Moments in October丨Shanghai Daily & JING’AN News

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Thisfall,Jing’anisburstingwithavibrantmixofcultural,commercialandartisticevents,strivingtobecomeShanghai’stoptraveldestination.JoinShanghaiDailytoexploretheexcitement!

DuringtheNationalDayholiday,ShanghaiJing’anJoyCityhadanaverageofover100,000visitorseachday,whichwasalmost30percentmorethanthepreviousyear.Salesalsoincreasedbymorethan20percentcomparedtothesameperiodayearearlier.

OnOctober2,theShanghaiJing’anJoyCitymallsawitshighestnumberofvisitorsinasingledaysinceitopened,with115,000peoplecomingthroughthedoors.Salesonthatdaywereupby39.1percentcomparedtothesamedayofthepreviousyear.

FromSeptember21-27,businesseswithina1-kilometerradiusoftheShanghaiExhibitionCenter,themainvenueofthefirstShanghaiInternationalLightFestival,sawa9.13-percentincreaseinthenumberoftransactionsanda14.31-percentjumpintotalspendingcomparedtotheweekbefore.Duetothefestivalevents,nighttimespendingintheareaincreasedby14.93percentcomparedtoaweekearlier.

DuringtheNationalDayholiday,ZhangyuanGardensawanaverage40-percentincreaseinvisitors,withapeakdailygrowthofaround50percent.TheSanxingduiFantasyCarnivalwithDalarenattractedmorethan800,000visitors.

Streetperformance

OnOctober10,the10thShanghaiStreetArtFestivalstartedwithabangatDaningMusicPlaza.

Tenyearsago,Shanghai’sfirsteightlicensedstreetperformerstookthestageattheJing’anParkandJing’anearnedareputationasthebirthplaceofstreetartinShanghai.Today,thecity’sstreetartcommunityboastsover380licensedperformers.

Attheopeningceremony,popularstreetartistsentertainedcrowdsofeagerfanswiththeirpassionateperformances.

TheShanghaiPerformanceArtsAssociationestablishedthefestivalin2015.Todate,streetperformersfromover30countries,includingGermany,France,theUnitedStates,Spain,AustraliaandNewZealand,haveparticipatedineventsorganizedbythefestival.

Artspace

Thisyearmarksadecadeof“ArtSpace,”asignatureeventoftheChinaShanghaiInternationalArtsFestival.Tocelebrate,aspecialconcerttitled“ExtraordinaryL.v.Beethoven”lituptheShanghaiExhibitionCenteronOctober8,officiallyopeningthe2023“ArtSpace.”

ConductedbyXuZhong,theconcertfeaturedtheChinaShanghaiInternationalArtsFestivalOrchestraandtheShanghaiOperaHousechorus,presentingBeethoven’scompletesymphonyworks.Itculminatedinarousingchorusof“OdetoJoy.”

AlongSuzhouCreekinJing’an,aseriesofartperformanceshasbeenlinedup.OnOctober26,ShanghaiSuhewanMIXCWorldhostedtheFrenchjazzcomedy“Trout”andtheRussianclownshow“JekyllonIce.”NextmonthatFotografiskaShanghai,asoloexhibitionbyrenownedfemalephotographerElizavetaPorodinatitled“Un/Masked”willbeshowcased.PorodinahasshotmegastarssuchasZendaya,BradPittandKylieJenner.

Sculpturefeast

Anincrediblearrayofartinstallationshasemergedacrossthedistrictasthe8thShanghaiJing’anInternationalSculptureProjectofficiallybeganinlateSeptember.

RunningthroughDecember31,thisyear’seventiscuratedbyUCCALabunderthevisionaryguidanceofUCCAdirectorPhilipTinari.

With35worksby31artistsfromaroundtheworld—17fromabroadand14fromChina—theeventisthemed“EchoesAmongUs.”Itusesmusicasametaphoranddrawsinspirationfromconcertostocreateadialoguebetweenhumanityandnature,citiesandhistory,andlocalandglobalculturesthroughsculpture.

Inaspecialtouch,22ofthe35sculptureswerecommissionedfortheevent.

MostworksareexhibitedatJing’anSculpturePark,whichisopen24hoursaday,year-round.Othersaredisplayedacrosssixprominentoutdoorlocations:JingAnKerryCenter,HKRITaikooHui,Jing’anTongfuGarden,ShanghaiSuhewanMIXCWorld,SuheHausandJing’anShuangyongPark.

ThisartextravagancehastransformedJing’anintoanexpansiveopen-airgallery,wheretheurbanlandscapeisinfusedwithstunningsculpturesandinteractiveart.

Lightspectacle

Thisautumn,Jing’anisshimmeringwithbreathtakinglightdisplaysthankstothedistrict’sShiningShanghaiFestival.

ThefestivalstartedwithavibrantspectacleattheShanghaiExhibitionCenter,lightingupitsfacadewithadazzlingarrayofcolors.

Beyondtheopeningacts,exceptionaldisplaysandinstallationspoppedupathistoricZhangyuanGarden,alongthescenicSuzhouCreekwaterfront,andatotherbelovedspots.

AtZhangyuanGarden,theSanxingduiFantasyCarnivalwithDalarenstoletheshow,featuringaSanxingdui-themedeveningparadethatilluminatedthenightwithstunninglightdisplays.

Projectedagainsttheshikumenstone-gatedhouses,ancientSanxingduisymbolsdancedacrossthewalls,whileenchantingmelodiesfilledtheair.

AlongSuzhouCreek,ahistoricbuilding’sexteriorwastransformedintoabreathtakingcanvasforAIGClightdisplaysthatblendedtheromanticcharmofImpressionismwithShanghai’sbustlingurbanvibe.

Vibrantactivitiesinmajorcommerciallandmarks

Commerciallandmarkshavehostedanexcitingarrayofevents,bringingafreshandlivelyatmospheretothearea.

OneofthebiggestsensationshasbeenJellycatCafe,auniquecoffeepop-upthatdoesnotactuallyservecoffee.Celebratingits25thanniversary,JellycatCafemadeitsAsiandebutattheJingAnKerryCenter,capturingalaid-backvibe.

ThebelovedMichelinGuideFoodFestivalhasreturnedtoHKRITaikooHui.ThisculinarycelebrationrevolvedaroundAsiancuisine,featuringover20Michelin-starred,selectedandBibGourmandrestaurants.

ShanghaiSuhewanMIXCWorldunveiledthethirdseasonofitsUrbanPublicArtFestival,transformingSuzhouCreekintoanarthub.

Underthetheme“Flowing,”thefestivalfeaturedglobalartistssuchasFrenchmasterDanielBuren,contemporaryChinesetalentHuangYulongandtrendsetterHanYitian.Huang’sstriking5-meter-tallinstallation“TopDog”engagedpassersbyinafirst-persondialoguewithShanghai,whileHan’stowering3.5-metersculpture“Mr.Buzz”captivatedonlookersatthehistoricshikumen-stylecomplexShenyuli.

AlsointheSuzhouCreekarea,abadmintoncompetitionwasheldforlocalworkers,attractingover400participants.

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