People · architect

Zhou Huinan

周惠南

Shanghai architect named by Chinese Wikipedia as builder of the first-generation Great World.

Zhou Huinan (周惠南) was a Shanghai architect. Chinese Wikipedia names him as the builder of the first-generation Great World, the amusement hall opened in 1917.

Places

Building· 1917–1928

Great World

大世界Dàshìjiè

An amusement hall opened in 1917 and rebuilt in 1928, now a venue for intangible cultural heritage performances at Yan'an Road and Xizang Road.

Sources

1.Chinese Wikipedia (article given in each fact's locator) (中文维基百科), Wikimedia Foundation — https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/上海大世界wikipedia