Chenyi Plaza

Chenyi Plaza

Chenyi square is located in the east of Nanjing East Road, Zhongshan East 1st Road, Bund of Shanghai. It was built in memory of Chen Yi, the first mayor of Shanghai in New China. Now it has become a tourist attraction in Shanghai, attracting many citizens to watch and enriching their night life.

Practical information

Ticket information

Free Admission

Opening Hours

Open all day

Best season

All seasons

Suggest playing

2 hours

Traffic information

Metro: Line 2, line 10

By bus: 123 Section Road 55 928 868 910 921

River Ferry: Shiliupu Dongchang Road, 2 yuan, can use bus card

Metro Line: take Metro Line 2 / 10 from Hongqiao Railway Station (Airport) (in the direction of Pudong International Airport / New Jiangwan City)

Go to Nanjing East Road station and walk east for 500 meters. Take Metro Line 2 from Pudong Airport (east of Xujing)

Transfer to the opposite train at Guanglan Road and walk east 500 meters at Nanjing East Road

brief introduction

Chen Yi square is located on the Bund of Nanjing East Road in Shanghai. In the center of the square stands a statue of Chen Yi, the first mayor of Shanghai in New China. A century ago, Chen Yi square was a bronze statue commemorating British governor Bashari.

At the end of East Nanjing Road, a statue of Chen Yi, the first mayor of Shanghai, stands high.

A few years ago, in memory of Chen Yi, the first mayor of Shanghai, the people of Shanghai cast a bronze statue of President Chen here to let him see the rapid changes of Shanghai. Now every morning, many Shanghai citizens will do morning exercises in the square. There are wide clothes, big sleeves, and sword dancers everywhere. The whole square is very spectacular. At the same time, every double Saturday night, a square concert will be held here, which attracts many people to watch and enriches their night life.

Scenic spots

Statue of Chen Yi

The statue of Chen Yi, cast in bronze, is 5.6 meters high, and its base is made of red polished granite, with a height of 3.5 meters. The statue reproduces the typical posture of Comrade Chen Yi when inspecting his work, showing his diligent public servant image and amiable and open-minded Confucian style. Every weekend, a grand square concert will be held in Chenyi square.

Yongquan in Chenyi square

Located on the Bund of East Nanjing Road, south of the statue of Chen Yi. Its shape is a modern fountain with square outside and oval inside. The water column spurts along with the sound, high and low at different times. A colorful light source is installed at the bottom of the pool. At night, with the change of light, all the water columns reflect red, yellow, blue and green beams, adding a magnificent night scene to the Bund.

Introduction card

According to reports, recently, tourists familiar with the Bund have made a new discovery: a life introduction board has been added beside the statue of Chen Yi, which has been standing on the Bund for 19 years and is also the most famous sculpture on the Bund. This billboard was just put up last weekend to let tourists know more about Marshal Chen Yi, the old mayor of Shanghai.

About Marshal Chen Yi

Chen Yi (August 26, 1901 - January 6, 1972), a famous Shijun, born in Lezhi, Sichuan Province, is an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a long tested and loyal communist fighter, a great proletarian revolutionist, politician, militarist, diplomat and poet, one of the founders and leaders of the people's Liberation Army, and one of the ten marshals of the people's Republic of China ）The first mayor of Shanghai in New China.

Stampede accident

At about 23:35 on December 31, 2014, a crowd stampede occurred in Chenyi square on the Bund of Huangpu District, Shanghai, causing 36 deaths and 49 injuries. After the accident, a working group was set up in Shanghai overnight. Han Zheng and Yang Xiong asked to do a good job in rescuing the wounded and dealing with the aftermath. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

As of 11:00 on January 2, 36 people had been killed and 49 injured in the accident

Most of the injured were students.

Xi Jinping instructed Shanghai the Bund stampede to make every effort to rescue the wounded and strengthen safety measures to ensure the safety of people's lives and property during the festival. Li Keqiang gave instructions on the handling of the incident, demanding that every effort be made to reduce casualties.

It is reported that 16 people were injured in Shanghai Long March Hospital, 13 in Shanghai First People's Hospital, 9 in Ruijin Hospital and 8 in Huangpu District People's hospital. Two minor wounded left by themselves.

Address: Bund, Nanjing East Road, Shanghai

Longitude: 121.49051560061

Latitude: 31.238993826722

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day