New Town Central Park
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| New Town Central Park | |
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_-_10.JPG) The park in 2015 | |
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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
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
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
- ^ 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.
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