[2025 Shanghai Attraction] Travel Guide for Former Site of Pathe Company (Updated Apr)

It rained today, the kind of drizzle that occurs in early spring in the south of the Yangtze River. There was a hint of chill in the rain. Passersby unconsciously quickened their pace. I passed by Xuhui Park and the little red house as usual. The rain blocked the usually bustling crowds. The park is so quiet that you can hear the sound of raindrops. The brick-red wall was stained by rain into a watercolor painting. The chill of early spring, Unconsciously, I was melted by the flowers in the rain. I stopped. The white magnolia trembled in the wind, holding up the bone china cup, the tips of the petals dripping with cool pearls, as if to fill up the chill of the entire early spring; The pink peach blossoms in the rain are like newly bloomed rouge tears, condensed on the thin petals like silk gauze; Purple-leaf plum, with its white and pale pink petals, draped over the dark branches like a wedding dress; Deep in the rain curtain, the tulip spike buds are wrapped tightly in silk swaddling clothes, waiting for a sunny morning. Jiangnan in the rain is so beautiful. The flowers in the rain are so beautiful. 📍Detailed address: Xujiahui Park, Xuhui District. 🕙Opening hours: 24 hours free of charge. 🚉Transportation guide: 5 minutes walk from Xujiahui Metro Station.

Hengshanfang is located at No. 880 Hengshan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, with convenient transportation, only 800 meters walking distance from Xujiahui Metro Station. Hengshanfang is a model of modern Shanghai-style residential buildings. It was built in the 1930s and 1940s and integrates Eastern and Western architectural cultures. It was once a high-end residential area in Shanghai. 🌟Highlights of Hengshanfang [Tiptop]Architectural history and culture: Hengshanfang integrates Eastern and Western architectural cultures and retains many historical relics and cultural atmosphere of old Shanghai. Walking in Hengshanfang, you can feel the strong historical atmosphere and unique cultural heritage. The Shanghai-style buildings among the high-rise buildings are simply a microcosm of Shanghai's history (Photos 2-15). [Cutlery] Food experience: Hengshanfang has many high-quality restaurants and gourmet shops, making it a great place for dates and gatherings (Photos 11 and 12). Starbucks is a must-stop for a short break (Photo 7). [Gift] Shopping and Leisure: The Xinli area in the north of Hengshanfang is home to creative offices, art spaces and exotic cuisine, while the garden houses in the south are mainly boutique retail stores. This place has a strong bohemian atmosphere and is suitable for shopping and leisure (Photos 16-20). [Tree]Nearby recommendations: Xujiahui Park is just across the street. After a good meal, why not take a walk in the park? You can also visit the EMI Little Red Building to learn about the history of China's record industry.

The EMI building, with its striking brick-red exterior, is located on the north side of Xujiahui Park, close to Yuqing Road. In the 1910s, the French company EMI purchased land and built a factory here. At the end of 1920, China's first record manufacturing plant was completed in Xujiahui and officially started production, thus starting the history of record production in China. From the original French-owned EMI Company, to the location of the Shanghai branch of China Record Corporation in New China, and then to the cultural space today, in this turbulent century-long journey, the strongest voice of the era coming from the EMI building is undoubtedly "The March of the Volunteers". This small building was once the central nervous system of EMI. The ground floor is used for recording and reception, and the second floor is the editing room. The third floor is the company boss's living room and bedroom. On the wall on the ground floor there is a framed copy of the recording instructions, dated 1983, which suggests the original recording studio was still in use until then. 🕓Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00 (no admission after 16:30); closed on Monday (except national holidays). [Purse] Tickets: Free. [Pushpin]Address: No. 811 Hengshan Road, Xuhui District, inside Xujiahui Park.

The old site of the Pathé building in Xujiahui Park is a three-story retro building with a red brick structure. The trees are lush and green around it, which is really beautiful... The first floor is a Spanish restaurant, and the second and third floors are exhibition areas. The decoration inside the whole building is very retro, with spiral escalators, exquisite crystal chandeliers, and a variety of retro old records 💽 and pianos 🎹... You can also hear classic melodies by putting on headphones 🎧 After more than three years of meticulous renovation, this century-old building is finally open to the public. 🎺This was the birthplace of many popular songs, and countless singers had stepped into this small western-style building🏠 to record their songs. Classic works such as "Songstress of the Wandering Wanderer", "Shanghai at Night" and "Fisherman's Song" were all recorded here and have been passed down to this day. 🎸This was also the office of musician Nie Er, who worked here as a music editor and co-created the first version of "March of the Volunteers" with Tian Han. 🌈: No. 811 Hengshan Road, Xuhui District 🚇: Subway Line 1/9/11 Xujiahui Station 🎫:🆓 ⏰: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00 (last admission at 16:30)

✅Baidai Little House - the recording site of the "March of the Volunteers", the birthplace of Chinese records. ✅Baidai Little Red House is a French-style independent garden house. It was once the Asia-Pacific headquarters of the Oriental Baidai Record Company and the birthplace of the Chinese record industry. The ground floor is a recording studio and a lounge for singers; the second floor is the office of music editors; the third floor is the living room of the company's boss, a Frenchman named Le Binsheng. This small building in Xujiahui Park was once the central nerve of Baidai Company. ✅In 1921, Oriental Baidai bought the land at No. 1434 Xujiahui Road (now No. 811 Hengshan Road, Xuhui District) to set up a record manufacturing company and built the first recording studio in Shanghai, which marked the beginning of the history of Chinese record production. ✅Baidai Company mainly produces diamond needle coarse grain records, with the grain from the outside to the inside, and the center of the record starts to print a distinctive red "rooster" trademark. This is the so-called Baidai "red record". The famous red "rooster" trademark has since been well-known in China, and almost all heavyweight figures in the history of modern Chinese art have left their footprints here. ✅The most famous pop singers in China at that time, such as Zhou Xuan, Bai Hong, Yao Li, and Li Xianglan, were all affiliated with Baidai; 21 classics such as "Night Shanghai" and "The Age of Flower" by Zhou Xuan, the theme song and interlude of the movie, were all produced by Baidai Company. In addition, singers such as Bai Guang, Gong Qiuxia, and Wu Yingyin, as well as popular movie stars such as Ruan Lingyu and Hu Die, also came to Baidai to show their singing skills. ✅On May 9, 1935, the "March of the Volunteers" was recorded in the recording studio of Shanghai Baidai Record Company. In July of the same year, the first edition of the "March of the Volunteers" sung by Yuan Muzhi and Gu Menghe was recorded and released by Baidai Record Company. On September 27, 1949, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference designated the "March of the Volunteers" as the national anthem. ✅In 2002, when Xujiahui Green Space was renovated, Baidai Little House, as the only historical relic of Baidai, was preserved. 🕙Business hours: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00 (entry is stopped at 16:30) 📍Detailed address: Inside Xujiahui Park, No. 811 Hengshan Road, Xuhui District 📝Note tips: Closed on Monday Ticket: Free

Charming Magic City is rich in culture, cuisine, and certainly not lacking in this classical music. Next to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, the Little White Building is filled with historical heritage. 🌟 Highlights: A French-style, standalone little western house. Inside, it has witnessed the dreams of generations of musicians. It is also the recording site of the first generation national anthem, which definitely makes it worth a visit. 👍 Highly recommended: Strolling around, you can not only feel the unique charm of the little western house but also appreciate the elegance of generations of musicians, which is truly rewarding.

Take some time to stroll around Xujiahui, Xujiahui Park→Bai Dai Mansion→Hengshan·He Ji→Metro City→Former Site of Xujiahui Cathedral→Xujiahui Academy→Shanghai Ganghui Henglong Plaza, this route is worth looking forward to!😊

You can always trust the Hengfu area of Shanghai, where even the median parks are accompanied by French-style old houses! With the unveiling of a green space at the intersection of Hengshan Road and Wuxing Road, which is an excellent historical building, the Hengfu plane tree area has gained another open pocket park for daily leisure, flower appreciation, and photography. It has a very pleasant name, called 'Libo·Shuiyang'. 🏠 95-year-old Libo Garden ▫️ There are many works by the Lai'an Foreign Firm around Hengshan Road and Yongjia Road, and Libo Garden is one of them. Completed in 1928, this modern detached garden residence, as an early classic work of Lai'an, has a distinctive classical style; after the 1930s, Lai'an mainly focused on designing modernist buildings. ▫️ The distant small building with its double-sloped red tile roof and white cement scraped wall surface exudes a strong French flair. Closer by, there are retro European fountains, exquisite green lawns, and winding paths that give an immediate impression of an oil painting. It matches well with Hengshan Road, known as the 'Champs-Élysées of the East'. ⛲️ From Private Garden to Median Park ▫️ Libo Garden was originally the private residence of the chairman of the Banque de l'Indochine, Lenton, and later the Shanghai Institute of Sports. Neither the building nor the large lawn to the south of the main house has been open to the public for a long time. ▫️ After a series of renovations, the past boundaries have been removed, and everyone can finally enter the former private garden and closely admire this charming historical building. 💐 In the Prime of Hydrangea Blooming ▫️ The park is not large, but you can walk around the lawn along the trail and encounter some exquisite garden features unexpectedly. ▫️ Currently, in many parks and green spaces in Shanghai, hydrangeas are blooming vigorously, and a small patch has also been planted at the entrance of Libo Garden. Although it is not as large-scale as other well-known viewing spots, the combination of hydrangeas and old Western-style houses enhances each other's beauty. ▫️ The colorful hydrangeas paired with purple plants like the hundred-son lotus and lavender, against the backdrop of the open lawn, create a clustered floral display in the small green space. 🔍 Nearby Exploration 🚩 No. 8 Hengshan Road 🚩 Neighborhood Center 🚩 Yongjia Court 🚩 Hengfu Art Center (Former Residence of Xia Yan) 🚩 Xujiahui Park (Baidai Building) 🚩 Hengshan Fang 💬 Although it's not really worth making a special trip for Libo Garden alone, the park's vicinity offers a very complete, high-quality Citywalk route, perfect for spending a leisurely day. 📍 Address: Intersection of Hengshan Road and Wuxing Road, Xuhui District 🚗 Transportation: Metro Line 1 Hengshan Road Station Exit 2 💰 Ticket: Free ⏰ Opening Hours: All day

|Excellent historical buildings. In recent days, there have been frequent news about crowded tourist spots and traffic jams. This year's holiday, the popularity of popular cities can be imagined. Due to the non-adjustment, I couldn't go far... Seeing that many friends are planning to travel to Shanghai, I wrote this recommendation of lesser-known attractions. Most of these attractions are on the streets of Wutong District, but if you don't pay attention, you will miss them. The number of people will be relatively small and the experience will be much better! 1. Delamond Residence Built in 1899, it was originally Delamond's private garden residence. The Baroque-style porch, pillars of green and red bricks, gable triangular gables at both ends, plus traditional eaves boards, the combination of multiple elements makes this building more charming. The entire building is well preserved and was rated as an excellent historical building in Shanghai in 1994. 2. Xujiahui Cathedral The Xujiahui Cathedral was designed by architect Tautfan. It started construction in 1896 and was completed in 1910. It was known as the "largest cathedral in the Far East" at that time. Before 1920, this church was the tallest building in Shanghai. It is still the largest cathedral in Shanghai and became an excellent historical building in Shanghai in 1989.3. Museum of Arts and Crafts Built in 1905, with a total area of 1496 square meters, it is a three-story mixed structure. It looks like an 18th-century European castle, so it was commonly known as the "Little White House on the Sea". 4. Baidai Small Building Built in 1921, it is an independent garden residence. It is the old site of Baidai Record Company. It carries the dreams and tears of countless musicians and has witnessed the rise and fall of the record industry. 5. Left League Memorial Hall Located on Duolun Road Cultural Celebrity Street in Hongkou District, it was built in the 1920s and has a pivotal weight in literary history. 6. Sun Ke Villa Originally Wudak's private house, he later received help from Sun Ke. To express his gratitude, he transferred the villa to Sun Ke, and since then Wudak and Sun Ke have become neighbors. 7. Zhang Leping's former residence Zhang Leping is a famous cartoonist in modern China, the creator of the image of Sanmao in "Sanmao's Wandering Diary", and is known as the "Father of Sanmao". 8. Ke Ling's former residence Ke Ling is a famous essayist and film playwright in China. Since 1930, he has started his "word cooking career" with the pen name "Ke Ling". 9. Xia Yan's old house, Cao Ying's study Xia Yan's old house and Cao Ying's study are both in the Hengfu Art Center on Urumqi South Road. Xia Yan lived here for a short time of 6 years, and the second floor restored the living scene at that time. 10. Xiyantang Built in 1929, it is the only Byzantine-style church in Shanghai. It was designed by Wudak. The unique round dome, colored glass windows, the flock of sheep on the lawn and the statues make it particularly quiet and mysterious.

Xujiahui Source Second Station - EMI Small Building. In 1908, the French EMI company established the Boer foreign firm in Shanghai. The Boer foreign firm was later renamed EMI Company and built the first record factory and recording studio in China in Xujiahui, Shanghai. At the end of 1920, the EMI record manufacturing factory was completed in Xujiahui and officially put into production. The first batch of records made in China was born in Xujiahui. On January 5, 1952, the Shanghai Record Factory was established on the original site of the EMI Company. In 1953, it was renamed the Shanghai People's Record Factory, and in 1955 it was renamed the China Record Factory. In 2001, due to the Xujiahui Green Project, the record company was relocated as a whole, and the EMI small building at No. 811 Hengshan Road was preserved. In 1934, Nie Er served as the deputy director of the EMI Company's music department. On May 3, 1935, the 'March of the Volunteers' he composed was first recorded here. The master tape recorded at that time was displayed in the EMI small building. The first floor of the small building is currently a restaurant, and the second and third floors are display areas. Here you can feel the unique charm of vinyl records. There is also a looped drama, showing the birth of the 'March of the Volunteers'.

Passing by Xujiahui Park on the way to the exhibition, attracted by the red house under the shade of green trees... No. 811 Hengshan Road, it turns out to be the Baidai Mansion, the place where the 'March of the Volunteers' was recorded! The century-old foreign-style building that has been baptized by the vicissitudes of life, is also one of the first batch of immovable revolutionary relics in Shanghai. The Baidai Mansion was built in 1921, It is a garden residence made of clear water red bricks. It is the birthplace of China's record industry, and the former site of Baidai Record Company, carrying countless musicians' dreams and tears, and witnessed the rise and fall of the record industry. Currently, the first floor is a Spanish restaurant, the second and third floors are exhibition areas, with various precious historical materials for visitors. The distinctive wooden carved staircase in the building, and the large crystal chandelier hanging in the atrium complement each other, showing the elegance and temperament of old Shanghai~ ❣️Related information: ☕️Name: Baidai Mansion (Recording place of March of the Volunteers) 🈺️Time: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00, stop admission at 16:30 📍Address: No. 811 Hengshan Road 🚇Transportation: 740 meters walk from Exit 15 of Xujiahui Station on Line 9, 10 minutes. 🤩Currently, there is a 'Embrace the Truth. Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of He Luting's Birth' exhibition on the second floor, which will last until December 31, 2023. Free, no appointment needed.

The Red House of China Record is located in Xujiahui Park. At the end of the 19th century, the French Pathe Records company landed in Shanghai, bringing the fresh and fashionable phonograph, this machine that 'singers can leave their voices, and the turn of the machine head brings all kinds of sounds' excited the people of Shanghai at that time and quickly became fashionable in Shanghai. In addition, after buying a phonograph, you can save the cost of inviting a hall meeting. In this way, the 'fashionable + economical' Shanghai style made the phonograph quickly popular among fashionable families in Shanghai. Later, the French Pathe company established the 'Oriental Pathe Record Company' in Shanghai. In 1921, Oriental Pathe purchased the land at No. 1434 Xujiahui Road (now No. 811 Hengshan Road, Xuhui District) to set up a record manufacturing company, built the first recording studio in Shanghai, and thus began the history of record production in China. After the liberation, the China Record Factory was reorganized and continued to produce rubber-wood records that were considered the best in China. The factory also had a repair department for old phonographs and a record adjustment office. In 1982, the state established the China Record Corporation, and here was hung the sign of the China Record Shanghai Company.

Although it is just a street park, it has become a popular check-in spot because the flowers inside are so beautiful. The park does not charge admission and does not require reservations. In addition to flowers, there is a glass skybridge, an artificial lake, a small red building, and there are black swans in the lake?

Its best to come to Xuhui on the deciduous deciduous in autumn. There are a lot of small roads that dont sweep the leaves for a period of time for visitors to enjoy the deep autumn flowers for half a day to walk here. A lot of harvest! Taking advantage of the opportunity to open up to the 2019 Shanghai Coffee Life Week, let's first visit this popular music pioneer. The Oriental EMI album manufacturing company established in 1921 recorded the national anthem of the New China "The March of the Volunteers"! The furnishings on the second and third floors also retained some of the objects at the time. On the first floor is a very charming coffee shop and restaurant, you can take a break. A very Zaka-style bookstore, I really like the floor-to-ceiling glass window design on the fourth floor. Looking at the leaves outside the window, the big wind and rain can not meet the feeling of the warmth of the cottage. In addition to this four-story building, several other buildings nearby are also very chic. It is recommended to take a look together. I was here since I was young. I remember that the next row of Wukang Building was Wukang Pharmacy. Now that the pharmacy is gone, the building still stands in the middle of Huaihai Road and Wukang Road and has become the Net Red Building. There are many ways to shoot it, some use the mobile phone to reflect the mirror surface, and some are on the opposite side of the zebra crossing. Interested can move to this point. Soong Ching Ling's former residence Wukang Building is on the side of Huaihai Road which is the former residence of Soong Ching Ling. Free to visit, but can't take pictures. Put on the shoe cover before entering the house, the two-storey small house, once hosted the political figures of various countries. Is it honoured that we can be inside now?