Shanghai Botanical Garden

    Founded in 1974, Shanghai Botanical Garden is the largest municipal botanical garden in the country. It is divided into areas of plant evolution, environmental protection, potted landscape, herbs, and exhibition greenhouses for orchids, model landscaping and a plant hall. It is a comprehensive garden for the introduction of rarefied species, scientific research, and the popularization of scientific knowledge, education, sightseeing and production. In the past few years, the garden has introduced and collected many kinds of ornamental plants, especially the rare and almost extinct species. It has won many prizes at the international flower shows in Canada and Holland. Shanghai Botanical Garden, with its colourful plant displays is appealing to visitors with its natural charm and attracts people to return. 

    Alright, that is the official patter but these is a very nice Autumn or Spring day out ¨C pleasant enough to just walk around or play on the boats or relax and have a picnic. A perfect place for a tryst as Jane Austen would state. It is also a nice place to you¡¯re your Mum and Dad when they come for a long visit or if you have young kids then it is a good place to stop for a picnic and have a family day. I would take older children to one of the top three spots though. This may be too slow for them.