Shanxi Road Citizen Square is located at the bustling intersection of Zhongshan North Road, Hunan Road and Shanxi Road in the north of Nanjing, with a total area of over 90,000 square meters (including X-shaped underground pedestrian passage). The municipal and district governments invested more than 654.38 billion yuan to rebuild and expand the former Xiliuwan Park and the Municipal Children's Palace. What the square shows in front of people is rich modern colors and European style. Open-air water viewing platform, colonnade along the lake, copper spray of landscape water curtain, soft fountain in the middle of the lake, European wooden bridge, cast copper sunshine pavilion, various landscape lights, pavement paving, hollow cast iron railings and green trees set each other off. The greening area of the square is 14900 square meters, 85 original trees are maintained, 77 new trees are planted/kloc-0, and the lawn is newly built for mobile greening. There are more than 450 kinds, shapes and bright column-type garden lights, reflective garden lights, lawn lights, floodlights, neon lights, corridor wall lights, underwater light effect lights and floor lamps in the square. The artificial lake covers an area of 1 1000 square meters, and there is a large soft-stop music fountain on the lake. The Youth Theater, Youth Palace and Planetarium have been partially rebuilt and expanded on the original basis, and the three buildings are fully decorated with aluminum-plastic panels, steel grids and lighting facilities. X-shaped pedestrian passage with construction area of1523m2, four directions and eight exits. In 2000, the renovation project of Shanxi Road Civic Square was awarded "Satisfaction Cup-1000 Top Ten Popular Projects" by the district committee and government.
In September 2000, Nanjing Shanxi Road Civic Square was built with the investment of more than 654.38 billion yuan from the municipal and district governments. Reconstruction and expansion of the original Xiliuwan Park and the Municipal Youth Palace. The total area is 90,000 square meters. The reconstructed Shanxi Road Plaza has grade crossing on the ground and a new X-shaped pedestrian passage underground.