Fuxing Park — Attraction in Shanghai

This is a really well kept retreat in the busy city and a perfect place to spend either a few minutes or a number of hours relaxing. There’s loads of seating and a good mix of grass areas and flower beds with a number of statues giving plenty to admire. It’s a busy area during the day and offers lots of opportunities for people watching - groups of youngsters playing card games on the paths, couples singing by the water feature, and collections of locals practising on their varying musical instruments; it’s certainly a varied mix of...

Daytime cities are charming, but there's a special chaos and blurred charm in the early AM – especially when surrounded by the wild memories of Shanghai's nightlife, spun from a 7-story club plunked in the middle of a literal park. They even have a wild gay club, CULTURE (4th fl), but my heart still beats for the Techno Club on the 6th. Had so much fun, it snowed when I stepped out. Planning a reunion with this nocturnal playground on my next Shanghai stint. Lol! 🌃❄️ #ShanghaiNights...

Parisian-style alleys meet Chinese horticulture—the rose garden’s cultivars are grafted onto wild rootstock for disease resistance. Morning tai chi practitioners create standing waves in the air, visible through thermal cameras. The park’s central axis aligns with the winter solstice sunrise, a nod to traditional geomancy. Elderly men playing xiangqi (Chinese chess) strategize under gingko trees that drop golden...