Ceremony marks start on retail plaza in Las Vegas’ Chinatown
The Lion and Dragon Dancers of the Lohan School of Shaolinin participate in a traditional Chinese performance at the Shangai Plaza groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, August 4, 2017, in Chinatown in Las Vegas. Morgan Lieberman Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Lion and Dragon Dancers of the Lohan School of Shaolinin participate in a traditional Chinese performance at the Shangai Plaza groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, August 4, 2017, in Chinatown in Las Vegas. Morgan Lieberman Las Vegas Review-Journal
Mikael Candelaria, a dancer from the Lion and Dragon Dancers of the Lohan School of Shaolinin participates in a traditional Chinese performance at the Shangai Plaza groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, August 4, 2017, in Chinatown in Las Vegas. Morgan Lieberman Las Vegas Review-Journal
Honorary President Wai Tak Ng speaks to the crowd at the Shangai Plaza groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, August 4, 2017, in Chinatown in Las Vegas. Morgan Lieberman Las Vegas Review-Journal
Members of Clark County City Council, Martin-Harris Construction, and the Shangai Plaza Board at the Shangai Plaza groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, August 4, 2017, in Chinatown in Las Vegas. Morgan Lieberman Las Vegas Review-Journal
Congresswoman Dina Titus watches a traditional Chinese dance at the Shangai Plaza groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, August 4, 2017, in Chinatown in Las Vegas. Morgan Lieberman Las Vegas Review-Journal
Updated August 4, 2017 - 8:39 pm
Developers broke ground Friday on a new retail plaza in Las Vegas’ Chinatown area called Shanghai Plaza.
The 4.3-acre, 80,000-square-foot center, is being built on Spring Mountain Road at Arville Street.
Plans call for four two-story buildings and a traditional Shanghai architectural style.
