Renmin Building

Renmin Building is a building in Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai. Renmin Building is situated nearby to the amusement arcade Feng Yun Zai Game Center, as well as near the forest Sanjiao Park.

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Type: Building
Description: the main building of People’s Government of Shanghai
Also known as: “Municipality Building”, “People’s Building”, “People’s Government of Shanghai Municipality Building”, and “Shanghai City Hall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include French Concession and Shanghai Museum.

French Concession

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The French Concession is the area of Shanghai that the French government administered from 1849 until 1946. The tree-lined avenues and the many fine old houses in the area still retain an air of the "Paris of the East".

Shanghai Museum

Museum

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The Shanghai Museum is a public municipal museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. It is funded by the Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau. Shanghai Museum is situated 370 metres northeast of Renmin Building.

Shanghai Grand Theatre

Theater building

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The Shanghai Grand Theatre is a complex located at the intersection of Renmin Avenue and Huangpi North Road in the northern part of the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai. Shanghai Grand Theatre is situated 300 metres north of Renmin Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanjing Donglu and Xintiandi.

Nanjing Donglu

Suburb

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Nanjing Donglu is a suburb.

Xintiandi

Quarter

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Xintiandi is an affluent car-free shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai. Xintiandi now refers to the wider area centered around Madang Road which includes both pedestrian-only and motor traffic roads.