2 News Tuesday 30 March 2021 This old street has something for everyone

Zhou Yulin and Tom Qian wall is such unique experience leaves have been installed as for me,” a 63-year-old woman Anting has a ginkgo tree that A resident Visitors to Anting Town will surnamed Sun said. “I posted is more than 1,200 years old. takes photos of be able to enjoy Kunqu Opera, pictures on WeChat and many “The lights are so unique, and a Kunqu Opera one of the genres of traditional of my female friends showed a they are similar to the gingko performance Chinese theater arts, following projected on great interest in it.” leaves, both in color and shape,” a white wall a renovation program. “Kunqu Opera is a traditional a resident surnamed Wang in Anting Performances of “The Peony Chinese culture, originating said. Old Street. Pavilion” will be screened every from Kunshan neighboring On store windows, on light The newly day from 5pm to 8pm in a high Anting Town, so the locals are boxes and on signboards, the renovated definition projection on a white very familiar with it. We intro- “ginkgo leaves” exude a warm street has wall in Anting Old Street. duced the opera in a new media yellow light to complement the attracted many The opera, written by Tang form aiming to raise awareness soft and friendly style of the old Xianzu (1550-1616), is one of residents. of traditional Chinese culture,” street. — Qin Jian the most enduring classics of said Ma Zhenyun, director of Lights have been installed Chinese opera. It is a lyrical the street’s business manage- under the roofs of buildings street opened to the public in Anting Old Street has a long tragicomedy of love and perse- ment center. on the 1-kilometer street, and January. history. After the Bodhi Temple verance that transcends time Visitors can also learn about more lights in modern designs At present, 11 retail brands was built there in the Three and space, life and death. Gui Youguang (1507-1571), a are planned. have decided to move. It is es- Kingdoms period (AD 220-280), “Anting Old Street is such renowned scholar who moved The lighting system is turned timated that 30 merchants will it gradually became a town an interesting and lively place. to Jiading, in the Ming Dynasty on from 6pm to 6am every launch businesses in the future, which incorporated other histor- Watching the Kunqu Opera (1368-1644). day. mainly in catering, cultural in- ical sites that included Yong’an on an ancient Hui-style white Lights in the shape of ginkgo After renovations, the old novation and new retail. Tower and Yansi Bridge.

A breakfast Volunteer made easier campaign to as machine promote Lei prepares it Feng’s spirit

Xi Lingyan and Tong Wangyue Tong Wangyue As one of its public welfare Jiading District has launched projects for 2021, Jiading Dis- a campaign to promote civi- trict has cooperated with local lized practices in the spirit of enterprises to establish 60 “in- Lei Feng, an icon of altruism. telligent” breakfast outlets. At the launch ceremony, “You can buy breakfast with- the annual voluntary service out leaving the office and there day was decided, and a civili- are many options,” said Ms Li, zation practice guidance was who works at the Nanxiang launched. The public can take Business Center. She bought a part via the Shanghai Jiading slice of pizza and a carton of app. milk from a “Zao Dian Dao” Si x volu nteer tea m s i nc lud i ng breakfast machine. an intelligent inspection team The self-service vending ma- to check the construction of chine carries a wide variety of ecology were established and items that includes buns, soy a number of outstanding young milk, pizza and burgers. volunteers and public welfare Brea k fast mach i ne equ ipment projects honored. can freeze, refrigerate and heat Since Jiading began its New the food. After a purchase, the Era Civilization Practice ini- equipment will automatically tiative, it has achieved full heat it up. In the future, the ma- coverage of its “1+12+338” plan, chines will also be introduced • Residents take a new path which refers to a district-level at venues including the High- New Era Civilization Practice Residents take a walk as others jog along the newly renovated Jiading section of Suzhou tech Business Center, Nanxiang Center, 12 new era civilization Creek which extends to 670 meters with bushes and trees planted alongside. Other facilities Game Industry Park and Blue practice sub-centers in com- that include exercise and leisure areas have been set up to provide a new place offering better Sky Venture Plaza. munities and towns and 338 experiences for local people to enjoy in their daily lives. — Jiang Xiaowei In March, Jiading will add six civilization practice stations to eight retail outlets, when the in each village and residencial total number of retail machines areas to build a “15-minute in the district will be 10 to 12. civilization practice circle” The machines will also work in with diverse services. conjunction with the Metro Me- No driver, no problem at this center Jiading residents take part tropolis app, Suishenban cloud in many kinds of voluntary Yu Chao and Tom Qian During the 3-kilometer inside, and I can see the traf- and other platforms to offer a activities. journey, which took 15 min- fic data timely, which made better service. Residents can An experience center opened Nine volunteers from Nanxi- utes, the SAIC Motor vehicle’s me feel safe,” Xie said. order their meals through mul- this month where people can ang Primary School provided center console automatically Hong Ji, head of the center, tiple channels and pick up their experience 5G autonomous services such as ticket check- food at the machine later. driving technology in electric displayed the status of traf- said 5G technology will great- ing and collection at the CGV At present, the district has sport-utility vehicles. fic lights with updates in real ly improve reaction times Cinema Shanghai Nanxiang a total of 1,965 retail outlets The center was launched by time. and positioning accuracy of Impression City Mega. which supply breakfasts, in- SAIC Motor, Shanghai Interna- When there were pedestri- autonomous vehicles. Fi refighters v isited older peo- cluding 334 convenience stores, tional Automobile City, China ans on the roads or vehicles at People can book a spot via ple who live alone to check for 224 light meals stores, 1,323 Mobile and Huawei. intersections, the data would SAIC Motor’s mobile app. The hidden dangers and make them Chinese food stores, and 84 A resident surnamed Xie display on the screen, with center is located at EV-AI In- aware of the fire prevention. Yingyuan food trucks. was one of the first to try out calculations and judgments telligent Travel Harbor on Volunteers also offered knife Before the end of the year, the technology. After a brief made whether to continue or Boyuan Road in Jiading and sharpening, haircuts, sewing Jiading will add a total of 90 introduction by safety staff, slow down. is open from 9am to 4:30pm, and other services in the Xi- retail outlets for breakfast. her journey began. “It feels very stable to sit Monday to Friday. wang Community.