Ruijin Hotel is a villa type hotel in an elegant setting. There is one small lake, three separate but connected garden and four villas of different European styles.

Wo Yin Lou (No.1 building) and Huan Lou (No.2 building) in the middle of the complex were built in the 1920’s. The owner was a British businessman Mr. Morris who was a boss of the dog-racing course in the 1920’s (now the flower market). It was converted into the Kuo Ming Tang’s Li Zhi She Headquarters in 1945. Madame Song Mei Ling once stayed here. After liberation in 1949, the building was taken over by the East China Bureau of the Communist Party. The first Mayor of Shanghai Mr. Chen Yi also used these buildings as his office during his term.

Qi Si Lou, on the west south of the headquarters (No. 3 building) was built in 1932. It was originally also Mr. Morris’s independent garden residence. When Morris died in 1952, this building was taken over by Shanghai Building of Land Bureau.

Can Ying Lou (No.4 building) located at the north side of the gardens was built in 1936. It was an independent garden residence belonging to Mitsui Trading Co. Later famed as the “Mitsui Garden”. After the Anti—Japanese War the Kuo Ming Tang took it back, and it became the headquarters of “San Qing Tuan”. After Liberation in 1949, the Communist party took it over and it became the office building for the Confidential Section of the East China Bureau.

Ruijin Hotel was established in 1956. Before it was opened to the public, it was the government regional hotel. It accommodated Party Leaders Liu Shao Qi, Zhu De, Dong Bi Wu, Zhou En Lai, etc. Leaders of other countries also stayed here like, President Soekarno of Indonesia, the Premier of India, President Hu Zhi Ming of Vietnam, President Jin Ri Cheng of Republic of Korea, and other high-level government delegations. Starting from 1979 the guesthouse was open to the public and has welcome many famed scholars, experts and entrepreneurs as well as tourist.