Street performers will soon gain legal status in Shanghai
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fiddles">fiddles</span>, <span word="drums">drums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guitars">guitars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crafts">crafts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="legitimately">legitimately</span>. "<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="street">street</span>-<span word="side">side</span> <span word="performers">performers</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Luo">Luo</span> <span word="Huaizhen">Huaizhen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="playwright">playwright</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="performers">performers</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="performers">performers</span>' <span word="management">management</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span>, <span word="Radio">Radio</span>, <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>. <span word="Luo">Luo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="livened">livened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenery">scenery</span>.</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="performers">performers</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="beggars">beggars</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="India">India</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> - <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span>," <span word="Luo">Luo</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Quite">Quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>."</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Expo">Expo</span> 2010 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lively">lively</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chi">Chi</span> <span word="Xiaoling">Xiaoling</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span>, <span word="Radio">Radio</span>, <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. "<span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legitimacy">legitimacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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