Coffee festival brews themed events in Changning

Town-planning is not mere place-planning, nor even work-planning. If it is to be successful it must be folk-planning. — Volker M. Welter

 

 

Coffee festival brews themed events in Changning

The 2022 Changning Coffee Culture Festival will begin on August 15, with all sorts of highlights related to coffee.

The festival this year will feature scenarios such as “treasure coffee,” “starry sky coffee,” “mobile coffee,” “coffee drama” and “coffee market.”

The theme activity of “treasure coffee” will include the audition of “Changning top 10 treasure coffee shops” and “Changning top 10 treasure coffee masters.”

During the coffee culture festival, a double deck “coffee bus” will meet with coffee lovers. Take bus tour while drinking coffee will be a different way to celebrate the festival.

Looking at the stars and blowing the evening breeze. The “starry sky coffee” theme activity will carry out tent coffee, music performance, camping, coffee promotion, display and experience, so that people can enjoy leisure and relaxing life while experiencing the charm of coffee culture.

During the coffee culture festival, the second coffee drama festival will be launched. Not only can you take photos and punch in, but also can drink coffee and watch the drama, so that the coffee culture can be presented in a more immersive way!

Meanwhile, there will be different types of coffee fairs in the art venues, business circles and cultural spaces of Changning. The market merchants can display and sell coffee products, coffee crafts, coffee derivatives and so on, so that the streets and lanes of Changning will be filled with coffee fragrance.

 

 

Nursing complex to provide cognitive professional services

Shanghai Changning Wanhong Yuexin Nursing Home will officially open in October, bringing Changning another elderly care service complex to provide “one-stop” high-quality services for the elderly people.

The nursing home at 250 Changning Road has seven comprehensive service buildings with a variety of rooms for the elderly. It can provide medium-term and short-term nursing care, cognitive professional services and long-term comprehensive care for the elderly aged 60 years and above.

The building 4 is a professional service area for the elderly with cognitive impairment. In the future, it will be the “elderly cognitive impairment rehabilitation base” jointly established by Wanhong Elderly Care Group and Changning District Mental Health Center.

 

‘First stores’ to boost sales

The total number of “first stores” launched in Changning District has exceeded 50 since the beginning of this year, ranking in the forefront among all the districts of the city. The “first stores” are mainly in the businesses of catering, retail and entertainment.

The so-called “first-store economy” is a type of real economy measured by the launch of leading industrial and fashion brands that open their “first store” in specific areas. 

The definition also includes the launch of traditional brands’ flagship or experiential stores that operate under an innovative model.

As the key commercial landmark of Hongqiao CBD, Changning Art Park is the large-scale commercial complex with the largest number of first stores introduced in Changning this year. 

A total of eight first stores are opened here, covering retail formats such as cars, musical instruments and digital, and special catering such as hot pot, Cantonese cuisine and snacks. 

Among them, the first store of Dongfeng Nissan Ariya experience center in China is on the first floor of the mall.

In January, the first overseas store of Black Star Pastry was officially opened at 1265 Yuyuan Road. This is a dessert brand from Australia with its signature Melon ® Cake.

In Hongqiao Gubei business circle, the first stores of clothing collection Fafa by fabric fabulus, popular boutique cafe XS coffee and some other brands in Shanghai are now open in the shopping complex Arch Walk. 

 

Scenic spots ‘walk’ out of park together with improved traffic

Between gate 2 and gate 3 of Zhongshan Park, except for the British style country villas, the entire wall along Wanhangdu Road will be removed. At that time, famous scenic spots such as centennial sycamore and British garden gate, which were originally in Zhongshan Park, will “walk” out of the park with the demolition of the wall.

Zhongshan Park was formerly known as Jessfield Park. The original main gate of the park was opened on Wanhangdu Road, which is now gate 2. The East China University of Political Science and Law is on the opposite, next to the terminal of Bus No. 20.

A square is being built around the area between gate 2 of Zhongshan Park and the entrance of The East China University of Political Science and Law. The British style building of gate 2 will be reconstructed and preserved together with the renovation of the terminal of Bus No.20.

Taking advantage of the “opening” of the park, the section of Wanhangdu Road will also be reconstructed this time for the convenience of pedestrians and drivers.

 

Famous author’s works on show at fairy tale-themed exhibition      

People who grew up with Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales will get a chance to relive their childhood dreams at a Shanghai exhibition that puts many valuable art products of kids on show as well.

A cluster of electronic copies of the Danish writer’s manuscripts, illustrations and 3D prints of paper-cuts are on display in the 7th International Children’s Art Exhibition at Shanghai Collection Art Museum.

Hosted by Shanghai Children's Foundation and Shanghai Education Development Foundation, the exhibition features more than 100 artworks created by children from 20 countries, including China, Japan, US and France.

This year’s exhibition theme, “A Whole New Fairy Tale,” aims to encourage children to unveil “their own fairy tale world” through various art forms.

Visitors will be impressed by the imagination and creativity of the works. For example, the work “Hunting Stars on a Dragon,” created by Sophie Ilg and Mira Ilg from Germany, depicts a pure wonderland of the universe.

The exhibition spotlight focuses on a special section dedicated to Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). It features a cluster of electronic copies of his manuscripts and illustrations plus 3D-prints of his paper-cuts.

Andersen created 168 fairy tales and stories through his writing life. Visitors can inspect the manuscripts of his works “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and “The Little Mermaid” at the exhibition.

Andersen’s fairy tales are renowned for the author’s strong humanistic touch on the suffering of the working class and children who lived with pain. The section also introduces his achievements in paper-cuts.

During the exhibition, a symposium will be held for people involved with the artistic education of teenagers.

Exhibition Info:

Date: Through September 12 (closed on Mondays), 9am–5:30pm (no entry after 4:30pm)

Admission: Free

Venue: Shanghai Art Collection Museum

Address: 1731 Yan’an Road W.