[2025 Shanghai Attraction] Travel Guide for Ninghuige (Updated Apr)

It’s spring again, and the Yu Garden Lantern Festival is unique every year, especially in the Year of the Snake, which has a unique charm. As soon as you step into Yu Garden, it feels like you have fallen into a colorful dreamland. The carefully crafted lanterns with the theme of the Year of the Snake appear vividly before our eyes. Look, some snake lanterns are winding and the scales on their bodies are carved in great detail. They are shining brightly under the light, as if they are about to take off, carrying auspicious air through this quaint garden. Walking along the path, you will see all kinds of lanterns competing with each other in beauty. There are cute little snake lanterns clustered together, as if they are playing, and their lively appearance makes people smile knowingly; there are also majestic giant snake lanterns perched high up, overlooking the bustling crowd, adding a mysterious and solemn atmosphere to the entire lantern festival. The colorful lights are interwoven in the pavilions and towers of Yu Garden, outlining a beautiful picture that perfectly blends traditional charm with the unique elements of the Year of the Snake. ——Basic Guide—— [Ticket price] 80 yuan/person [Opening hours] 16:00-22:00 [Detailed address] No. 168 Fuyou Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai. [Transportation Guide] Metro Line 14 Yuyuan Station Exit 7. ——Travel Tips—— [1] It’s great to take photos in Hanfu. I went there on the fifth day of the first lunar month. It was a bit cold at night, so please keep warm. [2] Some stores have great second-floor panoramic views. Those who go there specifically to take photos can go half an hour before closing time. [3] Although the lights on the Nine-Curve Bridge are beautiful, there are too many people there, so try to walk to the side. 【4】Taking the subway is the most convenient way, as driving is subject to traffic control. #Lantern Festival #Check in Old Shanghai Style

Entering from the four main lantern groups themed 'Dragon Roaming the Four Seas', visitors can reach different fantasy fairylands. On the Golden Square, it feels like entering a fantastical and magnificent underwater fairyland paradise, where the immersive scenes create an ethereal and elusive sensation of 'mirage'. The Penglai Fairy Mountain is suspended upside down, with the Tree of Beads standing tall in the center, its branches blooming like colorful corals, adorned with magical fruits resembling pearls and jade. The 'Three Penglai Fairies' - the Fortune Fish, Prosperity Fish, and Longevity Fish - are lively and dynamic. As visitors wander through, they move like a dragon, symbolizing 'Hidden Dragon'. The central square remains the zodiac's main stage. A giant yellow dragon, in the pose of 'Dragon Leaping Over the Sea', soars into the sky, embracing a blue sphere lifted by the waves, guarding the growth of all things. Among the surging waves, dragons of China with various forms leap and dance together. At the head of the Nine-Turn Bridge, the Fish Dragon Princess sways gracefully, leading people into the deep-sea world of 'fantastic confusion and brilliant starry sky'.

Lantern Festival at Shanghai Yuyuan City God Temple This year's Lantern Festival is the Dragon Year Lantern Festival, with nine dragons playing with pearls and fish leaping over the Dragon Gate. Dragons soar and tigers leap. Traditional Chinese

🧚‍♀️I went to my happy hometown again this weekend! I found that the New Year atmosphere here has been online. Compared with the crowded Yuyuan Garden to see the Dragon Lantern Festival, you can take photos with the giant dragon lanterns here! 💯Photo tour route sharing: 1️⃣Panlong Shuiji🏮There are many New Year installations that can be photographed, as well as traditional handicrafts, food, etc., and there are also intangible cultural heritage such as blowing sugar people, sugar painting, and paper cutting. 2️⃣Zhang Deng Jie Cai II-Zhang Deng: 🐲The traditional lantern craft made by extracting dragon scale patterns, auspicious cloud patterns, water wave patterns, and auspicious dragon fire lantern elements from the image of the traditional Chinese dragon. 📷The small giant dragon lantern is located at the waterside pavilion. It is very pictorial to sit under the dragon and shoot directly or stand on the bridge and shoot from a distance. ‼️The 40-meter giant "dragon" lantern is close to Hanchun Square. It is very spectacular to look up in the streets and lanes, and you can also shoot from the second floor of the shopping mall. 3️⃣New Year's Fish Lantern: Deep Well Ice Shop🐟A row of New Year's fish lanterns in the sky, and many of them are hung in the pavilion next to it, which is super cute. 4️⃣Stage Square: 💚The combination of Jiangnan-style architecture and festive New Year lanterns. ‼️Tips: Self-driving parking at the 2nd door is close to the market! 0night view here is super beautiful00