Turning off Changhua Road onto Moganshan Road along the Suzhou River, you’ll find walls on both sides covered in a wide variety of graffiti. The collective talent of many artists has created a graffiti wall featuring animals, text, patterns, and more. Due to urban beautification efforts, this wall may be demolished at any time. If you’re lucky enough to see it, be sure to take it all in...
The graffiti wall near the M50 Creative Park on Mogan Mountain Road by Suzhou Creek is about to be demolished. Though only a little over 600 meters long, it is known as Shanghai’s largest and most complete “graffiti haven.” Transportation: Take Metro Line 2 (toward Guanglan Road), get off at Zhongshan Park Station (Exit 3), walk to Zhongshan Park Station, and take…
• An indoor playground made up of thousands of LEGO bricks, combining learning with fun — a great destination for parent-child interaction. Attraction introduction: Shanghai LEGO Discovery Center is suitable for all visitors interested in LEGO toys. With thousands of LEGO bricks, it's perfect for families with kids. The playground features a total of 10…
Meichuan Road Pedestrian Street in Putuo District was once selected as one of Shanghai’s Top Ten Leisure Streets and served as a designated stop for the Shanghai Tourism Festival parade. It is a representative commercial street in Putuo District. Transportation: Take bus 750 to get there. Admission: Free. Opening Hours: All day. Location: Putuo District, Shanghai...
Wuning Road Bridge is a very unique bridge in Shanghai that spans the Suzhou River, connecting Wuning Road. It is elegant in design, hence its name. Location: Wuning Road, Putuo District, Shanghai...
The park covers an area of 100 acres and features first-class sports facilities such as an international-standard football field and a 500-meter rowing waterway. Putuo Sports Park is a large, fully open park in Putuo District that combines sports facilities with green space. It is also the only major sports park in Shanghai with a professional canoe/kayak racing track. Address…
The Liwa River is the campus river of East China Normal University in Shanghai, located at the Zhongshan North Road campus. It serves as a poetic name and nickname for the university. Works completed on this campus are often signed by their authors as being “by the Liwa River,” which has contributed to its fame. Location: No. 3663, Zhongshan North Road, Putuo District, Shanghai…
ShanghART Gallery was founded in Shanghai in 1996. From the very beginning, its mission has been to discover, nurture, support, and promote artists—both domestic and international—who are dedicated to creating pure art. Over the years, it has earned a reputation in the field of contemporary Chinese art for its high level of professionalism, the diverse creative directions of the artists it represents, and…
The Jackie Chan Film Art Museum is the world’s only themed film art museum named after “Jackie Chan,” personally selected and authorized for establishment by Jackie Chan in Shanghai’s Changfeng Eco-Business District. Centered around Jackie Chan’s identity as a “Chinese icon, kung fu superstar, and philanthropic ambassador,” the museum comprehensively showcases his life journey and over four decades of remarkable achievements in the film industry.
The Jingdezhen Ceramics Shanghai Art Center was approved by the People's Government of Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province, and enjoys full support from the People's Government of Putuo District, Shanghai. It was jointly established by Shanghai Xinjianghai Economic Development Co., Ltd., Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jiangxi Provincial Ceramics Industry Corporation, various ceramics research institutes, ceramics enterprises, Yixing Purple Clay Factory, Taiwan Fine Arts...
Located at Shanghai Yacht Club in Changfeng No. 2 Green Space, against the backdrop of a gently flowing river and lush green lawns, the five preserved historic buildings (three original and two rebuilt to original specifications) stand out as particularly eye-catching, elegant, and refined. These five houses may look “much the same from the outside,” but their functions are quite distinct…
Chinese coins have a history of nearly 5,000 years. As a medium facilitating commodity exchange, coins played an important role in the development of the commodity economy. The coins from various dynasties bear distinctive imprints of their times, reflecting the socio-economic conditions, casting techniques, arts and crafts, evolution of writing, and calligraphy artistry of specific historical periods. They hold significant...
The Huaxi Workers' Club, established in September 1924, relocated from Dechangli on Bīnláng Road (now Anyuan Road) in the concession area to Sandeli in Tanzizhou, Huajie, north of the Suzhou River, in February 1925 to avoid sabotage by imperialist forces. Through the club, the Communist Party organized and led the February strikes at Japanese-owned textile mills in western and eastern Shanghai—achieving victory and forcing...
In 1937, during the outbreak of the "August 13th" Battle of Shanghai, patriotic general Xie Jinyuan led over 400 soldiers from the First Battalion of the 88th Division to defend the Sihang Warehouse on the north bank of the Suzhou River for four days and nights. They repelled dozens of Japanese attacks, killed more than 200 enemies, and covered the retreat of the main forces. Xie Jinyuan and his troops held their ground in isolation, vowing...
On the night of January 28, 1932, the Japanese Marine Corps attacked Zhabei in Shanghai. Despite Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government order not to resist, the soldiers of the 19th Route Army, tasked with defending Songhu, rose up to fight. The headquarters of the 19th Route Army was originally stationed in Nanjing. To combat the Japanese invasion, Commander-in-Chief Jiang Guangnai and Army Commander Cai Tingkai decided to move the headquarters to...
Shen Shouchang, a patriotic general of the late Qing Dynasty's Beiyang Navy. In the thirteenth year of the Tongzhi reign (1874), he studied at the Shanghai Foreign Affairs Bureau, then went to the United States with Yung Wing, becoming one of China’s first officially sponsored students abroad along with 120 others including Zhan Tianyou. In the seventh year of the Guangxu reign (1881), Shen Shouchang was recalled to China, entered the Beiyang Naval Academy, and after graduation served in the Be…
To commemorate the 60th anniversaries of the founding of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions, and the May Thirtieth Movement, the sculpture was unveiled on May 28, 1985. Originally placed in the roadside square of the West Shanghai Workers' Cultural Palace, it was relocated to the South Lawn on May 26, 1999. The front of the sculpture’s base is engraved with “The Three Armed Uprisings of Shanghai Workers…”
Liu Hua was an early and renowned workers' leader in Shanghai. He participated in the establishment of the Western Shanghai Workers' Club, serving successively as the club's secretary, head of the publicity department, chairman of the trade union at the Neiwaigang Cotton Mill, director of the Fourth Office of the Shanghai General Labour Union, acting chairman, and vice-chairman of the Shanghai General Labour Union. He was involved in leading the “February Strike” and the “May Thirtieth Movement” of the Western Shanghai workers, and he was an outstanding representative of the Shanghai working class. In December 1925, he was secretly executed by reactionary warlords. Historical records state that after Liu Hua’s death, revolutionary pioneer Deng Zhongxia once said during a meeting of Western Shanghai workers at the Dah Bomingzhong (Big Self-striking Clock) on Laobosha Road (now the intersection of West Changning Road and Changshou Road): “After the victory of the revolution, we must erect a monument here in memory of Liu Hua.” This piece of historical evidence remained hidden for 65 years before being rediscovered. The Putuo District Committee of the Communist Party of China instructed relevant departments to establish a memorial. Approved by the Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Management Committee, the Statue in Memory of Liu Hua was unveiled in March 1992.
Before liberation, Lizi Garden Village was also known as "Barefoot Lizi Garden," a poverty-stricken village notorious far and wide. In the winter of 1952, 18 poor farming households in Lizi Garden, led by Xu Shisheng and others, established the Lizi Garden Agricultural Production Cooperative, gradually bringing prosperity to the farmers. The Zhenru District Committee wrote a summary report titled "The Experience of the Lizi Garden Agricultural Production Cooperative in Zhenru District in Reducing Costs," which was submitted to the central government. Chairman Mao personally read the report and added his own instruction. Both the report and Chairman Mao’s instruction were compiled by the General Office of the Central Committee into the book "The Socialist Upsurge in China’s Countryside." Inspired by Chairman Mao’s instruction, the people of Lizi Garden seized opportunities during the reform and opening-up period, accelerated development, and embarked on the path to prosperity. The village has been successively honored as a Shanghai Civilized Unit and a National Model Villagers' Committee.
Lei Feng, born on December 18, 1940, in Jianjiatang Village, Wangcheng County, Hunan Province, into a poor farming family, became an orphan before the age of seven. In 1949, Lei Feng joined the Children’s Corps and served as its leader. In 1954, he joined the Chinese Young Pioneers. In 1956, he worked as a messenger at the township government...