一、近代四邑地区公园建设与发展的背景1、公园在近代中国的发展公园是近代中国的新型公共空间,目前公认最早的公园为1868年8月8日开放的上海外滩公园。这个公园位于英美租界,由西人设计建造并经营,是借由帝国列强的租界建设传入国内的“公家花园”(publicpark)。此后,上海租界区的公园数量逐渐增多。但租界公园只对租界的外国居留者开放,强调殖民者的优越地位并严重歧视中国人,“华人与狗不得入内”的标 I. The Background of the Construction and Development of Modern Siyi Parks 1. The Development of Parks in Modern China Parks are a new type of public space in modern China. The earliest known park is the Bund Park opened on August 8, 1868. Located on the Anglo-American concession, designed and built by Western men, the park is built into the country’s “public garden” by the concession of the Empire. Since then, the number of parks in Shanghai’s concession area has been gradually increasing. However, the concession park is only open to foreign residents in the concession, emphasizing the superiority of the colonizers and seriously discriminating against Chinese people. The “Chinese and dogs shall not enter” standard