Hui Longtan Park

Hui Longtan Park

Hui Longtan Park is a national AA-level tourist attraction.

Exiting the Jiading Confucius Temple and crossing the ancient Binxing Bridge from the Song Dynasty’s Chunyou era, you’ll arrive at Hui Longtan Park. The park is named after the Hui Longtan in front of it. The pool was dredged in the 16th year of the Ming Dynasty’s Wanli era (1588). Legend has it that five rivers converge here, resembling five long dragons stretching and winding. Within the pool lies an islet called Yingkui Mountain, embraced by green waters like a dragon coiling around a pearl. From above, it resembles five dragons competing for a pearl, forming a natural landscape where mountains and water are intertwined.

In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), the Jiading County Popular Education Museum developed Hui Longtan, Yingkui Mountain, Kuixing Pavilion, the Dragon Gate area, and the Confucius Temple into “Kuishan Park.” By the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Kuishan Park existed in name only. In 1976 and 1978, the county and city invested 300,000 yuan and 900,000 yuan respectively, expanding the site based on the remaining attractions of Kuishan Park. It opened to the public on June 1, 1979, and was named Hui Longtan Park. This marked the first phase of the project, covering an area of 49.05 mu, with main attractions including Hui Longtan, Yingkui Mountain, Dachang Platform, Kuixing Pavilion, Houhuang Memorial Monument, Bihé Pond, Jingting, Jiale Ting, Lingyun Ting, and Yuhong Bridge. In 1980, after relocating the Jiading First Rice Mill, the second phase commenced, covering 22.3 mu, with an investment of 588,000 yuan from the city. It was completed in December 1982 and opened in March 1984. Major attractions included Changguan Building, Wanfo Pagoda, Zhuihua Hall, Cuihuang Pavilion, Xizhao Ting, Banana Courtyard, Suiyu Spring, Yulian Pond, Boying Xie, Qia’an Hall, and Zhuyun Peak.

The southern part of the park features the waters of Hui Longtan and Yingkui Mountain, forming a natural landscape where mountain and water complement each other. By the pond stands the multi-storied Kuixing Pavilion with flying eaves, while atop the mountain, the verdant trees frame the Siyi Pavilion, which echoes the Confucius Temple memorial archway in the distance. The mountain and water scenery cast clear reflections on the surface. The northern section adopts the layout of a Suzhou-style garden, with upturned eaves, elegant simplicity, white walls, flowing streams, and meandering paths leading to serene spots. The layout is compact, with relatively concentrated ancient architecture. Changguan Building, Yi’an Hall, and Zhuihua Hall feature distinctive shapes, all exuding an antique and refined charm.

The park boasts numerous historical and cultural relics: stone pavilions, stone pagodas, and stone peaks from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties; eleven ancient trees over a hundred years old, preserved intact with a rustic grandeur. Ming and Qing structures such as Kuixing Pavilion and Bai Niao Chaoyang Platform shine alongside towering ancient trees and exotic flowers. The memorial monument of the Ming Dynasty loyalists Hou Dongzeng and Huang Chunyao stands tall, along with remnants of the massacre of over a thousand members of the Small Sword Society after their defeat. Here, humanistic landscapes blend seamlessly with natural scenery. Due to its long history and unique scenery, Hui Longtan Park is listed as one of Shanghai’s famous gardens.

Address: No. 299, Tacity Road, Jiading District, Shanghai

Type: Garden/Park

Recommended visiting time: 1–2 hours

Phone: 021-59532604

Opening hours:

May 1 – September 30: 5:00–17:00; October 1 – April 30 of the following year: 6:00–17:00.

Ticket information:

Door price: 5.0 RMB

Transportation

Hu-Jia Line, Tourist Line 6, Metro Line 11, etc.

Jiading Town Subdistrict: Before the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the ancient coastline formed at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and human activity already existed along the Lianqi River (now the area of the West Gate Old Street). By the Liang Dynasty’s Tianjian era (502–519), a settlement had formed. During the Tang Dynasty, the ancient town of Jiading was named Lianqi Market after the Lianqi River. On the ninth day of the twelfth month of the tenth year of the Southern Song Dynasty’s Jiading era (January 7, 1218), the county was established and named Jiading after the reign title, a name that has continued to this day. In September 2000, Jiading Town was restructured from a town into a subdistrict.

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