Guilin Park

Guilin Park (Chinese: 桂林公园; pinyin: Guìlín Gōngyuán) is a public park in Shanghai, China. It is located at the homonymous metro station on line 12.[1] Line 15 will also stop here, as of 2018 being under construction.[2]

Guilin Park
桂林公园
TypeUrban park
LocationXuhui District, Shanghai, China
Coordinates31.167644°N 121.413292°E / 31.167644; 121.413292
Created1929
StatusOpen all year

History

Established in 1929 as a private residence of Huang Jinrong, the park covers a total area of 35,500 square meters. In 1958 it became a public park maintained by the Shanghai Garden Management Office and it received the name Guilin Park due to the garden's osmanthus trees.[3][4]

Sights

Just like ancient Chinese gardens, it is densely decorated and planted with a vast variety of trees. This is one of the few parks in Shanghai that kept most of the aspects of traditional Chinese garden design, featuring gates, lakes, grottoes, rocks, curved paths, animal-shaped stones, stele and pavilions. Although its area is relatively small, the architecture of different parts varies, as if it were made to showcase a historical Chinese garden. When the weather allows, nearby residents come here to play Go and Mahjong, sing or play music, do exercises, or relax lying on the meadow.[4]

Stele in Guilin Park

The surrounding wall separates the park from the streets and creek, making it possible to close it for the late afternoon and night. Entrance fee is 2 yuan.

Just across the street there is the larger and more modern Kangjian Park.[3]

References
  1. "Timetable of Shanghai metro line 12". Shanghai Metro. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  2. "上海新一轮轨道交通建设全面展开". Shanghai Metro. 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  3. "Xuhui, Shanghai: Guilin Park And Kangjianyuan". Travelista. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. "Guilin Park". Afar. Retrieved 2018-03-20.


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