Pocket parks grow across the city

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Shanghai has built or renovated another 61 pocket parks this year, taking the total number of such parks to 151, the city's greenery authorities announced on Wednesday.

Confronting a shortage of land resources in the city, Shanghai's greenery authorities are making use of existing greenery in the city's corner areas to create pocket parks, the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau said.

Existing trees in good condition are maintained and foliage and flower beds are added, the bureau said.

New varieties of plants have been introduced along with paths and benches, providing leisure spaces for residents, the bureau said.

A pocket park at the intersection of Nanjing Rd W. and Shimen No. 1 Road in Jing'an District features a vertical art greenery wall. It is planted with plum blossom and red maple and is illuminated at night.

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Another pocket park on Tongzhou Road in Hongkou District features hydrangea.

English letters and numbers are designed as decorative elements, and benches with mosaic decoration and landscape walls are also featured, the bureau said.

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The design of the Caocunyuan Park in Putuo District maintains its original ginkgo trees and draws inspiration from orchid paintings. A total of 105 square meters of water landscape has been created and the park also has an ring-shaped walkway amid the greenery.

Sculptures, benches, a landscape platform and lighting facilities have been added, and plants such as cherry blossom, crape myrtle, Chinese tallow trees and maple have been newly planted, the bureau said.

Nearly 20 new varieties of magnolia have been introduced to the magnolia park at the intersection of Chongqing Rd S. and Nanchang Road covering about 3,800 square meters in Huangpu District, together with hydrangea, cherry blossom and iris to present more diversified colors. 

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