In the last century, there was such a saying among tourists
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"If you don't go to the big world, you will come to Shanghai in vain."
Text/Photo/Zhang Yue
Shanghai Big World, condensing the childhood memories of generations of Shanghainese, is the earliest and largest and most influential indoor comprehensive amusement park in China, which was well-known at home and abroad before liberation, and it was also listed as a municipal cultural relics protection unit in Shanghai.
Shanghai Big World, founded in 1917 by businessman Huang Chujiu. Its towering minaret is very eye-catching and was designed by Chinese architects to imitate the Baroque minaret.
The architectural style of the Great World is more mixed, mainly imitating the Western classical style, but it is limited to the gate, the column hall and the theater, etc., and the interior is quite a traditional Chinese form.
Located at the intersection of South Xizang Road and East Yan'an Road, Great World was founded in 1917 and features amusement, juggling, and northern and southern opera and opera. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was renamed "People's Playground", "Shanghai Youth Palace" and "Great World Recreation Center". Closed to customers since 2008, it reopened to the public in 2017 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Shanghai Great World.
After entering the big world, he began to look at the haha mirror, twelve large mirrors can make people longer, shorter, fatter, thinner, etc., a variety of shapes, causing people to laugh.
At that time, Huang Chujiu founded the big world with the unique idea of "novelty and chic, a hundred plays and miscellaneous things". He asked a famous British craftsman to hand-make 12 concave and convex mirrors, and placed 6 sides on each side of the entrance to the gate. The mirror is uneven, the body of the person in the mirror is twisted and deformed, and it is full of fun, such as becoming taller, shorter, fatter, thinner, etc., all of which attract people to lean forward and backward, haha laugh, so it is called haha mirror.
At that time, these 12 haha mirrors also became the unique attraction of the big world. Today, you can still experience the renovation of the first floor of the big world, reminisce about that history, and feel the variety of life.
Stepping out of the Hall of The Mirrors, there is a circular central field. In the past, it was a famous bullring, boxing ring, and performing arts venue, but now it is mainly opera, folk music, dance, magic, innovative plays and other rotations.
The Great World Stage is performing at the Literary And Artistic Show.
The view from the side of the Jujutsu Stage is as follows.
Inside, there is a big world with a new look, and there are too many things to play.
There are also various opera performances, interactive projects, and teachings!
You can bring your parents to listen to music and drink tea,
Even children can doodle and learn about traditional Chinese culture
The children after 00 and 10 grew up playing computer games and mobile phone games, but in our time, which child had a whole little bully "learning machine" at home, but it was angry! Contra, Super Mary, 90 Tanks and other games can be called eternal classics and good memories in the hearts of the post-80s.
In the world of toys, the on-face display cases are listed with a variety of childhood toys from the 70s and 80s...
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"Red and white machine", "Tin Man", "Wooden Building Block"...
Tin toys
The moment you see it is absolutely "on top"!
For example: throwing sandbags, the originator of the hate game, when playing sandbags, I want to smash the people in front of me out of a hole. It's really a lot of energy, and I don't leave any noodles.
The jump rope with painted wooden handles is now mostly replaced by plastic.
Empty bamboo, in the park can still see uncles and grandfathers shaking and playing.
This toy is enduring, and now there are still things to buy outside.
We saw comic strips when we were kids, and there are so many types of cards... Do you collect instant noodle cards from that time?
There are several playground halls in the museum,
Taking the century-old history of the great world as a clue,
Experience the five senses with wonder and magic,
Refresh your mind!
Surrounded by a large multi-prism mirror channel,
Truly experience the magical feeling of being in a kaleidoscope!
Sunlight combined with colorful glass windows,
"Colorful Trojans" that change into different colors,
Create a fantastic color space with super visual impact!
Inside it is a cylindrical space that extends infinitely up and down,
A light and shadow installation with a skeleton lettering combined with the Great Le Monde.
The fourth floor of the former great world has a movie theater, a burlesque theater, a special dance hall, and a space entertainment palace.
Holographic projection method,
Recreate various forms of theatrical performances,
You can take a group photo with the character,
Full of technology!
Now, when you come to the fourth floor, you will be able to understand china's art, intangible cultural heritage and other knowledge and culture more easily through multimedia exhibitions.
1978 exhibition on the fourth floor,
Various 70s and 80s scene arrangements,
Old classrooms, neon lights, video stores...
Take you a second back in time to childhood!
The Great World was once known as the "Gate of the East" of Chinese culture. After liberation, the great world has been transformed into a place of leisure and entertainment for the masses, and has always been welcomed by Shanghai citizens and foreign tourists with its popular style and elegant entertainment programs.
The big world is the imprint of an era
The big world in the child's heart
Dream-like city paradise
The big world is one such one
Carrying forward the past and the future,
Future
A place that keeps pace with the times.
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