National Parks of China40 Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in Shanghai (batches 1–8, named by the State Council 1961–2019). Dots are coloured by category; click one to jump to its entry. See also Shanghai and all provinces.
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Huangpu District (8)
- Sun Yat-sen's Former Residence in Shanghai 上海中山故居Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)Sun Yat-sen's residence in Shanghai from 1918 to 1924, a two-story dark gray Western-style house.
- Former Site of the Central Office of the Communist Youth League of China 中国社会主义青年团中央机关旧址Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)A shikumen lane house, originally the residence of Dai Jitao, later used as an office for training young people.
- Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China 中国共产党第一次全国代表大会会址Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)Two adjoining two-story shikumen houses where the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in July 1921.
- Yu Garden 豫园Ancient buildings · second batch (1982)Ming-dynasty classical garden built in 1559, originally the private garden of Pan Yunduan, Sichuan Provincial Administration Commissioner.
- Park Hotel 国际饭店Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)An old hotel completed in 1934, the tallest building in Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s.
- Holy Trinity Church 圣三一基督教堂Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)The earliest surviving Protestant church in Shanghai, commonly called the Red Church, on Jiujiang Road at the Bund.
- Former Office of the CCP Delegation in Shanghai 中国共产党代表团驻沪办事处旧址Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)Commonly called Zhou Mansion; a four-story Spanish-style garden house rented by the CCP delegation in 1946 as its base of activity.
- Shanghai Science Hall 上海科学会堂Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)Originally the Cercle Sportif Français built by the French Municipal Council, later converted into a French school; now Building No. 1 of the Science Hall.
Xuhui District (6)
- Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs' Memorial 龙华革命烈士纪念地Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)Memorial made up of the former Kuomintang Songhu Garrison Headquarters and the Longhua execution ground of revolutionary martyrs.
- Tomb of Xu Guangqi 徐光启墓Ancient tombs · third batch (1988)Burial place of the late Ming scholar Xu Guangqi and some relatives, covering 3,000 square meters, with an oval main tomb.
- Former Residence of Soong Ching-ling in Shanghai 上海宋庆龄故居Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)Soong Ching-ling's residence in Shanghai from 1948, originally built by a Greek shipowner in the 1920s.
- Longhua Pagoda 龙华塔Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)An octagonal brick-and-timber pagoda, said to have first been built in the Three Kingdoms period; the existing pagoda structure was built in the Northern Song.
- Xujiahui Catholic Church 徐家汇天主堂Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)A Gothic church begun in the 22nd year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing (1896), commonly called the Xujiahui Cathedral.
- Early Buildings of Shanghai Jiao Tong University 上海交通大学早期建筑Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)The campus first built in 1896 for Nanyang Public School, the main campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University before its move to Minhang.
Hongkou District (4)
- Tomb of Lu Xun 鲁迅墓Modern historic sites · first batch (1961)Burial place of the writer Lu Xun, in the northwest corner of Lu Xun Park, covering 1,600 square meters; the reburial and construction were completed in 1956.
- Shanghai General Post Office 上海邮政总局Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)First built in 1924 at a cost of 3.2 million silver dollars, with a business hall called the "largest hall in the Far East."
- Early Buildings of Tilanqiao Prison 提篮桥监狱早期建筑Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)Originally the prison of the Shanghai Municipal Council police department of the International Settlement, commonly called the Western Prison.
- Former Shanghai Municipal Council Abattoir 上海工部局宰牲场旧址Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)The abattoir of the Shanghai Municipal Council of the International Settlement, built in 1933; listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in 2019.
Songjiang District (4)
- Tang Dharani Pillar in Songjiang 松江唐经幢Cave temples and stone carvings · third batch (1988)Tang dharani stone pillar completed in 859, the oldest above-ground cultural relic in Shanghai.
- Xingsheng Jiao Temple Pagoda 兴圣教寺塔Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)Commonly called the Square Pagoda, a brick-and-wood pagoda of nine stories and 42.65 meters tall, built in the Northern Song.
- Guangfulin Site 广富林遗址Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)Site of the Guangfulin culture, dating to more than 4,000 years ago, between the Liangzhu and Maqiao cultures.
- Sheshan Observatory 佘山天文台Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)An observatory begun in the 25th year of the Guangxu reign (1899), built with funds raised by the French Jesuit Stanislas Chevalier.
Qingpu District (3)
- Fuquanshan Site 福泉山遗址Ancient sites · fifth batch (2001)Neolithic burial and habitation site, first found in 1962 and excavated on a large scale from 1982.
- Songze Site 崧泽遗址Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)The type site of the Songze culture, about 5,300 to 6,000 years old, found in Songze Village in 1958.
- Qinglongzhen Site 青龙镇遗址Ancient sites · eighth batch (2019)Site of a coastal ancient town of the Tang and Song periods, in Baihe Town.
Jing'an District (3)
- Site of the Second National Congress of the Communist Party of China 中国共产党第二次全国代表大会会址Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)The venue of the Second National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1922, which first put forward the Party's democratic revolutionary program.
- Sihang Warehouse War of Resistance Site 四行仓库抗战旧址Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)A six-story reinforced concrete warehouse on the north bank of Suzhou Creek with a floor area of 20,000 square meters, where fighting took place in 1937.
- China Welfare Institute Children's Palace 中国福利会少年宫Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)The first children's palace in China, founded by Soong Ching-ling on June 1, 1953, in the residence of Sir Elly Kadoorie.
Putuo District (2)
- Main Hall of Zhenru Temple 真如寺大殿Ancient buildings · fourth batch (1996)The oldest timber building and temple building surviving in Shanghai, and the only mid-Yuan building in Shanghai.
- Zhidanyuan Yuan-Dynasty Sluice Site 志丹苑元代水闸遗址Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)Yuan-dynasty sluice site, now home to Shanghai's first sluice-site museum, with a floor area of 2,300 square meters.
Yangpu District (2)
- Yangshupu Waterworks 杨树浦水厂Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)One of the earliest waterworks established in Shanghai, on Yangshupu Road.
- Modern Buildings of the University of Shanghai 沪江大学近代建筑Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)Modern campus buildings of the University of Shanghai, a Baptist-affiliated church university founded in 1906, on the bank of the Huangpu River.
Changning District (1)
- Tomb of Soong Ching-ling 宋庆龄墓Modern historic sites · second batch (1982)Tomb of Soong Ching-ling in the Soong Ching-ling Cemetery (formerly the International Cemetery), beside the tombs of her parents.
Pudong New Area (1)
- Former Residence of Zhang Wentian 张闻天故居Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)The home of Zhang Wentian in his youth, a brick-and-tile three-sided courtyard house.
Jingan District (1)
- Moller Villa 马勒住宅Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)A Nordic-style garden villa extended in 1927 by Eric Moller, a Swedish national of British origin.
Minhang District (1)
- Shanghai Maqiao Site 上海马桥遗址Ancient sites · seventh batch (2013)Ancient village site about 4,000 years old, where the Maqiao culture was first discovered.
Jiading District (1)
- Jiading Confucian Temple 嘉定孔庙Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)Confucian temple first built in the Southern Song and hailed as "the best in Wuzhong"; rebuilt and expanded several times in the Yuan, Ming and Qing.
Fengxian District (1)
- Huating Sea Wall, Fengxian Section 华亭海塘奉贤段Other · eighth batch (2019)Remains of an ancient sea wall built in the Yongzheng era (1725-1728), in Zhelin Town.
Across several districts (2)
- Bund Building Complex, Shanghai 上海外滩建筑群Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)A group of buildings along the Huangpu River, 1.5 km long, running from Yan'an East Road in the south to Waibaidu Bridge in the north.
- Modern Buildings of St. John's University 圣约翰大学近代建筑Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)The modern campus buildings of St. John's University, founded by the American Episcopal Church, the church school that operated longest in China.