The Spring Festival holiday is coming to an end, and after seeing the bustling neon city for so long, why not go to the suburbs of Shanghai to experience a variety of New Year activities? Enjoy the flowers, visit gardens, go camping, experience intangible cultural heritage... Today is the beginning of spring, so why not enjoy the rural life with family and friends, recharge in the fresh wilderness, and experience the fun of the countryside ecology~

Flowers bloom in the Sea Eco-park.

With the footsteps of the Lunar New Year, the 8th Plum Blossom Festival on the sea in Jinshan has kicked off on New Year's Eve, illuminating 2025 with the romantic fragrance brewed from the four seasons. As another year of cold ends and spring arrives, the garden is filled with beautiful and vibrant plum blossoms. Let's come and find the best time in Shanghai to enjoy the "plum"!

During the Spring Festival, the garden not only holds the Spring Plum Blossom Hunt, but also offers activities such as experiencing traditional peasant paintings, claiming plum blossoms, and receiving lucky balls. There are more surprises waiting for you to discover on-site.

This year's plum blossom scenery is expected to reach its peak in mid-February, and the entire plum blossom season will continue from the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month in winter to the budding of spring in March, when all flowers bloom.

Park benefits: During the Plum Blossom Festival (from now until March 16), visitors with the character "梅" (mei) in their names can exchange their ID cards for free park admission.

From now until the end of the year, visitors born in the Year of the Snake (1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, based on the first day of the Lunar New Year) can purchase discounted tickets for 15 yuan with their ID cards.

Address: No. 6060, Group 6, Xiujing Village, Xiuqian, Zhujing Town, Jinshan District.

Corridor Wilderness Park

During the Spring Festival, Langxiang Wild Park will hold a series of activities for the Countryside Spring Festival Carnival. The activities include intangible cultural heritage experiences, interactive games, and New Year blessings. There is also a "Snake Card" collection game where participants can win exquisite gifts. Visitors can freely form groups, with families as a unit, and visit designated locations to complete the experience and receive a "Snake Card". If a group collects five different "Snake Cards", they can redeem a beautiful gift at the Visitor Center in the Ecological Garden. The quantity is limited and will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Duration: From now until February 7th

Address: No. 9133 Caolang Road, Jinshan District

Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden

From now until February 16th, Chenshan Botanical Garden is hosting the "Golden Snake Welcomes Spring, 'Plant' Awaits You" Spring Flower Exhibition and series of festive activities. The Spring Flower Exhibition, themed "Golden Snake Welcomes Spring, Five Blessings Arrive", showcases peonies and high mountain rhododendrons as the main flowers, presenting the first wave of early spring flower sea with unique Chenshan characteristics to visitors and tourists during the traditional Chinese Spring Festival. In addition, various colorful theme activities will be held to create a joyful and harmonious festive atmosphere with a sense of spring.

The flower exhibition consists of four main areas: Golden Snake Welcomes Spring, Dan Ying Chun Xiao, Hua Ping Dian Chun, and Man Ting Chun Fang. At the same time, Greenhouse C (Rare Plant Pavilion) will also plant popular Lunar New Year flowers such as butterfly orchids, large-flowered dendrobiums, and red camellias. Red lanterns will be hung and snake year window decorations will be posted throughout the garden to further enhance the atmosphere of the Spring Festival.

Duration: From now until February 16th

Address: No. 3888 Chenhua Road, Songjiang District

Hanxiangshui Botanical Garden

The lively atmosphere of the Spring Festival is blooming in Shui Bo Park, taking advantage of the warm winter and charming scenery. Come to Shui Bo Park to explore the mellow taste of the new year and find your expectations for the Spring Festival among the thousands of lanterns.

In addition to the lanterns, there are bustling markets, intangible cultural heritage food, NPC interactions... and more exciting experiences waiting for you.

Duration: From now until February 12th

Address: No. 3805 Jiangchuan West Road, Minhang District

Oriental Green Boat

The Oriental Green Boat will hold the "Spirit Snake New Year's Celebration Colorful Green Boat" event during this Spring Festival. The park is adorned with large red lanterns, filled with a festive atmosphere, and various activities such as New Year's parade, folk customs experience (DIY sugar-coated haws, writing Fu characters, etc.), fireworks show, as well as wind art exhibition, and the Galaxy Dome landscape installation. Let's experience the "flavor of the year" in the festive activities that intertwine traditional culture and modern elements.

Date: From now until February 4th

Address: No. 6888 Huqingping Road, Qingpu District

Spring fields, autumn dreams, Jinshan Farmer's Painting Village Camping Site.

During the Spring Festival, Jinshan Farmers' Painting Village Camping Site will organize activities such as "Throwing Pots for Wealth, Throwing Good Luck", Lucky Draw Barrel, Lantern Riddles, Intangible Cultural Heritage Printing Experience, Praying for Blessings, and Traditional Chinese Style Fire Lacquer Seal Experience. Join us and have a fantastic year!

Duration: From now until February 4th

Address: No. 169, Lane 8258, Zhufeng Road, Fengjing Town, Jinshan District (inside Jinshan Farmers' Painting Village Scenic Area)

Shanghai Guyi Garden

The Spring Festival event at Shanghai Guyi Garden in 2025 has also begun. Centered around the twelve flower deities IP of Guyi Garden, it combines the display of intangible cultural heritage lanterns with various traditional festival customs performances to create an immersive intangible cultural heritage park experience with a strong Spring Festival atmosphere.

Duration: From now until February 16th

Address: No. 218 Huyi Highway, Jiading District

Shan Yang Countryside

During the Spring Festival in Shanyang countryside, there is a strong festive atmosphere everywhere. People can enjoy eating popcorn, traditional dishes cooked on a large stove, making steamed square cakes and sugar-coated haws, picking strawberries, and participating in bonfire parties and fireworks shows. There are various fun traditional festival activities that are both delicious and entertaining.

Visitors can also explore the New Year's Garden Party and Festive Celebration organized in the park and participate in various experiential activities. In addition, if the weather permits during the Spring Festival, the park will also use snow-making machines to create a snowy landscape, allowing both adults and children to experience the joy of playing in the snow without leaving Shanghai.

Duration: From now until February 12th

Address: No. 183 Tingwei Highway, Jinshan District