Which district of Shanghai does People's Square belong to?

People's Square belongs to Huangpu District, Shanghai.

Located in Huangpu District, Shanghai, Shanghai People's Square is the political, economic, cultural, tourist center and transportation hub of Shanghai, and it is also one of the most important landmark buildings in Shanghai. Formed after the opening of Shanghai, it was originally named Shanghai Happy Racing Hall, which was the place where the upper class held horse racing and other activities at that time.

On the north side of the square is the seat of Shanghai Municipal People's Government, on the northwest side is Shanghai Grand Theatre, on the northeast side is Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, on the south side is Shanghai Museum, and People's Avenue passes through it. There are 17 meters wide green belts on both sides of the square, with a total green area of 80,000 square meters.

Origin of the square:

1950165438+10. In order to unify the plane coordinate system in Shanghai, the then Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources made a survey of the whole city. Taking the flagpole of the international hotel center as the origin, the plane coordinate system of Shanghai is determined. The International Hotel is on Nanjing West Road to the north of People's Square.

The three national trunk highways (namely "National Highway") starting from Shanghai People's Square, namely 3 12 (Shanghai-Huoxian Line), 3 18 (Shanghai-Niexian Line) and 320 (Shanghai-Ruixian Line), all start from People's Square as "0" km, which is also the end point of National Highway 204 (Yanhu Line).