The Research On Park And Open Space Of Shanghai Concession

From seaside lakes and ponds,Shanghai region grew to a prosperity harbour, an important trading center across southeast cities in China in the mid-Qing Dynasty and finally an famous international metropolis in the Concession period. Similarly, landscape in Shanghai underwent the whole process of historic evolution in the modern times: the invading of western landscape in the late-Qing and the early Republic period, the peak stage of Concession landscape in the mid-Concession period.Concession system brought humiliation and unfortunate to China, which also applied in unexpected opportunity to the Shanghai city during unconsciou, as well as the invasion of western powers all brought in changes from implement to spirit, from action to idea of values. These social reforms triggered off the development and variation of thoughts,techniques and aesthetical interests in builing gardens in Shanghai region. Such history has been recorded honestly by changes in the layout of the landscape: the suddenly emergence of city park in the embryonic stage, the more popular concept of open space, and so on. These evolutions witnessed a long journey of traditional garden in Shanghai from locality only to being more open, as well as promoting the modern landscape awarness of residents in Shanghai. This article dissertate historical development and the artistry as well, then describing with detailed example.Theory on history divides the development of Shanghai concession park and open space into 4 stages,combining with synthetical society background such as the history evolution during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic period.Analysing every period of the development of Shanghai concession park and open space .Then,summing up the characteristic of each period.Nowadays, when we retrospect the wonderful historic moment of concession landscape, we can find from their own perspective they recorded the evolution of modern Landscape in Shanghai, and became special reference and deeply ideas during the development of Shanghai city.