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5 used oil tanks to be converted into art galleries in Xuhui District

FIVE huge oil tank once belonging to China’s major aviation fuel supplier will be turned into art galleries, theatre and exhibition centers at a new park along the Huangpu River in Xuhui District, the authority said yesterday.

The four small and a large tank was built by the China National Aviation Fuel to store fuel to supply to the Hongqiao International Airport and it will become the iconic structures at the Oil Tank Art Park to open to public in 2017, an official with the district government said.

The park will cover 57,000 square meters to become a public activity and art center with the memory of the city’s early industry, the official added.

Construction on the park project will begin by the end of this year and open next year.




 

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