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New Tales of The Old Shanghai
Island School, Lai, Crosby - 12
T
he old Fuxing Park of old Shanghai, an iconic and amazing sight to behold, and also a nice
resting place to get out of the city and relax. This old man that was standing there for the last
century is ready to tell the tale of his life, a tale of war, a tale of change.
In the year 1990, the huge improvement breakout of Shanghai finance and the improvement of trade
and business in Shanghai, making Shanghai China’s busiest port at the time, in this breakout stood the
old Fuxing Park in the middle of this rapidly improving Chinese city.
Fuxing Park used to be called Gujiazhai Park after the local gù (顧) family who opened it over 100
years ago. It was renamed the French Park when the French bought it to station armies in 1900. After
World War II broke out, the Japanese army forces took over the administration of the French Concession,
the park name then was named Daxing Park (大興公園）. After the Chinese drove the brutal Japanese
army with amazing strategy performed by several commanders and generals out of Shanghai in 1937, its
name was finally changed to the one it still holds today--Fuxing Park (復興公園）.
He also said, Fuxing Park is the only French style park in Shanghai, making it one of a kind. it is also
called "carpet garden" by some because of the dense plantation that create a huge amount of shade. There
is also a slightly surreal sculpture of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the park that was completed on
the ninetieth anniversary of Engels' death on August 5, 1985.
This historical park has gone through some great changes over both world wars and has became a very
historical area full of spectacular monuments, beautiful plantation, a long history and is a spectacular park
to be loved and preserved by all.
New Tales of Shanghai
Shanghai Singapore International School, Zheng, Xiangyu 'Richard' - 13
“BEEB BEEB!” Cars passing on the road, lights shining inside of the black background, red and
yellow light showing on both side of road. People walking on the bund, like ants moving on the street.
Huge buildings beside Huangpu River, viewing the scenery on the other side of the River. Colorful
boats floating on the water, the reflection showing in water is mirroring the beautiful city beside. So
lively around and shown as a wonderful picture of the city – Shanghai.
Shanghai is a lively city, citizens having a great story at here, foreigners are creating the glorious
memories and putting them as the best page in their life. Stories were created, tales were passing down.
Shanghai is having a great tales and history to tell, and let’s go deep into the interesting, fascinating tales
and histories.
Back into thousands years ago, at that time, Shanghai did not even exist, our multicolored
shanghai was just the blue, limitless sea. The Yangtze River, scrubbed the dirt from the land, over and
over again, this had repeated over thousands of times, the dirt then pushed out the avarice sea and form
a small land, and our baby shanghai was born. People developed the village, created the relationships
between each other, worked together, and Shanghai had become a small fish village. Cause by the special
geographical position it has. Shanghai became one of the most important international trading point of
China, and developed into a famous city.
Sitting on the brownish bench, facing to the grand Bund. Innumerable cars pass over. Snow-white
clouds floating in the blue sky. Sea of people, pure white birds, huge amount of cars and wonderful