Lu Xun Park Shanghai

Lu Xun Park 鲁迅公园

Lu Xun Park, directly behind the more modern Hongkou Stadium, was first laid out by the British as a shooting range in 1896. From 1901-1906 the area was transformed into a public park, one of the first in Shanghai, and was reserved exclusively for westerners.

History

Known as Hongkou Park from 1922, the park was opened to Chinese in 1928. The Hongkou area as a whole was part of the Japanese Concession before World War II.

In 1956 the writer Lu Xun's Mausoleum and Museum were built in the park to mark the 20th anniversary of the great novelist's death. The park was officially renamed Luxun Park in 1988. The writer's former residence is just south of the park on Shanyin Lu (Lane 132, House #9).

Facilities

The park's other facilities include a boating lake, landscaped gardens and tea garden. There are lovely plantings of cherry, plum and willow trees.

Lu Xun statue, Lu Xun Park, Shanghai, China. — Lu Xun seated statue, Lu Xun Park, Shanghai

Luxun Park is a now a very popular spot for tai chi enthusiasts, kite flyers, ballroom dancers, dating couples, linguists, oddballs, musicians of all sorts, smokers and mahjong players.