XIANGYANG Park will be reopened to the public tomorrow after a year of renovation, Xuhui District government said yesterday.

The park, which occupies 22,080 square meters, is located near the Huaihai Road M. shopping complex.

The renovation involved pulling down the park’s outer walls and adding five more entry gates. Previously, visitors could only enter the park through a gate at the intersection of Shaanxi Road S. and Xiangyang Road N.

Xuhui District government said the park had been renovated into a “classic French style garden” and would open round the clock from tomorrow.

According to Shanghai Landscape Architecture Designer Institute Co, which was in charge of the park’s renovation, more areas will be opened to the public. Some middle-height shrubbery has been removed to provide visitors with clearer views.

The park’s signature structure, a hexagonal pavilion built in the 1940s, was also repaired and repainted. Extra surveillance cameras and more lights have been installed.

Cultural activities such as musical concerts and painting exhibitions will also be organized to enrich the life of nearby residents, park officials said.