Shànghǎi Sights

  1. Fuxing Park

    This leafy park, laid out by the French in 1909 and later used by the Japanese as a parade ground in the late 1930s, remains one of the city's more pleasant. Heavily shaded by big-leafed wutong trees, it's an excellent place to take a seat and escape the summer sun and there's a popular kiddies playground. Wreathed in the laughter of children, the huge stony-faced busts of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels gaze out from a seemingly redundant epoch.

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  2. Zhongshan Park

    Known as Jessfield Park to the British, this is a moderately interesting park located in the north east, in the former 'Badlands' area of 1930s Shanghai. Kids will like Fundazzle (Fāndǒulè; 翻斗乐), an adventure playground with slides, mazes and tunnels.

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