Located at 66 Jiangning Road, Shanghai, at the corner of Jiangning Road and Fengxian Road, Meiqi Grand Theater is a theater building with reinforced concrete frame structure and decorative art style
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It covers an area of about 3347 square meters and a total construction area of about 9434.18 square meters
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It was announced as a cultural relics protection unit in Shanghai in 1989
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The shape of Meiqi Grand Theater is simple and solemn, and only the cornice is dotted with decorative patterns
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The overhanging canopy above the gate horizontally divides the whole building facade to ensure the comfortable scale of the entrance
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At the same time, the vertical long window in the upper half, the straight concave convex central protrusion, and the use of large planes on both wings make the whole building solemn and elegant
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The Chinese pattern at the top also adds some traditional elements to the building
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The plane layout function inside the building is clear, the space is rich in changes, and the transformation is natural and smooth
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The entrance hall is round, two floors high, and the outer wall is equipped with long strip windows, making the internal space more high, wide and bright
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The two wings of the entrance hall are connected with a spacious audience lounge and hall
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Through the arc stairs at the end of the right-wing hall, you can directly reach the lounge on the second floor of the cloister layout
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Doors and windows are decorated with geometric patterns, and large stairs, floor patterns, ceilings and walls are decorated with curves as the main tone, with the style of decorative art school
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Meiqi Grand Theater was built by Lianyi Co., Ltd
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in the autumn of 1939
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Historically, it is a metropolis ballroom in the southeast, a Shanghai restaurant in the southwest, connected with the 18th trestle of Maotai Co., Ltd
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in the northwest and Zhonghe transfer company in the northeast
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Because the theater happened to be built on the former site of the original Dahua Hotel and next to Dahua Road (now Nanhui Road), and the original meaning of English majestic is “solemn, magnificent and King”, the English name of the theater is called majestic, and the equivalent Chinese name is “Dahua”
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However, the former summer park theater, located at Jing’an Temple Road (now No
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742 Nanjing West Road), was renamed “Dahua theater” as early as 1937
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In this case, the company operating the theater solicits the name of the theater through the society
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The company received more than 2000 letters of application within five days
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The Chinese name “Meiqi” stands out from thousands of letters from the audience, which is taken from the meaning of “beautiful, Qiyu flawless”, and the name of “Meiqi Grand Theater”
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On October 15, 1941, the Meiqi Grand Theater was officially completed and opened
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The theater intended to translate the premiere colorful song and dance film into meiyueqi flower, which skillfully included the word “Meiqi”
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Since then, Meiqi Grand Theater has been the first round theater specializing in western films
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Meiqi Grand Theater is also a gathering place of cultural celebrities
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Writer Ai Qing is a regular guest here
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Ballet master ulanova once came with classic plays, and the model play Shajiabang originated here
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Today’s Meiqi Grand Theater is a comprehensive high-end theater in Shanghai that mainly performs large-scale opera, ballet, music and dance
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It is one of the main performance venues for cultural exchanges at home and abroad
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In October 1999, Meiqi Grand Theater carried out stage and backstage reconstruction and expansion projects
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At present, Meiqi Grand Theater covers an area of 4000 square meters (original 2612 square meters) and a construction area of about 10000 square meters (original 5416 square meters)
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In 2011, Meiqi Grand Theater was repaired on a large scale, restoring its original simplicity and lightness
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The curved porch entrance, the light yellow facade, the Red Theater signboard, the crystal chandelier inside the theater and the solemn and rich Theater Hall all retain the characteristics of the year
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In April 2016, the repair project of Meiqi Grand Theater completed the reinforcement of the overall structure and the overall repair to meet the actual functional requirements
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After six years of closed door maintenance, Maggie theater reopened
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On the premise of maintaining the historical authenticity of the cultural relics of Meiqi Grand Theater, the interior decoration design style of the building is the decorative art style, so as to enhance the historical heritage of Meiqi Grand Theater and restore the historical accumulation
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The designers study the clues of cultural relics left in previous projects, test the materials left on site and make small samples, and confirm the repair scheme after demonstration and comparison
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During the repair process, the original marble finishes of the round hall, West Hall, South Hall and second floor lounge were chiseled off and the original terrazzo separation was restored
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While restoring the old style of the historical building, the repair team also adjusted and updated the internal facilities of the building
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The internal hardware of the theater is updated to modern equipment, including sound and boom systems in line with international standards, as well as relevant supporting facilities
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In order to improve the comfort of the performance, the repair team added an independent air-conditioning air supply outlet under the seat to increase the width of the seat
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In the functional layout of the building, the addition of cloakroom, mother and baby room and rush loading room meets various needs of performance and viewing, and reflects the humanistic care in the repair design
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From the perspective of protecting historical and cultural heritage, the repair team makes maximum use of advanced technology and materials to scientifically and reasonably repair, maintain and renovate Meiqi Grand Theater, so as to make it glow again today
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When the designer fan Wenzhao designed the Meiqi Grand Theater, he adopted the modernist decorative style
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However, for various reasons, the chandelier was lost in the transportation process, so that only a simple chandelier can be used to replace it during construction, which is more or less regrettable
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During the repair, the designer redesigned the chandelier in combination with Maggie’s architectural style, so that the original design style can be presented more completely
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The terrazzo floor is on the ground of the theater lobby
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There is an outward spreading concentric circle pattern composed of beige background and violet radiation strips
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This is the original pattern that existed when the theater was completed in 1941
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Before the overhaul, Meiqi Grand Theater will be repaired every ten years
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The repeated filling of the foundation has made this pattern covered with marble
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During the overhaul in 2015, the construction personnel chiseled the ground and accidentally found the pattern under the marble, and the original terrazzo pattern was gradually stripped out
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In order to make the repair restore the taste of 1941 old Maggie, the management team specially found the teacher and asked them to restore the original process according to the ingredients of the year
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Opening information address of the theater: No
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66 Jiangning Road, Jing’an District business hours: 9:00-19:00 from Monday to Sunday admission: according to the theater performance activities, the surrounding clock in point sun apartment address: Lane 651 and 665, Weihai Road admission: private residence, only the sun apartment at No
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651, Weihai Road and the affiliated Lane 665, the same road, Originally invested by sun Chunsheng, known as the “real estate giant” in the 1920s and 1930s, it was built in 1928
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Sun Chunsheng used to embed his own name in the naming of his industry, just as the naming of Chunfang, chunyangli and other Lilong embedded the word “spring”
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The newly-built senior apartment at No
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651 Weihai Road was named “sunapts”, which can be translated as “sun’s apartment”, but sun’s Chinese Translation is sun, so people used to call it “Sun apartment”
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Sun apartment is designed by karatemoni engineering consulting company
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It has a mixed structure and faces south
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It is a courtyard style multi-storey high-grade apartment with a zigzag plane
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The vertical facade of the main lintel is decorated with white bricks, and the facade of the main lintel is decorated with white arches
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On the west side of the main house, a row of small buildings with a corridor (designed to avoid the sun) are built
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Jing’an villa address: Lane 1025, Nanjing West Road Ticket: private residence, only open appearance
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Jing’an villa is located in lane 1025, Nanjing West Road, Jing’an District
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In 1926, Nanxun tycoon Zhang Jingjiang invested in the construction of a number of new Lilong houses, covering an area of 38 Mu and five cents
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The style is similar to the European Union villa
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The construction was completed in 1932
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It was named because it is located in the old Jing’an Temple Road.
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