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About Jing'an Sculpture Park
The works are distributed through a public park rather than arranged as a single indoor gallery sequence.
Named works documented for the park include Urban Fox and Red Beacon. Use the setting to compare sculpture at different scales and in changing light, while checking the current park map for locations. A museum visit and a sculpture walk offer complementary subjects without requiring both to be treated as one attraction.
Construction of the park's first phase, covering 30,000 square meters, began in October 2007 and was completed in 2008; a second phase was completed and opened in April 2010. That September, during the Shanghai World Expo, an international sculpture exhibition was held in the park. The new Shanghai Natural History Museum built within the park opened on 18 April 2015.
The park covers a total area of about 65,000 square meters and is bordered by Suzhou Creek to the north. Its design combines traditional Chinese garden techniques with modern landscaping, including an inner garden of nearly 10,000 square meters. In the plum garden (梅园), the 1,700-year-old Meihua Xishen Pu (梅花喜神谱), a plum-blossom painting manual, is carved onto the corridor walls. The new Natural History Museum building has a floor area of 45,257 square meters and an exterior shaped like a nautilus shell.
What to look for
- Outdoor sculpture is placed among lawns and gardens.
- Urban Fox and Red Beacon are named works associated with the park.
Location & getting there
Getting to Jing'an Sculpture Park
Approach the Beijing West Road–Shimen Road area beside the Natural History Museum and use the current park entrances.
Combine your visit
A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.
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Outdoor sculpture route
Compare works across the planted public space.
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Shanghai Natural History Museum上海自然博物馆
Add a separate scientific collection visit beside the park.
This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.
Find Jing'an Sculpture Park
静安雕塑公园 · 静安区
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More places nearby
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Shanghai Natural History Museum 上海自然博物馆
Less than 1 km awayShanghai Natural History Museum occupies a purpose-built home in Jing’an Sculpture Park. It moved here in 2015 from the former Cotton Exchange building, so old directions to East Yan’an Road refer to a different site.
View guide →Shanghai History Museum 上海市历史博物馆
Less than 1 km awayShanghai History Museum occupies the former Race Club building on West Nanjing Road. The neoclassical clubhouse and its tall tower are part of the city history the museum interprets.
View guide →Moca Shanghai 上海当代艺术馆
Less than 1 km awayMOCA Shanghai is an independent contemporary-art museum inside People’s Park. Its programme includes contemporary art and design, making it distinct from the larger museums elsewhere in the city.
View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
- en.wikivoyage.org ↗
- Jing'an Sculpture Park ↗
- Shanghai/Jing'an ↗
- Chinese Wikipedia: 静安雕塑公园 (revision 88170987, 2025-07-08) ↗
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “Jing'an Sculpture Park” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1362606408.
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, listing “Jing'an Sculpture Park” · CC BY-SA 4.0.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "静安雕塑公园", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 88170987.