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0Originally setup as a public garden in 1886, the garden was designed by a Scottish Garden expert, it includes rest areas and tennis courts which catered to the ever growing community of expats who were coming to Shanghai for work. After the ending of World War 2 the park was renamed as Huang Pu Park. It is surrounded on both ends respectively by Suzhou Creek and Huangpu River. The park is also home to the …
Entrancing Shanghai Arboretum
0The Shanghai Arboretum is an outstanding botanical garden which always entrances the visitor. The 200 acre garden features large greenhouses and a diverse array of plant varieties. The Arboretum is renowned for its medicinal themed garden, bonsai garden and orchid garden. Notable features include a tropical greenhouse with its myriad of plant varieties and the Rose Garden with its attractive blooms. Another highlight is the bamboo grove with its numerous bamboo shoots belonging to no …
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0The famed Longhua Temple is a Buddhist shrine devoted to the Buddha Maitreya. It has the distinction of being Shanghai’s most authentic, largest and best preserved temple compound. The temple presents the architectural appearance of a monastery of the Song Dynasty although many of the buildings were constructed in later periods. The temple compound features numerous imposing halls and artworks such as Buddha statues and statues of the Guardians of Buddhist Law and arhats (Buddhist …
