Shanghai Weekend Trip | A Hidden Exquisite Chinese Garden in Jiading

A Day Tour of Jiading Old Town The attractions in Jiading Old Town are relatively concentrated, and there are many visitors on weekends, so if you want to enjoy taking photos and touring around, you must pay attention to the order of your visit. Qiuxia Garden➡️Jiading Confucian Temple➡️Jiading Museum➡️Zhouqiao Old Street➡️Fahua Pagoda➡️Bamboo Carving Museum➡️Xi Yue Hotel➡️Huilongtan Park➡️Songming Garden➡️Yi Chi Garden Jinfu 1⃣️Qiuxia Garden—Jiading Confucian Temple—Jiading Museum 📍All three attractions are within the Qiuxia Garden scenic area (the museum is connected to its exit). Qiuxia Garden is a Ming Dynasty garden with a unique style, formed by the merger of three private gardens from the Ming Dynasty: Gong's Garden, Shen's Garden, Jin's Garden, and the town temple (Confucian Temple), making it one of Shanghai's five major gardens. Among them, the town temple was built during the Southern Song Dynasty, making it the oldest among the five major gardens in Shanghai. 📍Jiading Museum provides a detailed introduction to the history and development of Jiading Visiting time is about 2-3 hours 🎫: 10 yuan ⏰: 8:00—16:30 📍: 314 Dongda Street, Jiading District (near Bole Road) 2⃣️Zhouqiao Old Street—Fahua Pagoda—Bamboo Carving Museum 📍The old street is crowded with people on weekends, with a strong commercial atmosphere, and is not very fun to play around, so it is recommended to take a quick look and stroll around 📍Built during the Song Dynasty and repaired through various dynasties, it is a landmark building of Jiading City and has also witnessed the historical development of Jiading. Fahua, meaning that everyone can obtain Buddha-like wisdom, after the pagoda was built, Jiading's academic reputation 'soared', and those who want to make progress in their studies must visit 😜 📍Bamboo Carving Museum The museum is not large, but it has a rich collection of exquisite bamboo carvings, mainly from the Ming and Qing dynasties. 📍After visiting these two places, it's almost noon, and you can go to the Jiading Mansion of Xi Yue Hotel for a meal. The hotel garden is quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, with a unique charm. 3⃣️Huilongtan Park Compared to Qiuxia Garden, there are fewer visitors. The shadows of the trees are reflected in the pavilions, and as you move forward through the red walls and green tiles, you step into a new realm. 📍299 Tacheng Road 🎫 5 yuan 4⃣️Songming Garden 📌Inspired by Wang Xizhi's Orchid Pavilion Preface, a place of elegant and natural gatherings has been constructed. The teahouse is built by the water, and while sipping tea in the thatched cottage, it feels as though it was naturally formed, indeed embodying the elegance of a scholar's garden. In addition, the garden houses many small animals, peacocks🦚, alpacas🦙, sika deer🦌, rabbits🐰... While the adults enjoy themselves, there is also a place for children to frolic. 📢If you don't like tea, there is a baked bun coffee shop next door, with a Japanese style, offering coffee, desserts, and simple meals🍱. If the kids are tired from playing, they can come here to eat. Playing and tea time is 2-3 hours 📍Inside the 600 Changxu Road park area 5⃣️Yi Chi Garden Jiading Jinfu For dinner, you can choose this place. Jinfu was the private residence of Jin Tong, known as the 'Silk Weaving King' during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, completed in 1851. The main hall is 12 meters high, with 12 round columns all made of golden phoebe wood, and the beams and columns are covered with exquisite carvings. The courtyard is filled with plants. 📍 Lane 56, 1771 Yumin South Road