Ye Garden in Shanghai

This secret place is only a stone’s throw away from my home and GoEast Mandarin. For the past half year I’ve passed by “Ye Garden” every day, but never noticed it, hidden behind the hospital. But this park is older than the hospital in front. Look at this photo from 1927. Actually, I first saw it on a website about historic Shanghai, and only then visited it for real today.

这个秘密的地方离我的家和GoEast不过一箭之地。我已经半年天天经过这里,可是我从来没有注意到《叶家花园》,隐藏在医院后面。可是这座公园比前面的医院还老。你看这张从1927年的照片。其实我现在一个网站发现了,今天真的进去了。

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