Shanghai Xiangyang Park

Shanghai Xiangyang Park

Xiangyang Park is bordered by Huaihai Middle Road to the south, Xiangyang North Road to the west, and Xinle Road to the north, covering an area of 22,066 square meters. The site was originally farmland and a cemetery, including the burial ground of Xue Baocheng, a wealthy dye merchant from Jiangyin. In 1938, the French Municipal Council of the Shanghai French Concession acquired the land to build a new office building. In June 1940, the French government surrendered to Germany, and the construction of the office building was put on hold. In 1941, the Municipal Council decided to turn the site into a park exclusively for French children, which was once referred to as a children's park. Due to protests from Chinese residents, the park was opened to the public on January 30, 1942. To commemorate René de Fleuriau, a former French diplomat at the Consulate General in Shanghai who died in the anti-German war in 1939, it was named Fleuriau Park, also known as Dumei Park. In 1943, it was renamed Taishan Park. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it was renamed Lin Sen Park in 1946. On May 28, 1950, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government approved its renaming to Xiangyang Park.

The park features both formal and natural layouts, utilizing hedges to divide spaces between the two, creating an effect of spaciousness within a limited area. It includes tree-lined avenues of French plane trees, symmetrical flower beds, wide pathways, winding trails, “crooked gates and slanted paths,” and exquisitely arranged greenery, forming a uniquely distinctive French-style park. The park is planted with nearly 100 species of flowers and trees such as cherry blossoms, camellias, azaleas, crabapple, and roses, adding seasonal beauty throughout the year.

Address: No. 1008 Huaihai Middle Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai (near Xiangyang North Road)

Type: Urban Park

Recommended visiting time: About 1 hour

Phone: 021-54042208

Ticket information:

Free admission.