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An aerial view for the sports-themed park in Juyuan New Area, Jiading district, Shanghai [Photo/jiading.gov.cn] |
Residents of Juyuan New Area, Jiading district of Shanghai will get a sports-themed park in the coming April, as the park recently completed its main construction, local media reported on Feb 29.
Workers are now working on the construction of its supporting facilities, said a local official.
Taking up an area of 30,000 square meters, the park consists of a 1.1-kilometer ring path for walking or jogging, two basketball courts, two football courts, a gateball court, a 2,000-sq-m area for line dance, a 1,500-sq-m entertainment area for kids, and a parking lot. A swimming pool is also planned to be built inside it.
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Sports facilities at the soon-to-be-opened park in Juyuan New Area, Jiading, Shanghai [Photo/jiading.gov.cn] |
The park has done greening work quite well, with its greening rate reaching 70 percent. It looks like a green corridor along the Hengli River and is regarded as a "green lung" of the district.
The official explained that the park is intended to arouse local residents' interests in sports and is designed to meet the needs of people of all ages.
When the park is completed, it is expected to be the first choice of local residents to do exercise, said the officials.
It will be opened to local residents for free, while its basketball, football and gateball courts will charge some extra fees, added the official.