Gongqing Forest Park|Natural Landscape & Leisure
📍Detailed address:
Shanghai Gongqing Forest Park - No. 2000, Jungong Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai. The park is divided into two gardens, the North Garden, and the South Garden (Wanzhu Garden), which features forest scenery, and the South Garden (Wanzhu Garden), which features small bridges and flowing water and showcases the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. It is a 4A-level national forest park in Shanghai!
❤Recommendation reason:
🌲Songtao Valley——Featuring pine forests and quiet streams, it is suitable for strolling and admiring natural scenery.
🌿Jungle Wilderness - dominated by rich vegetation and open grasslands, suitable for picnics and outdoor activities. (When the weather is good, invite three or five friends to set up a tent, have a picnic and chat, and enjoy yourself!)
🍁Qiulin Aiwan——Famous for its fallen leaves and red leaves in autumn, it is a good place to enjoy the autumn scenery. (During certain seasons, it is a great place to enjoy the maple leaves!)
⛲Eight Immortals Garden——Based on the story of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, it combines natural and cultural landscapes.
🎍Wanzhu Garden——Located in the southern part of the park, it takes bamboo culture as its theme and showcases the style of the Jiangnan water town.
🌟Highlights:
🌈Four seasons flower exhibition - Spring hundred flowers exhibition, Summer aromatic plants exhibition, Autumn Shanghai chrysanthemum exhibition, Winter daffodil exhibition, etc.
🌈Urban Forest Hundred Flowers Exhibition——Opened in late March, it mainly relies on the original forest landscape of the park, with crabapple forest, peach forest and cherry forest as the three main viewing areas, and a comprehensive environmental layout!
🌈Park entertainment area——There are 🏴☠️pirate ship, rapids, 🛼ice rink, 🎠carousel, bumper cars, paintball shooting range and other projects, as well as a forest train 🚂 to ride.
🎫Ticket price: Free🆓!
🕙Business hours: 5:00-18:00.
🚉Transportation strategy:
🚌Public transportation - You can take bus No. 102, 124, or 147 directly to the park.
🚇Rail transit - You can take Line 8 or Line 10 to Siping Road Station and transfer to Bus 147, or go to Xiangyin Road Station and transfer to Bus 102 or Bus 537.
🚗Self-driving——It is recommended to use navigation software to plan the route. There are multiple parking lots to choose from around the park. (Temporary parking spots will be added on weekends and holidays)
📝Note tips:
Gongqing Forest Park has four gates, of which the South Gate and the West Gate are the main entrances. You can usually enter from the west gate by bus. There are many bus routes at the entrance. You can drive to the east gate and south gate. The park’s large parking lot and temporary parking lot are nearby.