Introduction to Paramount Hall: In 1932, Chinese businessman Gu Lian undertook an investment of 700,000 taels of silver to purchase the Jing'an Temple site to build Paramount Hall, and named it "Paramount Hall" with a homophonic pronunciation. It opened in 1933. The famous No. 1 Yuefu in the Far East, Paramount Ballroom is a famous comprehensive entertainment venue in Shanghai. The full name is "Parlem Hotel Ballroom". At that time, almost all those who were eligible to spend money here were top celebrities such as Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, the Kong family and his son, Dai Li, the Godfather of the Far East Du Yuesheng, the comedy master Chaplin, the richest Chinese man Rong Zongjing, the richest man in the Far East Sassoon, and the richest man in Hong Kong Ho Tung who settled in Shanghai. Paramount is still famous throughout the Chinese world.

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