The
People's Square is located in downtown Shanghai. The square consists of
four lawns each measuring some 10,000 square meters. Surrounding it are
the municipal government office building, the Shanghai Museum and the
Grand Theatre. Other features include a 320-square-meter water fountain,
subway station and an underground shopping mall. In the center of the
square is a 320 sq. meter fountain. It is the first giant music-synchronized
"dancing" fountain in the country. In the western part of the
square are kept 1,000 pigeons. There are many stone chairs and stone benches
in the square. They are carved into different shapes and styles, in harmony
with the style of the square.
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