Outdoor sights in Shànghǎi
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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 Shànghǎi. Kids will like Fundazzle ( 翻斗乐; Fāndǒulè), an adventure playground with slides, mazes and tunnels.
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Lu Xun Park
Especially gorgeous in spring and summer when the trees are in blossom, Lu Xun Park is one of the city’s most pleasant parks, with elderly Chinese practising taichi or ballroom dancing, and even the occasional retired opera singer giving a free performance. The English corner on Sunday mornings is one of the largest in all of Shànghǎi and a good place to chat to locals in English. You can take boats out onto the small lake. The park used to be called Hongkou Park but was renamed because it holds Lu Xun’s Tomb, moved here from the International Cemetery in 1956, on the 20th anniversary of his death. Mao himself inscribed the memorial calligraphy.
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Century Park
Shànghǎi’s largest park at the eastern end of Century Ave is strong on hard edges and synthetic lines, but there’s a great central lake with boat hire (Y40 per hour), and bicycle hire (Y30 to Y80 per hour) for getting around all the paths. Children will enjoy themselves, and the spacious paved area between the Science and Technology Museum and the park is great for flying kites (for sale from hawkers) and rollerblading.
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Fuxing Park
Laid out by the French in 1909, this lovely, leafy park is a European antidote to Shanghai’s brood of synthetic parks. There’s always much to see, whether it be slow-motion taichi types or chess players hunched over their boards in the shade of towering wutong trees.
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Guilin Park
This park probably isn’t worth a special visit but it’s a pleasant enough place. It’s famous for its spring blossoms, gardens and because it houses the former residence (1932) of the gangster ‘Pockmarked’ Huang Jinrong. It’s now a teahouse.
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