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Gongqing Forest Park
Gongqing Park is the city's second-largest park. It is
located in the Yangpu District of Shanghai; Gongqing Forest Park is
bordered by the Huangpu River on the east and Jungong Road on the
west. The uniqueness of this park, aside from the fact that it's
located far from downtown, in the north eastern part of the city, is
it is a fairly large forested area. B ut
the most important feature of this park ¨C is QUIETNESS, close your
eyes and you can feel the solitude seeping in. After the hustle and
bustle of Shanghai it is so peaceful that you can almost imagine you
are in a forest.
This park was built almost 50 years ago on reclaimed
land and was designed from the outset to provide Shanghai with a
place for enjoying various scenes of "nature" that feature hills,
streams, a bamboo forest and various-themed areas that provide both
scenic appeal and places to enjoy outdoor leisure activities. One
popular area of the park is a lakeside grassy shore that has
barbeque pits and a picnic area.
If you want to do something more adventurous though,
they have a miniature railway that can show you the many activities
to do in the park. Such as rollercoaster, fairground style swings,
activity park, horse-riding, go-karting, etc. In fact, there is
enough to do to keep even the most boisterous person happy. Then go
and have a barbecue. You can hire the stands ¨C just take what you
want to eat and drink.
Getting to the park is best accomplished by taxi (or private car).
You can take the Pearl Line until the last stop (Jiangwan Zhen) and
then take a 20RMB taxi ride.
Gongqing Forest Park is located at 2000 Jungong Lu,
Yangpu District. It is open daily from 0600-1700 and costs 12RMB to
enter.
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