Social Education ｜ The precious past and old things of the People's Park

The origin of "People's Park"

"People's Park" is the general term of all parks named after the "People's Park" built in my country. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, socialist construction began to repair and reconstruction of some old gardens and parks. Some of them were renamed "People's Park", typical of Tianjin People's Park. At the same time, in order to meet the needs of people's lives, it has also begun to build new parks. Some are also named "People's Park", the most representative, such as Shanghai People's Park.

The naming of the People's Park reflects the situation of the people of the New Chinese people and the idea of ​​serving the people for the people. It was a reflection of social ideology and values ​​at that time. Social meaning.

Tianjin People's Park

The predecessor of Tianjin People's Park was the private garden "Rongyuan" of the salt merchant Li Chuncheng. It was founded in 1863 and is located in the center of Hexi District, Tianjin. After liberation, Li Qimei, descendants of Li's descendants, dedicated Rongyuan to the country. After renovation, it was officially opened on July 1, 1951, and was renamed Renmin Park. In 1954, Mr. Zhang Xueming, the deputy director of Tianjin People's Park, commissioned Mr. Zhang Shizhao to send a letter to Chairman Mao Zedong and asked him to write the name of the park for the park. The park is now engraved on the park's view of the park.

Chairman Mao Zedong is the title of Tianjin People's Park

Title of Tianjin People's Park brand upstairs

Shanghai People's Park

Shanghai People's Park is located in the northern half of the Shanghai Racecourse. It was originally a third racetrack built for the first year of Tongzhi (1862) in Tongzhi. The land is built with a park for foreigners entertainment. At that time, it was called Shanghai Public Casino and was officially opened in December of the same year. After the liberation of Shanghai, in order to meet the needs of the masses, in 1950, Comrade Chen Yi, then the mayor of Shanghai, announced on behalf of the municipal government. Mr. Fu designed and opened on October 1, 1952. Mayor Chen Yi personally wrote the title of People's Park, showing his high emphasis on the construction of urban and park, and also reflecting the party and government's emphasis on the construction of the people's park, and also giving the venue a new connotation.

Comrade Chen Yi is the title of Shanghai People's Park

The era of the People's Park meaning

From the background, geographical location, open hours, and inscriptions of leaders, we can see the important political and social significance of the construction of people's parks in the construction of socialist construction in New China. Therefore There is also a climax of construction, so far there are more than two hundred in the country.

Comrade Zhu De is the title of Nanchang People's Park

Among the central leadership comrades, Comrade Zhu De and People's Park also had a deep source. He visited Nanchang People's Park twice in 1960 and 1962 to watch orchids, and presented more than 10 pots of orchids with multiple varieties. The place also became the reason for the construction of the orchid room in 1963. In 1964, when Comrade Zhu De visited Nanchang People's Park for the third time, he wrote the six strong characters of the "People's Park" and "Lanshi" for the park, reflecting the concern and support for the People's Park. In 1963, Comrade Zhu De also presented 5 orchids in Fujian, Zhejiang and other places in Chengdu People's Park. In 1986, the park also established Lanyuan in the park.

Nanchang is the "August 1st" uprising. People's Park began construction in 1954. It was officially named in 1958. It opened to the outside world on July 1, 1963. Chengdu People's Park was originally called Shaocheng Park. It was founded in 1911 and was renamed "People's Park" in 1950. These people's parks play a good role in the aspects of construction time, location, scale, service population, and social role, and carry the indelible memory of urban development.

Chengdu Renmin Park Lanyuan

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