Huaihai Park

　　The site of Huaihai Park was originally the Baxianqiao Cemetery. In August 1956, following a proposal from a People’s Representative to turn the Baxianqiao Cemetery into a park, the mayor’s office meeting that same year made a decision to develop the park.

　　Construction of the park began on March 17, 1958, and it opened to the public on July 1, officially named Huaihai Park.

　　In 1997, the Luwan District People’s Government carried out another renovation of the park.

　　The current park covers an area of 25,641 square meters. The northern part is an open front courtyard area, featuring a landscaped space rich in modern character, highlighted by water features, tree arrangements, and lighting. The southern part includes the central garden area, lawn area, wooded hill area, and amusement service area. The central garden area contains specialized gardens with bamboo, maple, orange, camellia, magnolia, crape myrtle, osmanthus, and wintersweet. The wooded hill area features undulating hills up to four meters high, densely covered with camphor trees, photinia, Chinese tallow trees, cherry blossoms, and azaleas. The amusement service area in the southwest corner houses a children’s playground and the Qichongtian Entertainment Center. A 3,600-square-meter evergreen lawn offers a fresh and bright view, pleasing to the eye, with transparent fences allowing the park's scenery and natural ambiance to flow into the surrounding environment. The entire park is adorned with graceful bamboos, swaying trees, lush lawns, and over 120 varieties of ornamental plants. There are more than 40,000 woody plants in total, with green coverage reaching nearly 70%.

　　Travel Tips for Shanghai’s Huaihai Park:

　　Location: No. 177, Huaihai Middle Road, Luwan District, Shanghai

　　Transportation

　　Accessible via the Hu-Hai Line (section), Hu-Hai Special Line, Route 167, Sightseeing Bus Line 1, Route 920, and Route 42.

　　Admission

　　Free

　　Opening Hours

　　April 1 – June 30: 5:00 AM – 6:00 PM

　　July 1 – September 30: 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM

　　October 1 – March 31: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM