An art feast about "umbrella" was staged in the century-old Zhang Garden, with umbrella flowers blooming in the rain

Release time:Jun 29, 2024 11:45 AM

As the drizzle soaked the streets of Shanghai, an art feast about "umbrellas" quietly took place at Zhang Garden and Maoming North Road. On June 29, the limited-time pedestrian street of Zhang Garden and Maoming North Road was filled with umbrellas, with the theme of "Meet the Rainbow, a Beautiful Journey". The stylishly designed umbrellas and the century-old Shikumen buildings complemented each other, bringing both visual and spiritual enjoyment to citizens and tourists.

Umbrellas, a necessity in daily life, are transformed into a medium for artistic creation here. The avant-garde and trendy umbrellas shine among the Shikumen buildings like rainbows, bringing romance and surprise to the citizens and tourists visiting the park.


An art feast about "umbrella" was staged in the century-old Zhang Garden, with umbrella flowers blooming in the rain

The exhibition takes Zhang Garden under the mist and rain as the background, and carefully designs umbrellas to form a "rainbow" corridor, a heart-shaped romantic "umbrella garden", and an "umbrella ball". The unique creative art installations and the umbrellas in the hands of citizens and tourists together depict a flowing colorful picture, which has become a unique landscape in the city.

Zhang Garden, known as the "Shanghai Shikumen Museum", has gone through 140 years of ups and downs. Today, Jing'an District has innovated the path of urban renewal, as if it has provided a huge umbrella for Zhang Garden, shielding this ancient and charming building complex from wind and rain, and protecting its unique charm and style. Jing'an District has revitalized and utilized historical buildings, and with the blessing of the latest trend culture, art, fashion and other elements, Zhang Garden has shown new vitality and reflected the colorful light of the times.


An art feast about "umbrella" was staged in the century-old Zhang Garden, with umbrella flowers blooming in the rain

In recent years, Jing'an District has expanded the functional space of experiential commerce and diversified culture on the basis of protecting the historical characteristics of Shikumen and inheriting Shanghai culture, inviting many top international brands, fashion trends, avant-garde art, etc. to gather in Zhang Garden, continuing the historical context of the city and allowing the century-old Zhang Garden to shine with the glory of the times.

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