When you take a stroll in this park, you will feel like you are time travelling through the fascinating history of Shanghai. During the famous Ming Dynasty, this park was acclaimed as private gardens. Afterwards, the French started to add Parisian designs and then opened the park for the public in 1909. Today, it is a piece of paradise with a glorious view of fragrant rose gardens, sparkling ponds and benches overlooking swathes of grasses.