Shanghai Songjiang One-Day Plum Blossom Tour‖Tips and Tricks

❤Recommendation: Mid-February to mid-March is the best season to appreciate plum blossoms in Shanghai. Come to Songjiang for a plum blossom viewing trip this weekend!
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🕙Morning
✅Fangta Garden
📍Address: No. 235, Zhongshan East Road, Songjiang District
💰Tickets: 12 yuan/person, opening hours 06:00-17:00.
🌟Highlights: Over 80 plum blossom trees of various types, including green calyx plum, pink palace plum, and jade butterfly plum. The ancient tower complements the plum blossoms beautifully.
👍Recommended photo spots:
1. Riverside east of the tower wall: Capture the plum blossoms with the square tower, ancient bridge, and lake in the same frame.
2. In front of Chen Gong Ancestral Hall: Pair white plum blossoms with the ancient architecture backdrop to highlight the pure elegance.
3. By the Song Bridge: Use the stone bridge as the foreground and capture the reflection of the plum blossoms.

🕙Noon
✅Zuibaichi Park:
📍Address: No. 64, Renmin South Road, Songjiang District
💰Tickets: 12 yuan/person, opening hours 06:00-17:00.
🌟Highlights: Over 50 plum blossom trees are distributed in the outer garden lawn, double pavilions, and outer lake corridor, blending seamlessly with the Jiangnan gardens.
👍Recommended photo spots:
1. Outer lake corridor: Capture the plum blossoms with the pavilions and waterside scenery. Overhead shots or framing with the corridor pillars are recommended.
2. In front of the Yi Fang in the inner garden: A century-old wintersweet tree (a second-class protected tree in Shanghai). The golden flowers echo the classical architecture.

🕙Afternoon
✅Chenshan Botanical Garden:
📍Address: No. 3888, Chenhua Highway, Songjiang District
💰Tickets: 60 yuan/person, opening hours 08:00-17:00.
🌟Highlights: "Three Plum Blossom Variations" landscape group (Plum Garden, Plum Blossom Slope, Lakeside Plum Garden), with varieties covering red, pink, and white colors.
👍Recommended photo spots:
1. Meixi Xiangling: A large area of plum blossoms spreads like rosy clouds. Take low-angle shots of the flowers against the sky.
2. Meigong Tanmei Area: The century-old Plum King has a unique shape, suitable for wide-angle shots to capture the magnificent panorama.
3. Lakeside Plum Garden: Use the reflection of the lake to create symmetrical compositions. Dusk offers the best lighting.