"Connie" then visited Xijiao Hotel.

When autumn typhoons combine with active cold air, there are often strong winds and rains. Under the combined influence of "Connie" and the cold air, Shanghai experienced heavy to torrential rain throughout the country on November 1, with torrential rain in some areas. Fortunately, typhoons always come and go quickly, and today the rain has stopped and the sky is clear. I took advantage of the weekend to take a walk at the Xijiao Hotel. Xijiao State Guesthouse, the largest five-star garden villa-style state guesthouse in Shanghai, has a history of more than 60 years. This "habitable garden" used to have a mysterious name "414 Guesthouse" and only celebrities and politicians could stay there. Now it is open to the public free of charge. Unlike the skyscrapers in the city center, the garden of this old state guesthouse is planted with famous ancient trees, exotic flowers and plants, and pavilions and waterside terraces dotted around the vast lake. Towering trees form winding paths, and everywhere you look is vibrant green. Xijiao Hotel is very large, and from time to time you can come across a small road that leads to an unknown destination and you can't see the end at a glance. Leave the main roads behind and follow these trails to explore unknown surprises through the forest. After the heavy rain, tiny raindrops hang on the leaves, and the green becomes more intense and vigorous under the infiltration of rain. After passing through the forest after the rain, you will come across a crystal clear lake. The water is so clear that the trees on both sides have dyed the lake surface green, and you can see the floating aquatic plants at a glance. Going back to the main road and going deeper into the park, there are large open lawns on both sides and an endless ocean of green. The light and shadows cast by the sunlight shining through the big trees seemed to have laid a rippled carpet of varying shades on the lawn. Occasionally, there are little squirrels running and jumping in the trees, but the camera can’t capture them in time, so you can come and discover them for yourself. Shanghai Xijiao State Guest House