Shanghai: places and services
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Shanghai Botanical Garden
One of China’s largest botanical gardens: glasshouses, bamboo groves, a rose garden and a renowned collection of penjing, the Chinese art of bonsai. Magnolias and peonies bloom here in spring.
Xuhui, Longwu Road 1111
上海植物园
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Century Park
The largest park in central Pudong: a lake with boat hire, lawns for picnics and cycle paths. Century Park station on metro line 2 is right next to it.
Pudong, Jinxiu Road 1001
世纪公园
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Gongqing Forest Park
A stretch of woodland on the Huangpu in the north of the city: pine avenues, ponds and rides for children. The place to go for a real forest without leaving town.
Yangpu, Jungong Road 2000
共青森林公园
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Shanghai Museum
The leading collection of ancient Chinese art: bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy, painting and jade. The building echoes the shape of an ancient ding ritual vessel. Since 2024 there is also an East branch in Pudong.
Free entry, booked online with your passport.
Huangpu, People’s Avenue 201
上海博物馆（人民广场馆）
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China Art Museum
China’s pavilion at Expo 2010 — a red inverted pyramid visible from afar. Inside are 20th- and 21st-century Chinese fine art and major temporary exhibitions.
Pudong, Shangnan Road 205
中华艺术宫
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Science and Technology Museum
A hands-on museum for the whole family: space, robotics, China’s wildlife and IMAX cinemas. The line 2 metro station opens right at the entrance, and the underpass holds a well-known souvenir market.
Pudong, Century Avenue 2000
上海科技馆
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The Bund
A mile of riverfront lined with 1920s–30s banks and hotels in Art Deco and neoclassical style. It is the best view of the Lujiazui skyline — especially after sunset, when the lights come on.
Huangpu, Zhongshan East 1st Road
外滩
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Jing’an Temple
A working Buddhist temple with gilded roofs among the towers of Nanjing Road; it has stood on this spot since 1216. The Jing’an Temple metro exit is right outside.
Jing’an, Nanjing West Road 1686
静安寺
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Zhujiajiao water town
An old canal town an hour from the centre: stone bridges, boats, teahouses and lanes of shops. The five-arch Ming-era Fangsheng Bridge is one of the largest in the region. Metro line 17 goes there.
Qingpu, Zhujiajiao town
朱家角古镇
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