Yangpu Park is a large, comprehensive park with an elegant green layout and innovative facilities, often referred to as Shanghai’s “Little West Lake.” Located at 369 Shuangyang Road, it was opened to the public in 1958. Designed with the landscape of Hangzhou’s West Lake as inspiration, the park centers its layout around water bodies and is divided into five scenic areas: Yuyuan Garden, Central Area, Animal Area, Amusement Area...
The national anthem of the People's Republic of China is "March of the Volunteers", with lyrics by Tian Han and music by Nie Er. It was born in the critical moment of life and death for the Chinese nation in the 1930s, serving as a battle cry for the modern Chinese people’s resistance against imperialist aggression and their fight for national independence and liberation. "March of the Volunteers" is the theme song of the film "Children of Troubled Times"...
Jiangwan Sports Center, originally known as Shanghai Stadium or Jiangwan Stadium, was once hailed as the "No. 1 Stadium in the Far East." It is located at No. 245 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China today. The Chuangzhi Tiandi Jiangwan Sports Center (formerly Jiangwan Stadium) serves as a uniquely distinctive public activity hub within Chuangzhi Tiandi. After more than two years of renovation...
The site of Yangshupu Waterworks is located at No. 830 Yangshupu Road, bordering the Huangpu River to the south, covering an area of 129,000 square meters, with a maximum historical extent of 259,000 square meters. The waterworks was designed by British engineer J.W. Hart, and constructed by foreign contractors including Shanghai’s S.C. Farnham & Co. of Shan…
The Shanghai Academicians' Style Museum is the first specialized exhibition hall in China dedicated to showcasing the achievements and spirit of academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Liu Yandong, Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, inscribed the motto “Promote the patriotic spirit and scale the heights of science and technology” for the museum. The former President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering wrote the name of the museum. The style of the Shanghai Academicians' Style Museum…
The China Tobacco Museum is a national, professional museum and currently the world's largest specialized tobacco museum. Covering a site area of 5,511 square meters, with a total construction area of 9,617 square meters and an exhibition area of 3,500 square meters, the museum serves as a national industrial tourism demonstration site and a Shanghai science education...
Located in Yinhang Subdistrict, Yangpu District, Minxing Park opened to the public on April 28, 1994. Covering an area of 3.33 hectares, the park features a horticultural layout dominated by evergreen trees, fruit trees, and flowering shrubs. With large-scale plantings arranged to create multiple scenic spots, it forms a multi-layered, three-dimensional green structure that offers picturesque views in all seasons. The winding paths undulate up and down, organically integrating with three layers of vegetation—trees, shrubs, and ground cover—to create a cohesive and elegant environment. The park is full of charm and delight, making it a vibrant green gem in the Zhongyuan area and a great spot for nearby residents to exercise.
Gongnong Park is located in Yinhang Subdistrict, Yangpu District, covering an area of 1.6 hectares. It officially opened to the public on December 28, 1992. Although not large in size, the park employs the landscape design technique of obstructed views, creating an impression of ever-changing scenery as you walk and a sense of spaciousness within a small area. In the northwest corner of the park stands a stone pavilion where visitors can rest and chat...
Songhe Park is located in Siping Road Subdistrict, Yangpu District, covering an area of 1.4 hectares. It sits at the northwest corner of Fushun Road Bridge by the Yangshupu Port. Originally the northern part of the Lanzhou Nursery, it was renovated in 1985 and opened to the public on October 1, 1986. The park’s name plaque was inscribed by Song Richang, former vice chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The teahouse in Songhe Park is centrally located, surrounded by water on three sides...
Neijiang Park is located in Changbai Xincun Subdistrict, Yangpu District. Originally an orchard and nursery, it was redesigned in 1983 and opened to the public on October 1, 1984, covering an area of 1.55 hectares. The park’s landscaping follows the style of a “classical garden,” featuring double gates that divide the space into inner and outer courtyards. The outer courtyard has black-tiled walls, white plaster, square brick flooring, decorative lattice windows, and palace lanterns...
Fuxing Island is located in the eastern part of Yangpu District, downstream of the Huangpu River. The island has undergone two name changes. In 1905, when the Huangpu River was first regulated, it was called Zhoujiazui Island due to the nearby natural village of Zhoujiazui. After the Japanese occupation in 1937, it was renamed Dinghai Island, after Dinghai Road. In 1945, it was renamed Fuxing Island to commemorate the victory of the Anti-Japanese War...
The northeast of Shanghai Bohyang Park is lined with residential houses. Along the outer side of the perimeter path, there are clusters of trees and shrubs, while the inner side features lawns and lotus ponds. Though small in size, the park feels expansive. It greets visitors with holly ball trees over four meters in diameter, set against a backdrop of osmanthus forests, magnolia gardens, cedar groves, and camellia gardens. Lawns cover one-third of the park. In the northwest corner of the lawn lies a lotus pond, with winding corridors offering a place to rest, as well as a circular stone path…
Shanghai's Xinjiangwan SMP Skate Park is the world’s largest extreme sports theme park, located in the northeastern part of the city in the Xinjiangwan area. The park spans 12,000 square meters within the Xinjiangwan SMP Extreme Sports Center. It accommodates various extreme sports such as inline skating, skateboarding, BMX biking, and motorcycling,…
Jiangwan Sports Park is located at No. 245 Songhu Road in Shanghai. It is a large-scale entertainment venue that is fully equipped and uniquely designed. The entire park is integrated with the Jiangwan Stadium, covering an area of 25.4 hectares. The park offers over 20 different amusement attractions, including the country’s largest “wave-generating circulating swimming pool,” which can accommodate...
Pingliang Park is located in Daqiao Subdistrict, Yangpu District. The site was originally a garbage dump. The park was planned in 1957, opened on January 20, 1958, and expanded in 2001 to cover an area of 1.36 hectares. Nestled among a cinema, factories, and residential houses, the park features a rectangular lawn dominated by magnolia trees in its central area...
Huimin Park was built and opened to the public in November 1959. Located at 724 Huimin Road, Yangpu District, it is named after the road. Covering a total area of 8,000 square meters, it is classified as a Double-Quality Park. In June 1959, it was designated as a children's park by the Greening Office of the People’s Committee of Yulin District, with an investment of 30,000 yuan. It opened in October of the same year. Because the surrounding residential…
Yanchun Park is located at No. 20 Yingkou Road, bordered by Jingyu East Road to the north and Yingkou Road to the west. It was opened to the public in October 1987. ?? Shanghai's Yanchun Park covers an area of 1.29 hectares. The park is part of the supporting facilities for Yanji New Residential Area. Its hollow carved flower wall integrates the park landscape with the greenery of the residential community, enhancing the spring-like atmosphere of Yanji New Area—hence the name was changed from its former “Jingyu” to “Yanchun.” In 2003, part of the park was temporarily used for metro construction, and after renovation, the park reopened in December 2006.
The former site of Jiangwan Airport in Shanghai's Xinjiangwan area is the only natural ecological "green gem" within the city, listed as one of Shanghai's four future model residential zones. The government has planned and invested in this valuable land resource, and after development, it will become a new Xinjiangwan featuring knowledge-based, eco-friendly housing of the 21st century...
The Wujiaochang area was originally a wilderness east of Jiangwan Town in the northern suburbs of Shanghai. In the 1930s, to compete with the foreign concessions, the Shanghai Municipal Government developed a new district downstream along the Huangpu River, constructing many roads, including these five major thoroughfares built at that time. Before the War of Resistance, classical Chinese-style buildings such as the municipal government office, museum, library, and Jiangwan Stadium were constructed northeast of Wujiaochang, with plans to establish this area as the new city center of Shanghai. During the war, the Japanese continued development here, building structures like Hengchan Corporation (now the Nanjing Political College Branch). Later, the area primarily evolved into an educational and cultural district, with nearby institutions including Fudan University, Tongji University, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai University of Sport, the Nanjing Political College Branch, and Changhai Hospital. After 1990, a number of shops gradually opened near the intersection of the five main roads.
Siping Science and Technology Park is located north of the Inner Ring Elevated Road on Zhongshan North Second Road, west of Siping Road, south of Guotai Road, and east of Zhengxi Road. The planning and design were jointly undertaken by the Shanghai Second Light Industry Architectural Design Research Institute and the Yangpu District Landscape Design Office of Shanghai. Construction began on March 28, 2002, and was completed on December 30, 2003...