|Another historic building in the Bund area will regain its vitality as comprehensive renovation of the former Shanghai Municipal Administration Building is set to start by the end of the year. It will become office space, and its central square will be open to the public when the reconstruction is completed in 2022, the centenary of the building.[!--empirenews.page--]|Another historic building in the Bund area will regain its vitality as comprehensive renovation of the former Shanghai Municipal Administration Building is set to start by the end of the year. It will become office space, and its central square will be open to the public when the reconstruction is completed in 2022, the centenary of the building.[!--empirenews.page--]|Statistics show that during the past 2019 Spring Festival weeklong holiday, 59 major commercial and retail enterprises in Huangpu recorded a combined sales revenue of 841 million yuan, up 8.9% from last year. The riverside area of Huangpu received 2.3 million visits during the holiday.ved 2.3 million visits during the holiday.[!--empirenews.page--]|Citys'art exhibition in tribute to reform and opening-up garners great interest[!--empirenews.page--]|During the 2019 Spring Festival, 29 art museums in Shanghai received a total of 140,000 visits. Among all the exhibitions, the Rising Tides: An Exhibition Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of China's reform and opening-up held at the China Art Museum attracted over 60,000 visits alone. As of today, the exhibition has received nearly 500,000 visits since its opening.[!--empirenews.page--]|Shanghai's Hongqiao flower market has seen a flourishing start as the Chinese New Year holiday has just ended. There is a scene of hustle and bustle in this flower market where fresh-cut flowers, potted plants and preserved fresh flowers are selling briskly. Roses are no doubt topping the list of best sellers since Valentine's Day is just around the corner.[!--empirenews.page--]|Even though the Chinese New Year holiday has come to an end, many people are still immersed in the joy of the festival. To put it another way, they do not want to say goodbye to the Spring Festival. If so, why not travel back in time to an active Forbidden City to experience the festive atmosphere?[!--empirenews.page--]|China has the final say when specifying the requirements for a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This Monday, the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine announced that ISO (International Organization for Standardization) has published a document titled “ISO 21316：2019 Traditional Chinese medicine - Isatis indigotica root”.[!--empirenews.page--]|Chinese people born around the 1970s might be familiar with an ordinary sounding British name: George Michael. Soon they will have an opportunity to browse the late British singer’s personal art collection in Shanghai.[!--empirenews.page--]|American conductor Marin Alsop, known as the "First Lady" in classical music circles, led the Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra to present a South-American-style concert in the Shanghai Grand Theatre on Feb. 14, 2019.