PLACE GUIDE

Changfeng Park 长风公园

Changfeng Gongyuan

Changfeng Park is organized around the artificial Yinchu Lake and Tiebi Hill in western Shanghai.

Elevated view of Changfeng Park lake and grounds, Shanghai · 上海长风公园湖区俯瞰
Elevated view of Changfeng Park lake and grounds, Shanghai · 上海长风公园湖区俯瞰 Photograph date recorded by the source: 16 February 2013, 01:27. · Roddy Austin from Irvington, New York, U.S.A. · Roddy Austin from Irvington, New York, U.S.A. — View_of_Changfeng_Park_from_the_Marriott_Hotel.jpg — CC BY 2.0 · CC BY 2.0
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Shanghai · 上海市 →Putuo District · 普陀区 →

About Changfeng Park

The landscaped park was developed in the 1950s as a substantial public green space in Putuo.

Lake and hill offer two different ways to read the designed landscape: one opens broad views across water, while the other changes the viewpoint above the surrounding paths. Recreation attractions within the wider park operate separately from an ordinary garden walk, so check any activity you plan to add rather than assuming it is included.

Construction began on 4 April 1957, when the park was initially named Huxi Park (沪西公园), for western Shanghai. Part of it opened to the public on 1 July 1958 as Biluohu Park (碧萝湖公园), and the whole park was completed in 1959. That year the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee's deputy secretary, Wei Wenbo, renamed it Changfeng Park, taking the name from a phrase in the Book of Song, and named its artificial lake Yinchu Lake (银锄湖) and artificial hill Tiebi Hill (铁臂山) after lines from a 1958 poem by Mao Zedong.

The lake, covering 143,000 square meters, lies at the center of the park, with a dock renting motorized, pedal and hand-rowed boats as well as larger excursion vessels. The artificial hill was built up from earth excavated for the lake, and rises 26 meters over an area of 10,000 square meters. Changfeng Ocean World, built into the lake bed 13 meters below the surface, opened in 1999 as China's first marine aquarium and was purchased by Merlin Entertainments in 2012.

The park was also the venue for the first five editions of the Shanghai International Flower Festival. It was renovated starting in 2009, and from 10 October 2024 entered a two-year renovation project during which it remains partly open and partly closed.

What to look for

  • Yinchu Lake forms the park’s central waterscape.
  • Tiebi Hill provides a contrasting elevated element within the designed landscape.

Background & history

Changfeng Park (Chinese: 长风公园; pinyin: Chángfēng Gōngyuán; Wu Chinese pronunciation: [zɑ̃.foŋ.koŋ.yø]; literally: Park of Far Off Wind) is a landscaped park in the west of Shanghai, China. The size of the park is 364,000 square meters. It features an artificial lake, Yinchu Lake, and an artificial hill, Tiebi Hill. There are various facilities including a Sea Life aquarium, a small amusement park, and boating on the lake.

Excerpt from Wikipedia: Changfeng Park · Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected introductory sentences; formatting simplified. Background information, not current visitor-service advice.

Location & getting there

Getting to Changfeng Park

Changfeng Park metro station is a named direct approach. Continue to the park gate serving the lake and hill route you choose.

General visit reminders

Allow room for the terrain and weather when choosing your route. Check the operator’s current trail, shuttle and cableway notices where applicable, and confirm the return connection before setting out. A broad landscape pin does not identify every trailhead or access point.

Combine your visit

A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.

  1. Yinchu Lake

    Begin with the open-water landscape and shore paths.

  2. Tiebi Hill

    Compare the lake-level views with the park’s artificial hill.

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.

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Find Changfeng Park

长风公园 · 普陀区

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More places nearby

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Zhongshan Park 中山公园

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3 km away

Zhenru Temple is a historic Buddhist precinct in Putuo, with origins traced to the Yuan period. A pagoda, prayer wheels, stele and a riverside colonnade give the visit several distinct visual elements.

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Wukang Road 武康路

5 km away

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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.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “Changfeng Park” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1369829787.

Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikivoyage contributors, listing “Changfeng Park” · CC BY-SA 4.0.

Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "长风公园", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 92667297.

Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Changfeng Park", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1369829787.

China Revealed · Editorially updated 2026-10-07