The emerging community of Lingang in the Pudong New Area will have a world-class art center in 2023, according to a plan released on Tuesday.

The Lingang Art Center will be built on the biggest of the three islands on Dishui Lake. It will  feature a 1,500-seat theater and a 400-seat multifunctional hall.

“Lingang has become a smart manufacturing base and represents the concept of a future city,” said Chen Jie, Party chief of Lingang management committee. “We hope the new art center will represent harmonious relation between humans and nature, and the perfect combination of scientific spirit and artistic beauty. And we hope it can help the island to become  a new cultural landmark.”