Zhabei Park

On March 20, 1913, Song Jiaoren was assassinated in Shanghai. On March 23 of the same year, his coffin was moved to the Hunan Guild Hall. On June 26 of the same year, he was buried in Xiangyi Lane, Zhabei. The Kuomintang set aside more than 100 acres of land here, of which 28,700 square meters were used for the cemetery, and a road about 2.5 kilometers long was opened from the Huzhou Guild Hall to the cemetery, named Songyuan Road. Song's tomb is in the center of the park, built with red bricks into a rectangle, about 2 meters high, with trees planted around it, commonly known as Song Park. In September 1929, the 132nd municipal meeting of the Shanghai Special City Government resolved to allocate funds to repair Song Park and open it as a park. On June 5, 1936, Song Park was renamed Jiaoren Park, and the City Works Bureau Park Management Office was responsible for planning and greening design. On May 28, 1950, Jiaoren Park was renamed Zhabei Park.