Shanghai Parks

Because I'm going to Shanghai this week, I asked my mom to translate two more poems from my grandfather's Huangpu (Shanghai) chapter.

Prosperous Abundant Park 

The dust and noise inside the city,
Cleared land for roaming around.
Dense wooded trees thick with green,
Clear pooled water ripple with waves.
Dropping red* flower-lined path, winding.
Spreading green grassy lawn, wide.
At sun set the gates will shut:
And visiting guests' enthusiasm are left unsatisfied.  

Shanghai is heavily populated, everywhere there's a lot of people. So the government decided to build a series of parks, of all the parks, Zhaofong Park is the biggest. It's very pretty and whenever you go there, you don't want to leave.

*Hear the night wind,
how many flowers dropped

Waitan [Outside the banks (of the river)] Park

No. 2
High rise electric flashing showoff spectacular dazzle.
Vessels and ships move quick, wakes stirup foam.
Green lawns, handrails, resting spots.
Many people leisurely sit, listening to the lapping water. 

All the powerful institutions and centers of government were in the Waitan neighborhood.