Huaihai Park

The site of Huaihai Park in Shanghai was originally baxianqiao cemetery. In August 1956, according to the people's Congress's proposal to change baxianqiao cemetery into a park, the mayor's office meeting of the same year made a decision to prepare for the construction of the park. The project started on March 17, 1958 and opened to the public on July 1, 1958. It was named Huaihai park. In 1997, the people's Government of Luwan District transformed the park again. Now the park covers an area of 25641 square meters. The northern part is an open vestibule area, which is a green space full of the flavor of the times. In the south, there are central garden area, lawn area, mountain forest area and recreation service area. In the central garden area, there are bamboo, maple, orange, camellia, Magnolia, Lagerstroemia indica, Osmanthus fragrans, Chimonanthus praecox and other specialized gardens; in the forest area, there are 4 meters of winding hills with camphor, Photinia, Sapium sebiferum, cherry, Rhododendron and other layers of emerald; in the southwest corner, there are children's playground, qichongtian entertainment center and so on; 3600 square meters of evergreen lawn is clear, pleasant, and transparent The bar circulates the park scenery and natural atmosphere to the surrounding environment. There are more than 120 kinds of ornamental plants, more than 40000 woody plants, and the green space rate is nearly 70%.

It was rebuilt for the second time in 2009 and was rated as a three-star Park in Shanghai in 2003

Huaihai Park

Huaihai Park, located at No. 177, Huaihai Middle Road, Shanghai, is a "J" shaped park with Pu'an Road in the East, Taicang road in the south, gymnasium and Songshan fire brigade in the south, and Huaihai middle road in the north.

Huaihai Park was opened to the public on July 1, 1958, named Huaihai park. In 1997, Luwan District People's government transformed the park, and in 2009, it was rebuilt again. The park covers an area of about 25000 square meters. There are more than 120 kinds of ornamental plants, more than 40000 woody plants, and the green space rate is nearly 70%. The park is mainly for entertainment and recreation, and has various exhibitions, performances and other small activities. In 2003, it was rated as a three-star Park in Shanghai.

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Historical evolution

The site of the park was originally baxianqiao cemetery. In 1865, the British and American concession Industry Bureau purchased 50.98 mu (34000 square meters) of the foundation of the gymnasium in the central and southern part of the park and the former Nanshi District with 4000 taels of silver. On April 11, the seventh year of tongzhi (June 1, 1868), a new cemetery in the British and American concession (later known as baxianqiao cemetery) was built. In the ninth year of Tongzhi, the Council of the French Concession purchased 21.75 mu (14500 square meters) of land in the north of the park, and the new cemetery of the French Concession (later also known as baxianqiao cemetery) was built the following year. In 1925 and 1905, there were 4339 cemeteries, of which 93% were foreigners.

At the ninth meeting of the Standing Committee of the first Shanghai Municipal People's Congress held in August 1956, the people's Congress put forward a proposal to change the baxianqiao cemetery into a park. On December 12 of the same year, the 27th mayor's office meeting made a decision, and the Municipal People's Committee issued the Notice No. 5740 of huhuitingyizi, mainly the Municipal Construction Committee, convened the Civil Affairs Bureau and the garden management office The foreign affairs office and other relevant departments have specifically studied the preparation for the construction of the park. It was announced in June 1957 that all the tombs were moved to Ji'an cemetery in Qingpu County from October of the same year to February 6, 1958.

At that time, the area of baxianqiao cemetery was 35300 square meters. Originally, all the land was converted into a park. Later, there was no stadium in Yimiao district (located in the west of today's southern urban area and the east of Luwan District). With the approval of the Municipal People's Committee on January 8, 1958, 26700 square meters of land was allocated to the municipal landscape management office to build a park, and 8600 square meters of land was allocated to the Yimiao District Sports Committee to build a sports park The field.

The park construction is planned and designed by Chen Lifang of the design department of the municipal landscape management office, and the greening engineering team of the municipal landscape management office is responsible for the construction. The project started on March 17, 1958, was completed on June 20 of the same year, and was opened to the outside world on July 1. The capital construction investment was 167400 yuan. The park was named Songshan Park in preparation for construction, and Huaihai park after completion.

Since 1970, underground air defense works have been built in the park, causing serious damage to roads, sewers and greening. After several local repairs, the situation of dilapidated infrastructure and poor landscape of the park has not been changed. In 1989, the Municipal People's government allocated funds for the reconstruction, and Zhang Yonglai of Shanghai Landscape Design Institute was responsible for the planning and design. According to the characteristics of small park area and high visitor density, the proportion of reconstructed road floor area is larger than that of general park.

Layout of scenic spots

The northern part is an open vestibule area, which is a green space full of the flavor of the times. In the south, there are central garden area, lawn area, mountain forest area and recreation service area. In the central garden area, there are bamboo, maple, orange, camellia, Magnolia, Lagerstroemia indica, Osmanthus fragrans, Chimonanthus praecox and other specialized gardens; in the mountain forest area, there are 4 meters high winding hills with camphor, Photinia, Sapium sebiferum, cherry blossom, Rhododendron and other layers of emerald; in the southwest corner, there are children's playground, qichongtian entertainment center and so on; 3600 square meters of evergreen lawn is clear and bright, and the empty fence makes the park beautiful Color and natural breath flow into the surrounding environment. There are more than 120 kinds of ornamental plants, more than 40000 woody plants, and the green space rate is nearly 70%.

The main tree species in the garden are Platanus acerifolia, Cinnamomum camphora, Ginkgo biloba, Magnolia grandiflora, Podocarpus arvensis, Pterocarpus stenoptera, Euonymus japonicus, etc. there are two Magnolia grandiflora and one Euonymus japonicus over 100 years old. There are 5795 trees in the garden, the ratio of arbor to shrub is 1:0.51, and the ratio of evergreen to deciduous is 1:0.5.

The pool and flower bed are located in the main entrance of Huaihai middle road. Fountain area of 35 square meters, for the column fountain. Around the pool, there are four square platform flower beds, which are covered with turf, each planted with a boxwood ball and various flowers, with a high hedge behind.

Rockery is located in the southeast of the park, close to Pu'an Road, 125 meters long from north to south, 25 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of more than 3100 square meters. The mountain is built on the air raid shelter covered with soil and stone. There are two small hills in the north and south. Beiqiu covers an area of about 2600 square meters. Several small platforms are set up under the shade of trees on the mountain. There are stone tables and benches on them. The side stones of Yellowstone blocks beside several paths in the mountain can also be used as benches. The southern hill covers an area of about 500 square meters with a wooden grass Pavilion.

The corridor is located in the middle of the park. It is a half corridor with concrete structure and flat top, covering an area of 89 square meters. The corridor is in the shape of "Z", which is divided into East corridor and west corridor, with flower wall and moon gate in the middle. There are benches in the south of the corridor for visitors to rest, and newspapers and posters in the north of the corridor. The south of the corridor is the big lawn, and the north of the corridor is the bush. The corridor also plays the role of landscape division here. There are stone tables and benches in the woods outside the corridor.

The cloister is located in the northwest of the park in a concave shape. Concrete structure, flat top, both sides of the pillars, an area of 55 square meters. The corridor is surrounded by wisteria, which is cool and pleasant in summer.

Service facilities

Children's Playground

Located in the southwest of the park, covering an area of 895 square meters, the park is equipped with swing, slide, seesaw, climbing pole, electric car and giraffe shaped inflatable jumping facilities.

Multi function Teahouse

Located in the west of the central part of the park, it is a two-story reinforced concrete building with an area of 579 square meters. In addition to the tea room, it can also be used as a dance hall and other small activities.

Park activities

The park is mainly for entertainment and recreation, and holds exhibitions, performances and other small activities. Since 1958, it has held more than 10 flower exhibitions, and produced more than 2200 orange chrysanthemums and 3224 dahlias, six blooming Epiphyllum, peony and Magnolia that opened one to two months in advance, and ancient pear trees in full bloom for the second time. It has held various exhibitions on livestock and poultry, aquatic animals, greening, and comprehensive utilization. In 1980, it held Zhao Dan's calligraphy and painting exhibition, and invited Cai Shaowu of Shenyang Many kinds of performances, such as flying car and walking wall, Hu ronghua's Chinese chess match, etc. From January 1 to February 15, 1991, the "Spring Lantern Festival" was jointly held with Zhenjiang Jinshan craft factory.

On the morning of March 17, 2012, St. Patrick's day and Ireland's national day, the Fifth Shanghai Ireland week was held in Huaihai park. The Irish living in Shanghai joined hands with Shanghai citizens and tourists. Bands from Ireland and Shanghai brought classical songs; Celtic storm brought passionate tap dancing; and children from Irish family community also brought songs.

On March 16, 2013, Irish family activity day was held in Huaihai Park, Huangpu District. Relevant leaders and guests from Irish training department, Irish consulate in Shanghai and Huangpu District Tourism Bureau attended the opening ceremony. Game activities suitable for all ages were also set up at the activity site, attracting a large number of citizens and tourists to participate in the interaction.

Transportation guide

Bus: huhai line 1

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