Travel : Shanghai, China 2016

Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China 2016

Actual Temp

9° /-1°

Hist. Avg.

9°/3°

This is not a recent trip I had with my friends. Just an overdue post :) We never expect that we are going have a free time to roam around the city before flying to Seoul. We are very excited and delighted to know that we can go out and explore even only in a limited time.

Pudong International Airport

We decided to visit the very known tourist and local place since we only have 7 hrs. At first we got troubled in our MRT ride as we did not understand that we need to go out the train to transfer to reach our destined station. Its a busy day because a lot of commuters during that day. I forgot to mentioned that its also freaking cold. ^^

Yuyuan Garden

Yu Garden is believed to have been built in the Ming Dynasty, more than 400 years ago. The exquisite layout, beautiful scenery, and the artistic style of the garden architecture have made the garden one of the highlights of Shanghai.

Chinese: 豫园 Yù Yuán /yoo ywen/ 'Happiness Garden'

Area: 20,000 square meters (about five acres)

Age: more than 400 years

Popular activities: photograph ancient architecture, explore Yuyuan Bazaar

Time needed: 1–2 hours

Yu Garden is composed of six scenic areas: Sansui Hall, Wanhua Chamber, Dianchun Hall, Huijing Hall, Yuhua Hall, and the Inner Garden.

The highlights of the garden are: classical Chinese architecture, exquisite sculptures and carvings, and the busy Yuyuan bazaar.

Travel Essentials for Planning a Trip
Location: It is located in the center of Shanghai's Old City, a few blocks south of the Bund.
Transport: Take Subway Line 10 and get off at Yuyuan Station.
Open: 8:30am–5:30pm (Mar–Oct), 8:30am–5pm (Nov–Feb)
Entrance fee: 40 yuan (Apr–Jun; Sep–Nov), 30 yuan (Jul–Aug; Dec–Mar)

Nearby Attractions
The Bund: Symbolic of colonial Shanghai, the Bund has dozens of buildings of various architectural styles.

Nanjing Road is Shanghai's busiest shopping street lined with top-end shopping malls, old-brand shops, and traditional eateries.

City God Temple: It is one of the most popular scenic areas as well as a shopping center for travelers.

(c) China Highlights

 

We really had fun exploring it. A lot of locals as well. We also saw a lot of elders doing Tai chi. ^^ I posted a raw video that I took hahaha.

After roaming around the area, of course we got tired and hungry!!! There are a lot of food stalls within the vicinity. Since its crowded, we had a tough time in deciding where to eat so we bought a few souvenirs first. They are a lot of local food delicacies which are good. 

Variety of local food delicacies in a very colorful package. 

So the interesting part is actually trying out their local food. We are curious to try the big steamed bun with soup inside. They called it baozi or xiaolongbao. All the food we tried and taste are very satisfying. Chinese cuisines are very tasty and delicious. No wonder all people we saw in the area are all going gagas ^^ very nice :)

Cheers ^^