Changfeng Park

Sign with a map of Changfeng Park at an entrance to the park.
View of the boating lake in the park, with the two towers of the Global Harbor shopping mall in the distance.

Changfeng Park (aka Chang Feng Park, in Chinese: 长风公园) is a landscaped park in the west of Shanghai, China.[1] The size of the park is 364,000 square meters. It includes a large lake in the centre of the park. There are various facilities such as an aquarium and boating on the lake.[2]

Location

The park is located in the Putuo District.[1] To the east is East China Normal University. Global Harbor, a large shopping mall, is northeast of the park. The park features an artificial lake, Yin Chu Lake ("silver hoe lake"), and a hill, Tie Bi Shan ("mount of iron arms").[3]

History

The first phase of constructing the park started on 4 April 1957 and the second phase started in July 1958.[4] The park was opened on Chinese National Day (1st October) in 1959. Initially the park was called Huxi Park ("western Shanghai park") and then Biluohu Park ("green lake park") when it was partly opened on 1 July 1958. On 29 September 1959, the deputy secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Wei Wenbo, changed its name to Changfeng Park ("wind park").

Transportation

The park can be reached by taking Shanghai Metro Line 3 or Line 4 to the Jinshajiang Road Station to the northeast of the park. Shanghai Metro Line 2 runs south of the park.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Changfeng Park". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Zaoyang Lu (19 September 2011). "Around Town : Parks & Gardens : Changfeng Park". TimeOut Shanghai. Time Out. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chang Feng Park (Shanghai)". WikiMapia. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "About Changfeng Park". China: Shanghai Putou. Retrieved 10 September 2013.

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Coordinates: 31°13′36″N 121°23′41″E / 31.22667°N 121.39472°E