|With the China International Import Expo approaching, to ensure the good condition of road and bridge facilities, the Shanghai transportation administration has carried out a special program to address gauge-exceeding and overloading problems of vans since July 16.[!--empirenews.page--]|Yao Wei, a delegate of the Shanghai NPC (National People’s Congress), submitted a proposal on improving the gender allocation of toilets in Shanghai earlier this year, which has recently received an official reply of “adapted and to resolve” from the relevant government department.[!--empirenews.page--]|Three of Shanghai’s museums have joined hands to launch a special exhibition featuring their best collections and showcasing for citizens the profound culture of the city. Jointly organized by the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai Museum and Shanghai History Museum, the exhibition held at the Shanghai History Museum is free to the public from July 17 to October 21.[!--empirenews.page--]|Three of Shanghai’s museums have joined hands to launch a special exhibition featuring their best collections and showcasing for citizens the profound culture of the city. Jointly organized by the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai Museum and Shanghai History Museum, the exhibition held at the Shanghai History Museum is free to the public from July 17 to October 21.[!--empirenews.page--]|According to the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau, the first Shanghai International Landscape Lighting Forum and Exhibition will be held in early September to strengthen international exchange and cooperation in the field of landscape lighting.[!--empirenews.page--]|On July 17, 2018, Shanghai formally welcomed the dog days of summer which may last for about 40 days. On that day, the highest temperature was around 35℃, nearly triggering a high temperature warning signal released by the local meteorological bureau.[!--empirenews.page--]|Brain science and brain-inspired science and technology, popularly represented by monkey cloning technology, have landed in the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Valley, Songjiang District, Shanghai. On July 18, the innovation valley witnessed the inauguration of the G60 Brain Intelligence Scientific and Innovative Research Base.[!--empirenews.page--]|The 3D panoramic sound Peking Opera film “The Glorious Zhen Guan Years Of the Tang Dynasty” is being filmed in Shanghai. A cast of famous actors have gathered at Shanghai Chedun Film and Television Base.[!--empirenews.page--]|The five-day-long 2018 Thai Lifestyle Festival kicked off in Shanghai on July 18. The opening ceremony took place in the presence of Ms. Sasirit Tangulrat, Consul General of Thailand in Shanghai, and Zhuang Paiji, President and Secretary General of the Thai Chamber of Commerce in China, among other guests.[!--empirenews.page--]|The 28th National Book Expo, the country's largest yearly book fair is being held from July 19 to 22 in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province. 60 representatives of the Shanghai press and publication industry are taking part in the expo, presenting nearly 6,000 kinds of books to showcase Shanghai’s publication culture.