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Looking good even if the art goes underground
By Pan Zheng |
May 25, 2009, Monday
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SUBWAY culture is an important symbol of urban civilization. The best subway in the world is in Moscow. The first subway was built in Stalin's era. The subway in Moscow is full of artistic and luxurious decorations. The leader used to say passionately: "Our subway is the transport tool for common people. It should be not only the most convenient, but also the most beautiful and excellent in art."
Stepping into the subway in Moscow, I felt I was wandering in an underground art palace. A dozen of huge arches decorated with brown marble stand on both sides of the Revolution Plaza Station, while the arches of Kiev Station are decorated with golden flowers and lights, just like a royal palace. And between the arches, there are huge frescos delicately paved with colorful mosaic on the wall.
In Shanghai's subway, there are also many frescos. But what kind of frescos suits our city most? The answer can be different for different people. Shanghai's stations don't occupy a large area, but the decorations vary. From Zhongshan Park in Puxi to Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park in Pudong on Metro line 2, seven stops are decorated with seven different frescos - the Jing'an Temple Station's fresco takes the eight scenes of Jing'an Temple through history as its theme, combining ancient ways with modern styles, and Zhongshan Park Station's "Today's Transportation" uses metal lines to symbolize modern transportation and granite patterns to symbolize the modern city. All the frescos on Metro line 2 have their own features, which merge the culture and stories of the locality and fill the city with glamorous images.
Enjoy the "Melody of Life" at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium Station, "The Exhibition of International Architectures" at People's Square Station, or "The Rolling Wheels" at Shanghai Railway Station - all of these showcase unique features of Shanghai. Busy passengers can easily feel the artistic city in their hearts.
Stepping into the subway in Moscow, I felt I was wandering in an underground art palace. A dozen of huge arches decorated with brown marble stand on both sides of the Revolution Plaza Station, while the arches of Kiev Station are decorated with golden flowers and lights, just like a royal palace. And between the arches, there are huge frescos delicately paved with colorful mosaic on the wall.
In Shanghai's subway, there are also many frescos. But what kind of frescos suits our city most? The answer can be different for different people. Shanghai's stations don't occupy a large area, but the decorations vary. From Zhongshan Park in Puxi to Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park in Pudong on Metro line 2, seven stops are decorated with seven different frescos - the Jing'an Temple Station's fresco takes the eight scenes of Jing'an Temple through history as its theme, combining ancient ways with modern styles, and Zhongshan Park Station's "Today's Transportation" uses metal lines to symbolize modern transportation and granite patterns to symbolize the modern city. All the frescos on Metro line 2 have their own features, which merge the culture and stories of the locality and fill the city with glamorous images.
Enjoy the "Melody of Life" at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium Station, "The Exhibition of International Architectures" at People's Square Station, or "The Rolling Wheels" at Shanghai Railway Station - all of these showcase unique features of Shanghai. Busy passengers can easily feel the artistic city in their hearts.
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