People's Park (Chengdu)

People's Park is located on Shaocheng Road in central Chengdu, near Tianfu Square. Covering an area of 112,639 square metres (1,212,440 sq ft), it is the largest green area in downtown Chengdu.[2][3] The park features an artificial lake, several gardens, the Railway Protection Movement Monument, and the century-old Heming Teahouse (鹤鸣茶馆), a local landmark.[2][3]

Monument to the Sichuan Army Martyrs of the War of Resistance Against Japan

The park is located in the former Shaocheng ("small city"), which was built by the Qing dynasty as the garrison for the Manchu and Mongol soldiers from the Eight Banners.[1] In 1911, Yu Kun (玉昆), the last Qing general in Chengdu, converted part of Shaocheng into the city's first public park, known as Shaocheng Park.[1][4]

In 1911, the Railway Protection Movement erupted in Sichuan, which led to the Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and replaced it with the Republic of China. From 1913–14, the new republican government built the Monument to the Martyrs of the Railway Protection Movement (辛亥秋保路死事纪念碑) in the park, which is now a Major Historical and Cultural Site of China.[1]

The park was enlarged in 1914. In 1924, Governor Yang Sen appointed prominent businessman Lu Zuofu (卢作孚) to be the education minister of Sichuan. Lu made many improvements to the park, building museums, a library, a zoo, and sports facilities.[1]

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a bronze statue of General Wang Mingzhang of the Sichuan Army was erected in the park, after Wang was killed in the Battle of Xuzhou. On 27 September 1940 and 27 July 1941, Shaocheng Park was twice bombed by Japanese warplanes, which destroyed many facilities and caused thousands of casualties, although the Railway Protection Monument survived.[1]

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the new Communist government renamed the park as People's Park in 1950. The park was enlarged, refurbished, and reopened in October 1952, but the Wang Mingzhang statue was demolished.[1]

People's Park Station of the Chengdu Metro

The park has its own station, People's Park Station, on Line 2 of the Chengdu Metro. It is also served by bus lines 5, 13, and 37.[2]

By Bus

Main Gate: Take bus 5, 13, 14, 47, 29, 53, 58, 64, 64 Express or 78 and get off at the Renmin Gongyuan(People's Park) Station.

East Gate: Take bus 30, 57, 109 and get off at the Dongchenggen Nanjie (South Dongchenggen Street) Station.

West Gate and South Gate: Take bus line 53, 70, 93, 126, 127, or 340 and get off at the Xiaonanjie North (North of Xiaonan Street) Station.

By Subway

Take Metro Line 2 and get off at the People's Park Station, Exit B. Walk for about three minutes， and enter the park through North Gate (Main Gate).

By Taxi

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If you go to the Chengdu People’s Park from the Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, it takes about 60 minutes(70 yuan).

If you go to the Chengdu People’s Park from Chengdu East Railway Station, it takes about 40 minutes(30 yuan)

If you go to the Chengdu People’s Park from Chengdu Railway Station, it takes about 25 minutes(20 yuan).