Gucun Park
A vast suburban park in Baoshan District covering about 430 hectares, one of the largest parks in Shanghai: every March it hosts the Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival, with over 10,000 cherry trees lining several kilometers of cherry-viewing waterways—one of the largest cherry-blossom venues in East China, with bloom-season crowds in the hundreds of…
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 06:00-18:00
- Ticket
- CNY 20 (CNY 30 during the Cherry Blossom Festival)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A vast suburban park in Baoshan District covering about 430 hectares in total, one of the largest parks in Shanghai: every March it hosts the Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival, with more than 10,000 cherry trees lining several kilometers of cherry-viewing waterways, making it one of the largest cherry-blossom venues in East China, with crowds during the bloom numbering in the hundreds of thousands. The park also has a dinosaur-themed area, a folk culture hall, and a barbecue area; on weekdays it serves nearby residents with cycling greenways and ecological forest belts, and it is a top destination in both cherry-blossom spring and foliage season.
Getting there: Metro Line 7/15, Gucun Park Station
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