[Explanation] Recently, many parks in Shanghai have announced the removal of fences or extension of opening hours.
Shanghai is actively exploring how to give full play to the urban green heart function of urban parks.
On October 1, Shanghai Jing'an Sculpture Park officially opened to the public 24 hours a day.
In the first two days, the park also demolished the walls of the Beijing West Road area, allowing the park’s green space and mountain forest to extend to the neighborhood, providing citizens and tourists with a more open and shared space.
It is reported that the area of the park renovation area is about 1.5 hectares.
On the premise of retaining the big trees in the park and removing the hedges and fences along the street, the park landscape and sculpture art scene will be street-faced.
Rest seats have also been added along the street to meet the needs of tourists to stay and watch the scenery.
The 82-year-old Mr. Zhang lives diagonally across from Jing'an Sculpture Park.
Mr. Zhang comes to the park to exercise almost every day. He likes the renovated park very much, "it looks wider".
[Concurrent] Mr. Zhang, a citizen of Shanghai
I exercise early in the morning, and I buy groceries after the early exercise, so I come every day.
(After the transformation) it feels a little wider.
[Explanation] On the occasion of the National Day, Ms. Zhang brought her grandson from Guangzhou to Shanghai for a sightseeing tour.
Ms. Zhang, who just finished visiting the park, was full of praise for the beautiful scenery of the park.
At the same time, she believes that 24-hour parks are especially suitable for big cities that are lively day and night.
[Concurrent] Tourist Ms. Zhang
Very good, a metropolis like Shanghai should be 24 hours a day, especially like the Bund, you see so many people day and night.
There are so many young people now who are willing to take a walk here, which is good.
[Explanation] Mr. Huang, a "young man" who works in the surrounding area, very much agrees with Ms. Zhang's opinion.
He said that he will try to take a walk in the park after working overtime in the future to soothe his mood.
[Concurrent] Mr. Huang, a citizen of Shanghai
If it is open 24 hours, I may come and walk around in the evening, I think it is good.
[Explanation] It is reported that the park will optimize the existing park management measures and management guarantee plans in accordance with the requirements of the park's 24-hour opening. It will also add digital facilities, set up night security cleaning posts, and newly introduce technical defense robots. Establish a working mechanism of contact with the streets and residential areas in the jurisdiction to continuously improve the service level.
Reporter Xu Mingrui reports from Shanghai
Responsible editor: [Liu Xian]