A Detailed Guide to Flower Viewing at Gongqing Forest Park in Spring

☀️ In April, Gongqing Forest Park is a riot of color, making it a perfect place for flower viewing. Below is a carefully prepared guide to help you enjoy the spring scenery in the park. ▶️ Starting point: Enter from the south gate, turn right and follow the navigation signs, enter and exit through the south gate - 1️⃣ Navigate to Liaofeng Pavilion, where you can see a small western-style house. It's very photogenic from the opposite bank, with many large trees lying by the river, creating dreamy reflections in the water. 2️⃣ Navigate to the "Bird Watching Corridor", and about 100 meters before it, on the right, there is a path where you can see a large area of hydrangeas. The path is lined with them, making it a great spot for photos, and it's not too crowded. 3️⃣ East Gate Flower Sea: Then, crossing the Bird Watching Corridor, you'll find the East Gate Flower Sea, a vast field of poppies, which is beautiful and not too crowded, great for taking pictures! 4️⃣ Navigate to Qingbo Bridge, where you can see a patch of wooden hydrangeas. It's not a lot, so if you're short on time, you can skip it. 5️⃣ Navigate to the "Eight Immortals Garden", where you'll find wooden hydrangea arches and yellow fragrant flower arches, which are very photogenic. 6️⃣ Navigate to the Fish Viewing Pond, which has pavilions, water, and wooden hydrangea flowers. It's the most popular spot for photos, with many places to take pictures. 7️⃣ Monet's Garden, which needs no introduction, is a popular spot for social media, a romantic fairy-tale world. 8️⃣ Further ahead is the Camphor Square, featuring this year's new attraction, Monet's Flower Ladder, another popular spot, like a world of oil paintings. 9️⃣ Exit through the south gate. 🎏 Useful Information: 📍 Location: No. 2000, Jun Gong Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai. 💳 Admission: Free ⏰ Opening Hours: 5:00-18:00 West Gate: 5:00-19:30 🗺️ Navigation: Gongqing Forest Park South Gate Parking Lot or West Gate 🅿️ Self-driving parking guide: 1. South Gate Parking Lot: 5 yuan/hour, usually plenty of spaces available, but it's best to arrive early on weekends, at least before 7 or 8 am! 2. West Gate Parking Lot, fewer parking spaces available. 3. There is a parking lot inside the compound by the railway at the intersection of Gangshui Road and Jun Gong Road, marked with a parking sign P, No. 2481. 4. Roadside parking lot on Gangshui Road close to Jun Gong Road, police maintain order on weekends. 🚕 Taxi route to avoid congestion: Go to the intersection of Shiguang Road and Baicheng Road, cross the overpass and enter from the West Gate 🚇 Public Transportation: 1. Line 8 Shiguang Road Station, transfer to bus 537 or rent a shared bike to Shiguang Road Baicheng Road intersection, cross the overpass to the West Gate. 2. Line 8 Nenjiang Road Station, rent a shared bike to enter from the South Gate 3. From Pudong, you can take the Dongnen ferry line, locate "Dongtang Road Ferry Terminal", and you'll see the park entrance upon disembarking ♦️ Recommended Tour Route: South Gate ➡️ Small Western-style House ➡️ Monet's Garden ➡️ Bird Watching Corridor ➡️ East Gate Flower Sea ➡️ Qingbo Bridge ➡️ Eight Immortals Garden ➡️ Fish Viewing Pond ➡️ Monet's Garden ➡️ Monet's Flower Ladder ➡️ South Gate