The popularity of the movie "Flowers" has made many old landmarks familiar to Shanghainese become a popular spot for Internet celebrities. There are many people coming to check in at Huanghe Road and at the entrance of Heping Hotel. Among the many scenes in "Flowers", you can also find a "Flowers" map about Shanghai sports. Located at both ends of the bustling Nanjing Road, Shanghai Sports Building and Jing'an Stadium have become the two landmarks where Mr. Bao's life turned in the TV series "Flowers".
The Mysterious Pool of the Kirin Club
In the movie, in the slightly retro light, the number one player in the stock trading world, the "Kilin Club", summons Po. People around them were splashing in the swimming pool, like those who were jumping into the financial tide, sinking and floating in it.
In front of me, the afternoon sunset slanted through the window, sprinkling golden specks on the blue waves. The ripples on the water surface are like the glorious past, still echoing in the present.
Exterior view of the Sports Building Photo by reporter Li Mingshen The same below as
This is a hidden corner located in the back half of the first floor of the Sports Building - the Shanghai Sports Club swimming pool, which is also the first heated swimming pool in Shanghai.
Standing by the swimming pool, the temperature of the swimming pool hall without any air conditioning equipment is pleasant. The carefully designed ventilation structure of the building has kept it warm in winter and cool in summer for nearly a century. The mosaic hall walls are still full of artistic beauty to this day. Here, a large number of the pride of China’s swimming world have swam—Olympic champions Yang Wenyi, Le Jingyi, Zhuang Yong, Asian Games champion Jiang Chengji, etc., all of whom started their swimming glory here. In the
TV series "Flowers", several scenes were shot in the ballroom on the second floor of the Sports Building. In the TV series, Abao's leather shoes stepped on the floor, making the sound of "Go, go, go...", exuding a sense of confidence that he was bound to win. This century-old wooden floor is what Shanghai people often call "spring floor" - it does not mean that springs are actually installed under the floor, but that in order to meet the needs of dancing, the floors were made of high-grade peach wood. The laying process is exquisite and beautiful. It is so beautiful that it jumps out and vibrates like a response, so it is called "spring floor".
Sports Building Swimming Pool
Before "Flowers", this place had long been a favored place for film and television shooting. The comedy movie "Big Li, Xiao Li and Old Li" directed by Xie Jin in 1962 was also shot in the Sports Building.
Baozong’s first pot of gold nuggets
is located at the intersection of Xikang Road and Nanyang Road, in the prosperous Nanjing West Road business circle. The Jing’an District Gymnasium is one of the few mass comprehensive sports venues in the city center. But what’s more interesting is that what makes the stadium out of the circle today is its former financial attributes - at the beginning of the TV series "Flowers", Mr. Bao’s first pot of gold nuggets is in the current Jing’an Stadium.
Cheerleading performance in Jing’an Gymnasium on National Fitness Day
Before the establishment of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1990, there was a history of over-the-counter trading for more than five years. At that time, Shanghai's first securities sales department was opened at No. 101 Xikang Road, which was renovated using the space under the stands of the Jing'an District Gymnasium. It witnessed the history of the revitalization and prosperity of Shanghai's financial industry after the spring breeze of reform and opening up.
Back then, people who were doing stocks and buying government bonds called that sales department "No. 101 Xikang Road." When buying and selling stocks, bring a seal. There are columns for the transferor and transferee on the back of the stock. The transaction is considered completed only after the buyer and seller have stamped their seals. The party who took the stock also has an "interest discount card", which records the status of receiving dividends every year. The buying and selling scene of treasury bonds is more lively. They are all physical transactions. No matter how much money you spend to buy them, you can basically get back physical treasury bonds of the same thickness.
After 1990, the Jing’an District Gymnasium returned to sports. Entering the 21st century, as the sports venue closest to the city center, it has taken on the task of hosting the annual Shanghai Foil World Cup. In 2007, the 49-year-old Luan Jujie, a legendary figure who once "raised his eyebrows and drew his sword from its sheath", also came to the Jing'an District Gymnasium to work hard for his dream of participating in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Lei Sheng and other Olympic champions have competed here, showing off their talents as top swordsmen.
Today's Jing'an District Gymnasium has become a good place for Jing'an citizens to enjoy leisure sports and fitness. It has service areas for badminton, table tennis, tennis, basketball and other projects. It also teaches fitness, yoga, archery, boxing, and children's sports. A great place for various events and team building. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Li Ranran)
