W—Quinsan Square, Hunting Ground of the Past But Hunting Now Only in Youthful Fancy: The Age of Make-Believe By Louse Few things diffuse more pathos than a garden from which the flower scent has fled. Yet, delving beneath this plausible pathos, one can sometimes uncover the hallow-ground of "serving a purpose." Add to this that intangible element mown and recognized everywhere "haman interest" and the cornbin: tion becomes irresistible, That is why, despite the fact that Quinsan Square is lacking in some of the purely beautiful features possessed by other parks in Shanghe be included in the survey.
It falls into the category of things Practical—this 10 mow of ground bounded by Quinsan, Chapoo and Boone Roads and providing repre: tion for some 800 or more children Gaily who have long ago mobilized and waved a somewhat dingy white flag of victory over the conquered area, The Duck Pond Quinsan Square was not alwa; to limited in its name scope as it is at present A. square naturally connotes that assiduous bit of ground on which Nature is taking a last stand against. the eneronchmeng of Drieks and mortar. These squares remain with a kind of warm soliei~ tude in the lives of all city dwell-the old maps of 1893. 1891 tenders for 17—foreign houses were received by the Land Investment Company and the advance bugle note for future development was sounded in the transactions that followed Quinsan Square's surrounding territory was not recognized as of overpowering value in those days and it is interesting to reflect thet Tls. 750 per mow would have purchased any section of it in the firs, days of develop ment. This interest is intensified upon comparing that figure with the present one of from Tls. 40, 000 to Tis. °60,000 per mow for certain sections of the North Szechuen Read.
1895 the Shanghai Munici pal Council asked of and received from the Shanghai Land Investment Company the small portion under discussion for the purpose of establishing a public park. It was surrendered to the Council with the understanding that it was to be kept always for this purpose.
And a public park it has faithfully remained to this day!
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