Former Site of the Public Concession's Yulin Road Police Station|No. 549 Yulin Road (1927)

|No. 549 Yulin Road (1927). Located at No. 549 Yulin Road, the former site of the Public Concession's Yulin Road Police Station is an important historical site in Shanghai. The Shanghai Public Concession was established in the mid-19th century. With the rapid increase in population and the complexity of public security issues within the concession, the Shanghai Municipal Council established several police stations to maintain order. The Yulin Road Police Station was one of them, primarily responsible for the public security management of Yulin Road and its surrounding areas. The police station was not only a law enforcement agency within the concession, but also undertook multiple functions such as maintaining social order, combating crime, and managing traffic. Its members included foreign police officers (such as British and Indian officers) and Chinese officers, forming a diverse policing system. The architectural style of the Yulin Road Police Station reflects the typical characteristics of public buildings in Shanghai in the early 20th century, integrating the practicality of Western architecture and the diversity of concession culture. The Yulin Road Police Station was built in 1926 with a reinforced concrete structure. It is a modernist building. The original building had a peripheral layout, and the south side along the street and the southeast corner buildings are still preserved. It has a flat roof, exposed brick exterior walls, and cement-rendered surfaces at the base, cornice, balcony, and windowsill. The building has witnessed the changes in Yulin Road and its surrounding areas, and it is also a witness to Shanghai's urban development and social changes.