Did you know that "Garden" is like this? A park built specifically for one person in Zhabei, Shanghai

Zhabei Park is a park of great historical significance. The original site of the park was actually rebuilt from the tomb of Song Jiaoren, a modern revolutionary pioneer. Citizens called it Song Garden or Jiaoren Park at that time until it was officially renamed Zhabei Park in 1950. Because many celebrities were buried in the metropolis of Shanghai in the past, the resting place must have been in the suburbs nearly a hundred years ago, but with the prosperity of Shanghai, the area of ​​the urban area has gradually expanded from the city center to the outside, and the location of these cemeteries has changed from the original remote suburbs to the urban area. This was the Zhabei District in the past. After the merger of the two districts, it is now under the jurisdiction of Jing'an District. Perhaps because the cultural relics in these places are difficult to move, they had to be renovated on the spot. Tracing back the history, this matter has to start from more than a hundred years ago. On March 20, the second year of the Republic of China (1913), Song Jiaoren was assassinated in Shanghai. In the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924), the Kuomintang opened up more than 100 acres of land here to build the Song Jiaoren Cemetery. A new road called Songyuan Road was opened on the side. Song Jiaoren was buried in the garden. The tomb is hemispherical and has a stone tablet with "Tomb of Mr. Song Jiaoren". In 1929, the municipal government renovated and expanded the park and opened it as a park. By the way, in 1950, Premier Zhou Enlai, on behalf of the central government, personally issued a martyr's certificate for Song Jiaoren's daughter-in-law Ye Huiying, confirming Mr. Song Jiaoren's status as a revolutionary martyr. Mr. Song Jiaoren, a revolutionary pioneer, was also recognized and commemorated by the government. Strolling in the park, you can feel the artistic conception of the pavilions, corridors and terraces of Jiangnan gardens. The architectural style in the park is unified with black tiles and white walls. There are double maple courtyards, waterfront squares, Yichun Boats, and various pavilions. Looking at the water of the Three Ponds of West Lake in Hangzhou from the east gate from afar, you can also capture the beauty of Jiangnan gardens. There is also a Qian's Ancestral Hall here which is also of great significance. It is said that the Northern Qian's Ancestral Hall was built in 1918. It was built by the three Qian brothers from Hangzhou who were living in Shanghai and invested 50,000 taels of silver. The entire building is a brick and wood structure with dark green eaves, white walls with carved windows, a gatehouse made of blue bricks, and four large stone characters "Qian's Ancestral Hall" on it. Qian Xuesen, the father of China's missiles, belongs to the Qian family of Hangzhou, and Qian Yongjian, the Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, is his cousin; Qian Sanqiang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a hero of the "two bombs and one satellite", is from the Qian family of Huzhou, and his father is Qian Xuantong, a famous figure in the New Culture Movement; Qian Weichang, the founder of modern mechanics, is from the Qian family of Wuxi, and is of the same clan as Qian Zhongshu, and they all call the master of Chinese studies Qian Mu their uncle. The Qian family has produced "one Nobel Prize winner, two diplomats, three scientists, four Chinese studies masters, five vice chairmen of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and 18 academicians of the two academies". It really proves the old saying: "If you don't tell me, you may not know, but you will be surprised when you see me." As shown in the picture, the Qian Family Ancestral Hall is now in Zhabei Park. Friends who are interested can go and visit it. Park address: No. 1555 Gonghexin Road Opening hours: Open all day Park tickets: Completely free, no reservation required Park transportation: Metro Line 1, Yanchang Road Subway Station Exit 2, a few minutes walk away Self-driving tour: Zhabei Park parking lot 10 yuan per hour (by the way, I want to complain that the parking fees in Shanghai are relatively expensive, it is recommended to take the subway for more economical) Playing for half a day, dozens of yuan in parking fees are gone, although the ticket is free, the parking is expensive, just treat it as the ticket fee, haha