The River Mall, Shopping center in Pudong, China
The River Mall (世博源) occupies the Expo Axis of Expo 2010 in Pudong, Shanghai: a half-open structure with two levels above ground and two below, split into five zones along a central promenade. It connects the China Pavilion, the theme pavilions, the Expo Centre and the Expo Performance Centre, and now holds shops and restaurants.
The River Mall occupies the Expo Axis, the main entrance and central spine of Expo 2010, one of the event's five permanent structures. After the expo closed, the axis underwent three years of renovation. In May 2014 it opened as The River Mall, operated by Shanghai Expo Bailian Commercial, a joint venture of Shanghai Expo Development Group and Bailian Group.
The name 世博源 (Shiboyuan) links the mall to Expo 2010, and the site keeps the Expo Axis as its spine. The complex is divided into two streets and five zones, and a sightseeing mini-train runs through it; during its opening May Day holiday it drew over 500,000 visitors, with queues for food and for the train.
The mall is easy to reach from Yaohua Road station on the metro, and it is within walking distance of China Art Museum station. It works best to visit on weekday mornings when the crowds are smaller.
The Expo Axis that the mall occupies is a semi-open structure with two levels above ground and two below, and it was one of the five permanent buildings of Expo 2010, alongside the China Pavilion and the Expo Center. Its air conditioning runs on river-water and ground-source heat pumps: up to 1,200 tonnes of Huangpu River water per hour pass through the units as cooling water before returning to the river.
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