Renovated Waitanyuan guards its history
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The ongoing renovation of Shanghai鈥檚 Waitanyuan area aims to draw more innovators and artists while preserving its historic buildings, the government said yesterday.
Waitanyuan, literally 鈥渢he origin of the Bund,鈥 is studded with renowned buildings such as the old British Consulate, the Union Church and the Fairmont Peace Hotel.
The 1.6-square-kilometer area, which is cut through by Beijing Road E. and was a major site for ironmongery, also has a quarter which is home to an electronics industry park formed in the 1990s.
In future, the Seg electronics market will hold international forums on intelligent manufacturing and be built into a research and development and training site for businesses and entrepreneurs from the industry, according to the government.
The market, with a total area of about 100,000 square meters, will also serve as an exhibition and trade center. A 鈥渨orld-renowned robot manufacturing project鈥 has been established there, the government said.
Gao Yun, the Party secretary and head of the Huangpu District government, said during a visit to the area that it should also include elements such as financial services considering its vicinity to the Bund financial district. On the cultural front, Gao said the area will 鈥渞estructure functions and create icons to preserve the city鈥檚 cultural history.鈥
In preserving old shikumen neighborhoods, which typically have shared toilets and kitchens, the government said a good example has been set at Chengxingli, a shikumen complex on Huanghe Road near Beijing Road W. All households there will have their own toilets and kitchens, but architectural features will be preserved.
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