Shanghai Wukang Road, the most elegant celebrity street. 189

Those who have seen the movie "Lust. Caution", you may remember the end of the movie, Wang Jiazhi (played by Tang Wei) let Mr. Yi (played by Tony Leung) go, and then acted as if nothing had happened, called a yellow cab, said, "go to Fukai Sen Road". The road is about 1183 meters long, running north-south in an arc, and was built in 1907 by the Shanghai French Concession Bureau. Named after the American missionary John Fulkerson, Wukang Road is known as a "celebrity road" that "concentrates the 100-year history of Shanghai in modern times", with a total of 14 excellent historical buildings along the route and 37 preserved historical buildings, including Ba Jin, Huang Xing, Zheng Dongguo, Tang Shaoyi, Zhou Zuomin, Zhao Dan and many other The former residence of Song Qingling is also at the intersection, and Wukang Road is currently one of the three famous Chinese historical and cultural streets in Shanghai.
In 1914, the western district where Wukang Road is located was officially assigned to the French Concession and became the new French Concession. 1937, the Song-Shanghai War broke out and Shanghai was finally captured by the Japanese army, and the French Concession centred on Wukang Road entered a four-year "island period". In 1943, France announced to abandon the French Concession centred on Wukang Road, and Wang's government took the opportunity to announce the "acceptance" of the French Concession and renamed the French Concession where Wukang Road was located as Shanghai Special District 8. However, the reality that Wang's government was not recognized by the two parties and the international community, nor accepted by the domestic public, made Wang Jingwei very upset. This will not only get rid of the reputation of traitors, but also win the hearts of the people, and after these roads are replaced with the names of provinces and cities, the names will last forever and will be remembered in history. The matter of changing the name, Wang only a few important roads such as Fukai Sen Road to give attention, he passed through Wukang many times on the Moganshan left a good impression, said to Zhou Fuhai, Wukang Moganshan in the mountains, Fukai Sen Road in the metropolis, but the environment and atmosphere is very similar, not only foreigners like there, the Shanghai Bund politicians and rich businessmen like to run there, Fukai Sen Road will be changed to Wukang Road it. Wukang Road thus named, even during the Cultural Revolution many roads in Shanghai changed to revolutionary names, this place is still the same.

The Wukang Building, which looks like a giant ship, is the landmark of Wukang Road. Originally named Normandy Apartments, Wukang Building was built in 1924 and was the first apartment building in Shanghai with a veranda.

There are many roads to visit in Shanghai, most tourists only know the crowded Nanjing Road, but I prefer the small, exotic and elegant streets like Wukang Road.

We started our trip on Wukang Road with the Wukang Building. In fact, there is also the former residence of Song Qingling at the intersection of Wukang on West Huaihai Road, but we accidentally walked past it and didn't want to go back until we found it.

Built-in 1924, the Wukang Building is an outstanding historical building in Shanghai, where famous figures in Chinese culture and performing arts, such as Zhao Dan, Wang Renmei, Qin Yi, Sun Daolin, Zheng Junli and Wang Wenjuan, have lived.

I met a model who was taking street photos at the intersection, so I took a picture of her, and the petty style of Wukang Road started to show from a beautiful woman.

There are countless celebrity residences you know or don't know on Wukang Road, and the streets are lined with various European-style buildings, for example, the above picture was once the Italian Consul General's residence, and it is said that such Mediterranean-style garden architecture is on the verge of extinction in Shanghai, but at present, it is the office of a unit and not open to the public.

This inconspicuous building at 393 Wukang Road is the former residence of Huang Xing, one of the founders of the Republic of China, in the neo-classical style plus Art Deco style.

The former residence of Zheng Dong Guo, a famous anti-Japanese general and commander of the New 1st Army, is at 274 Wukang Road, where Zheng Dongguo lived as a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1950 to 1952.

In short, small houses with excellent historical buildings are everywhere, and behind each plaque, there is a history and a story.

The warm winter sun reflects the shadows of the trees on the beige walls, and there is no traffic, Wukang Road is the old Shanghai in impression.

Some people say that Wukang Road is the most elegant road in Shanghai. I have not been to all the roads in Shanghai, but from what I have been to, this title is not overstated.

There are not many people and cars here, and it is relatively quiet. Most of the roads are lined with French sycamores, and cafes and bakeries are scattered along the streets.

This is also a famous leafy landscape road in Shanghai. During the Shanghai World Expo, this road was also recommended by the Shanghai Tourism Bureau as the oldest road with the most Shanghai flavour.

The season of falling leaves has already passed, and we have missed the scenery of falling leaves all over the ground, so we can only pick up a long-lost French sycamore leaf.

Wukang Road was once the French Concession, but nowadays it is also a place where foreigners gather, and the elementary school is called World Elementary School, where children of people from different countries attend.

No. 113 Wukang Road is the essence of the former residence of famous people on Wukang Road, where the famous writer, BA Jin lived after 1955 and wrote his works such as "Essays".

The former residence of Ba Jin is free to enter, and you can get a ticket during the opening hours.

The small grey building is not large, divided into two floors, and the interior is basically the same as when Mr Ba Jin lived there.

The bedroom of Ba Jin and his wife Xiao Shan, who died in Shanghai on October 17, 2005, at the age of 101, and spent most of his later years in this building.

There is also a small garden behind Ba Jin's former residence. If this small building could be sold, it would be worth more than 100 million yuan, even if it is not Ba Jin's former residence.

The word "BA Jin" has been carved on the Paulownia tree in front of the former residence of Ba Jin by tourists.

Wukang Road is quiet and elegant, just like a Shanghai noblewoman who has gone through the vicissitudes.

Under the cover of Paulownia trees are different styles of houses, like this small house, which may not be surprising, but the semi-circular balcony is almost the same as the balcony where Romeo showed his love to Juliet.

By the way, I also had a lesson in European architectural styles. In England, because of the snow, the roofs of English-style houses are pointed and there will be chimneys, while Spanish buildings will have simple patterns, perhaps reflecting the enthusiasm of the Spanish, and French buildings look more light and lively.
There are many famous roads in Shanghai, Nanjing Road by the Bund has long been famous because of the movie "The Neon Sentry" and is a popular place for tourists, Huaihai Road in Luwan District represents the prosperity and modernity of Shanghai and is called "the Champs Elysees of the East", and Duolun Road in Hongkou District is the place where Lu Xun and Mao Dun used to come and go. The North Shaanxi Road in Jing'an District is a famous cultural and leisure street in Shanghai, with many famous people's residences. Shanghai is a famous international metropolis, a hundred years of port history, but has undergone radical changes, tall buildings, traffic is the symbol of the metropolis, but there are some roads in the centre of the city that still preserve the appearance of decades ago, Wukang Road is such a most Shanghai flavour of the street, there are many stories here, worthy of our taste.