Sprucing up underway for major international import exhibition
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The Minhang District is playing its part in Shanghai-wide preparations for the first China International Import Expo, to be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Qingpu District from November 5-10.
The event is being promoted as the city’s biggest exhibition since the successful 2010 World Expo.
All departments in Minhang have begun work on improving greenery, water quality and fire awareness.
The Minhang branch of the Shanghai Public Security Fire Brigade has compiled a list of fire-risk areas to be addressed and has increased training for local fire crews. Emergency procedures are being reviewed.
Fire drills have also been staged in areas of large public traffic, such as Hongqiao Airport and shopping malls. Community sessions on fire awareness are being held with local residents.
Improving the appearance of the city for visitors to the exhibition is also underway. Pedestrians on Huaxiang Road, for example, will notice new greenery sculptures and flower décor.
More than 20 roads and three parkland areas will be the next on the list for beautification. The management board of south Hongqiao said it wants to leave a good impression on visitors and create a green legacy for area residents.
“We will make the most of existing plants and add seasonal plants with autumn colors,” said Lin Jing, director of the Minhang Greenery and Urban Appearance Management Bureau. “Tree-planting was completed at the end of May, and now we are working on shrubbery.”
Along Ninghong Road, four large topiary sculptures have been added, with themes like the “One Road, One Belt” initiative and Shanghai’s city flower, the magnolia.
“We will be sowing flower seeds in greenery areas in the next few months,” Lin said. “Local residents will be thrilled to see oceans of flowers and will feel like they are walking in a painting.”
Apart from greenery, advertising signs of shops will be standardized, and 1,315 rubbish bins in busy areas will be replaced with more attractive receptacles. The outside of older buildings will be repainted.
“Sanitation workers have detailed plans for cleaning the streets,” said Lin. “We aim to make them so clean that people could sit on them.”
The Minhang Water Bureau is working to improve the quality of seven waterways that extend 20 kilometers. The overhaul, which will be finished in September, is focusing on reducing effluent flows and increasing ecosystem management.
The Beihengjing River is one example. Plants that improve water quality will be installed and landscaping along the waterway beautified. The bureau will release shrimp and plankton into the river to build a sustainable ecosystem.
“The first China International Import Expo is promoting the structure of landscape design,” said Lin. “Residents will be given a better quality of urban life.”
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