The two-story villa sits behind a wall of dense camphor trees, its white exterior walls contrasting with the dark red window frames. Song Qingling lived in this house for eighteen years, from nineteen forty-eight until nineteen eighty-one.…
French Concession Plane Trees
This walk guides you under the dense canopy of London plane trees shading the elegant villas and quiet streets of Shanghai's Former French Concession. It is the perfect way to feel the relaxed, romantic, and artistic rhythm of the city's most charming neighborhood.
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1. Shanghai Songqingling Former Residence （North Gate）
2. Wukang Mansion
The Wukang Mansion tapers to a sharp, prow-like point, resembling a massive ocean liner anchored at the intersection of five streets. Designed by the architect Laszlo Hudec in nineteen twenty-four, this eight-story building was originally…
3. ferguson line
The Ferguson Lane complex is identified by a series of three interconnected brick buildings arranged around a central courtyard. It was originally a collection of residential apartments built in the nineteen twenties for expatriate…
4. Former Residence of Ba Jin
A tall, weathered garden gate stands before a lush, overgrown yard on Wukang Road. This brick house sheltered the writer Ba Jin for forty-four years, serving as his primary workspace until his death in two thousand five. While he gained…
5. Former Residence of Ke Ling
The Ke Ling residence is a three-story red brick villa on Wukang Road, defined by its steeply pitched tile roof and the distinct, curved sunroom that juts out over the entrance. Ke Ling, a writer and filmmaker, moved into the second floor…
6. Cloisters Apartments
The Cloisters Apartments feature dark red brick walls and a steeply pitched, intersecting roofline of black tiles. Built in nineteen twenty-eight, the building served as a residence for the executives of the American oil firm Standard Oil.…
7. Shanghai Symphony Music Museum
The Shanghai Symphony Music Museum occupies a low, brick-faced building that once served as the residence of a wealthy banker. It houses the history of the oldest orchestra in China, which began as a small band of foreign musicians playing…