The Music Hall was built in 1935 and has two floors. Originally serving as the auditorium for the secondary school department, the upper floor functioned as the auditorium while the lower floor housed offices and science laboratories. It was later converted into the music room for the University of Shanghai. The building features a Gothic architectural style, giving the impression of an exquisite church. The main entrance is marked by a pointed arch doorway, with multi-layered arch designs above, featuring a long…
Constructed in 1936, Shifford Hall was originally a dormitory for female faculty members and was named in honor of Mrs. Henrietta Hall Shuck from Virginia, USA. It now serves as the International Exchange Center. The building features a brick-and-wood structure and an eclectic architectural style. Its windows are square-shaped, with white stone-like window surrounds creating a color contrast against the fair-faced red brick walls...
Sze Wei Hall (Auditorium and White Chapel): The main auditorium of Hujiang University, also known as Sze Wei Hall, was built through fundraising to commemorate Dr. F. W. Welpton, the university’s second president, and to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of Hujiang University. Construction began in 1936, …
Fulai Hall is the latest-built structure among the historic buildings of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. Constructed in 1948 with funding from the Northern and Southern Baptist Conventions of the United States, it cost $169,500. The building features Gothic Revival architecture, with a main three-story section and partial four-story sections. It has an exposed red brick facade, a pointed arch entrance, and a roof adorned with continuous pointed dormer windows...
In February 1947, construction began on a 12-unit faculty dormitory, which was completed that same year. On October 8, the Board of Trustees approved the library expansion plan and named the newly enlarged library the “Herman C. E. Liu Memorial Library” in honor of President Liu Zhan’en…
The former site of the new plant of the Shanghai Municipal Council's Electrical Department is located at No. 2800 Yangshupu Road, Yangpu District. Yangshupu Power Plant (Shanghai first had electric lights in 1882. British businesses built three power plants along the Suzhou River. In 1908, the Shanghai Municipal Council established an Electrical Department, acquired the old plants, and built a large plant in Yangshupu, which started supplying electricity in 1913. In 1929, the U.S...
The former site of the Yangshupu Works of the Gas Company is located at No. 2524 Yangshupu Road. The Yangshupu Gas Factory was established in 1932 and went into operation two years later. The factory featured the then-advanced continuous vertical Wootz-type carbonization production process. It installed two sets of 82-inch, 30-hole core water-gas heaters, along with mechanical tar removal, …
The office building of Yufeng Textile Co., Ltd. is located at No. 2866 Ban Yangshupu Road. It was an early cotton mill established in Shanghai by the Japanese company Daito Yo Co., Ltd. The factory was renowned for producing the famous “Dragon Head Fine Cloth,” which gained international acclaim, and its cotton yarn, branded under the “Xiantao” label, also enjoyed a stellar reputation in the industry. After the liberation, Yufeng came under government ownership and was renamed the Shanghai No. 17 Cotton…
The former site of the East District Sewage Treatment Plant is located at No. 1283 Heijian Road. It was originally built in 1926, with an office building covering a land area of 227 square meters and a construction area of 455 square meters. Constructed with reinforced concrete and facing south, the structure features an Art Deco style. The parapet gradually steps inward from the coping line. The evenly spaced windows are accented with horizontal decorative elements...
The former site of the Mee Fung Yarn Factory is located at 400 Bo Yang Road. Built in 1934, it was originally established by British merchants. Designed by Pullen and constructed by the firm of Manson & Wood, the building was completed in 1934. The yarn warehouse features a timber pile foundation, a reinforced concrete flat-slab structure, exposed red brick walls, and a composition of horizontal and vertical lines. The senior staff residences are of brick-and-wood construction...
The Old Shanghai Municipal Library is located at No. 181 Heishan Road. It features an architectural style that blends modern and traditional Chinese elements. Situated along the north-south central axis of the administrative center, between Fuqian Right Road and Funan You Road, it faces east with its back to the west, directly opposite the museum. The building has a "工"-shaped floor plan, with both ends of the front section extending forward, resembling the Wumen (Meridian Gate). …
The Old Shanghai Museum is located in the imaging building of Changhai Hospital at 174 Changhai Road, designed to resemble the structure of a traditional Chinese drum tower. It is one of the buildings of the "Greater Shanghai Plan," constructed in 1934. Designed by Dong Dayou in a fusion of Chinese and Western architectural styles, it was built by Zhang Yutai Heji Yingchang. Its appearance resembles Beijing’s Drum Tower, featuring a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof with glazed tiles, and four...
The Old Shanghai Municipal Hospital is located in Building 21 of Changhai Hospital and is one of the buildings from the "Greater Shanghai Plan." Construction began in 1934. It was designed by Dong Dayou and built by the Lu Genji Construction Company. The originally planned Old Shanghai Municipal Hospital was to have this main building at its center, with eight equally sized buildings arranged in a fan shape. However, it seems that only…
The Shanghai Municipal Health Research Institute is located at Lane 32, Zhongyuan Road and was completed in the second half of 1935. The building is constructed in a brick-and-stone style, featuring a hip-and-gable roof in the central section, with flush gable roofs on both sides, adorned with elaborate eave decorations. The eaves are supported by bracket sets (dougong), and the roof is covered with yellow glazed tiles. The walls are decorated with traditional Chinese architectural motifs, among which the still clearly visible...
The Former Shanghai Special Municipal Government Building is located within the Shanghai University of Sport at No. 399 Changhai Road. It was designed by the renowned Chinese architect Dong Dayou and constructed by the Zhusenji Construction Company. The building features a front plaza, has three visible stories, but includes a mezzanine within the roof, making it effectively four stories in total. Constructed with a reinforced concrete frame, it adopts an imperial palace–style architectural design, and is flanked by a pair of stone lions at the entrance. 1…
The Old Shanghai Municipal Stadium is located at 346 Guohe Road, Jiangwan Stadium. It is one of the buildings of the "Greater Shanghai Plan." Completed in October 1935, it was also designed by Mr. Dong, and like other projects, it left a significant mark on China’s architectural history with its unique design. The sports field is the central highlight of the stadium, featuring an oval shape and consisting of a track and field...
Airplane Building In 1935, the Aviation Association founded in Shanghai sought to expand its operations and strengthen its foundation. To this end, it acquired a 10-mu plot of land adjacent to the then city center (now Wujiaochang) and near the museum (today’s Second Military Medical University), currently within the grounds of Changhai Hospital, to construct a clubhouse and exhibition hall. The association raised 100,000 yuan from private donations and, under the design of renowned architect Dong Dayou...
The former residence of Chen Wangdao is located at No. 51, Guofu Road, within Dormitory 9, also known as Jiu Yuan (Garden Nine), situated at No. 650, Guoshun Road. Chen Wangdao’s residence is tucked away in the eastern corner of Dormitory 9, with its main entrance facing Guofu Road. Back in the 1930s and 1940s, this site was originally a private garden owned by a capitalist, enclosed by walls and surrounded by expanses of farmland. In the early 1950s...
The former site of the new plant of the Shanghai Municipal Council Electricity Department is located at No. 2800 Yangshupu Road. It dates back to 1913 and is categorized as an important modern historical site and representative building. On April 4, 2014, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government reviewed and designated it as a Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit (Hu Fu Fa […
The former site of the Shanghai Gas Company Yangshupu Works is located at No. 2524 Yangshupu Road. It dates back to 1934 and is classified as an important modern historical site and representative architecture. On April 4, 2014, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government reviewed and announced it as a Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit (Hu Fu Fa...