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| location = Changning District |
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| area = 130,000-square-meter |
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'''New Town Central Park''', or '''Hongqiao New Town Central Park''', is a 130,000-square-meter park located at 2238 Yan'an Xi Lu (延安西路2238号) in the [[Changning District]]'s Hongqiao Development Zone, in [[Shanghai]], China.<ref name=CIIC>{{cite web|title=Park a Nice Place to Return to Nature|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/travel/98152.htm|publisher=China Internet Information Center|accessdate=13 December 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040835/http://www.china.org.cn/english/travel/98152.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Description and history == |
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| ⚫ | The park opened in 2000 in pursuit of "the harmony between human beings and nature" and features 115 plants species and a 52,000-square-meter grassland.<ref name="CIIC" /> The park borders the Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute and Liu Haisu Art Gallery. According to ''City Weekend'', the park is popular among "local white-collar professionals who work and live in nearby Gubei and its surrounding areas".<ref>{{cite web|title=Hongqiao New Town Central Park|url=http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/directory/hongqiao-new-town-central-park|website=City Weekend|publisher=Ringier China|accessdate=13 December 2015|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222162122/http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/directory/hongqiao-new-town-central-park|url-status=live}}</ref> The China Internet Information Center called the park "an ideal place for nearby Shanghainese to escape from a day's hard work and return to the happiness of nature".<ref name="CIIC" /> |
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=== Public art === |
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The park features a bust of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] (due to Australian sculptor [[Drago Marin Cherina]]), a statue of [[Charlie Chaplin]], and a [[Statue of Ma Zhanshan|statue]] of [[Ma Zhanshan]]. |
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Latest revision as of 06:50, 3 December 2024
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| Type | Park |
| Location | Changning District |
| Nearest city | Shanghai |
| Coordinates | 31°12′09″N 121°24′01″E / 31.2026°N 121.4002°E |
| Area | 130,000-square-meter |
| Created | 2000 |
New Town Central Park, or Hongqiao New Town Central Park, is a 130,000-square-meter park located at 2238 Yan'an Xi Lu (延安西路2238号) in the Changning District's Hongqiao Development Zone, in Shanghai, China.[1]
Description and history
[edit]The park opened in 2000 in pursuit of "the harmony between human beings and nature" and features 115 plants species and a 52,000-square-meter grassland.[1] The park borders the Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute and Liu Haisu Art Gallery. According to City Weekend, the park is popular among "local white-collar professionals who work and live in nearby Gubei and its surrounding areas".[2] The China Internet Information Center called the park "an ideal place for nearby Shanghainese to escape from a day's hard work and return to the happiness of nature".[1]
Public art
[edit]The park features a bust of Mahatma Gandhi (due to Australian sculptor Drago Marin Cherina), a statue of Charlie Chaplin, and a statue of Ma Zhanshan.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Park a Nice Place to Return to Nature". China Internet Information Center. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Hongqiao New Town Central Park". City Weekend. Ringier China. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
External links
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