitted on a long wall and a long screen.

This space corresponds to the real space of the “Border Garden”. The superimposition of reality and virtuality forms an unfamiliar experience of the familiar daily urban space. “The border garden in the material world of the riverside and the imaginary border garden constructed from the images in the art gallery are connected across time and space. The border garden of the art gallery reflexively implants the real existence on the riverside through data transmission. This border garden It is the image twin of Bibian Garden, and it is the interpretation and reconstruction of the meaning of Bibian Garden.” Li Xiangning said.

The “Border Garden” renovated by Liu Yichun

Liu Yichun, Qiu Anxiong, and Jin Wang have cross-border cooperation with “literati consciousness”

The first time I saw Qiu Anxiong’s work was at the 2006 Shanghai Biennale. At that time, he made an animation “New Mountain and Sea Classics I” in the ink language of propylene and water transfer, which talked about the energy problems in urban development without too much. His language resonated with many people at that time.

Since then, he has successively completed “New Book of Mountains and Seas II” and “New Book of Mountains and Seas III” in 2009 and 2017, which are related to the creation time, and his focus ranges from “energy conflict” to “space and biotechnology”. Until the discussion of reality and virtuality in the Internet age. It seems that everyone is in the “New Mountain and Sea Classic” of the city, and every “weird and chaotic” that appears in it is also a common object around us. In the “urban landscape” with the image of the ancient Chinese, it is oneself that is seen.

“New Classics of Mountains and Seas III”, 2013-2017, ink and wash animation

“New Classics of Mountains and Seas III”, 2013-2017, ink and wash animation

Qiu Anxiong was born in 1972. From the 1970s to today, the changes in Chinese people’s lives are the greatest and most peculiar in history-from a farming society that relies on land for food, into an agriculture, industry, post-industrial consumption, information Social fusion. The plots of some science fiction novels that have appeared have become realities within reach of the moment. Many things can be solved on a smart phone, as long as there is a network cable to the outside world. Being able to participate in major social events while lying on the sofa makes everything easier and easier, and life becomes “lighter” unknowingly.

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Qiu Anxiong’s customized video works for this exhibition make people feel a kind of “light”. The silhouette of the little girl walked into the screen, blowing away the soap bubbles in her hand, the puppy floated away from gravity, and when touched again, the person would be gently lifted… but it was as light as a piece of paper, without itself His face has been separated from the real life.

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“The Internet has constructed a weightless world. It is not only the weightlessness of life, but also the weightlessness of our feelings about time. Fragmented information shatters the continuity of time. Only what is happening now can attract the attention of the Internet public. Yesterday’s events were forgotten. The shorter and more stimulating information in the online society, the more effective. Long and rational knowledge is rarely sought after. In the sense of time that was forgotten yesterday, we have lost the depth of time, let alone history. I feel that the weight of time gradually disappears in this weightless era.” Qiu Anxiong said.

Recalling the times we experienced, mobile phone screens have changed the way of life of many people. The social media platform is like a gluttonous behemoth that can swallow anything as long as it can bring traffic. Everyone’s lives are involved in this endless national carnival performance.

APSMUSEUM “The Dead”

The image of Qiu Anxiong, together with the excitement of the opening of the APSMUSEUM exhibition, was projected into Liu Yichun’s “Border Garden” building, superimposed with the passing ships on the Huangpu River and the lonely music. The sense of ruins and weight of the building itself makes the “lightness” of contemporary life even more “empty”.

In virtual and reality, one of the two musicians plays the oboe in the “Bian Yuan” and the other plays the viola in APSMUSEUM, separated by a river, the two are surrounded by music dialogue. The music they played was from Jin Wang. This name may be relatively unfamiliar in the field of visual art, but in the field of music, his chamber music works have been performed in concerts such as the Shanghai Spring International Music Festival and the Hong Kong Arts Festival many times, and he has cooperated with Yang Fudong and Qiu Anxiong many times. . “Most of the music has specific performance occasions, but this time it is two different spaces. Playing music at the same time also gives a lot of room for imagination. It also expresses’the dead are like their husbands, not giving up day and night’ The concept of time and space.” Jin Wang said.

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Although art, music and architecture tell their own stories, art is the ultimate carrier. On the opening day, there was also a forum where the curator and three artists talked about the inspiration of the exhibition from different angles. Li Xiangning talked about the role of art in urban renewal based on the connection of the Huangpu River and the Urban Space Art Season. Liu Yichun talked about his architectural practice with the theme of “The Boundary of the Art Museum”, and using the “Border Garden”, he explained how the art of the art museum is integrated into the public behind. And Wang Bin’s original intention of doing public art and APSMUSEUM was to let the artists in the “white box” be understood by more people. Many of his practices have also worked with field and cross-field cooperation. This time he joined the interaction between technology and art. .

Opening Forum

It is reported that in June this year, the “Bianyuan” branch will move to the Anaya Lonely Library in Qinhuangdao. It will face the sea and tell the story of “One City, One Story”. There will be more touring exhibitions in the future, and different spaces will bring difficulties. The same experience.

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