[2025 Shanghai Attraction] Travel Guide for Guteng Garden (East Gate) (Updated Apr)

📍Address: Shanghai Ancient Wisteria Garden Shanghai Ancient Wisteria Garden is a tranquil retreat hidden amidst the bustling city. Within the garden stands a wisteria plant over 400 years old, with gnarled branches and cascading clusters of purple blossoms during blooming season 🌺🌸🌼🪻. The fragrant breeze and stunning floral display transport visitors to another world. The garden features small bridges, flowing streams, pavilions, and rockeries, showcasing the intricate beauty of Jiangnan-style landscaping. Originally the private garden of Ming dynasty scholar Dong Yiyang, it has weathered the passage of time and now serves as a place for locals to relax and reflect on history. A springtime stroll under the wisteria's shadow reveals dancing vine silhouettes, as if whispering tales of the past, offering a serene escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life. 🥰🥰🥰

There is an old house not far from home in Minhang, the Jin Family Ancestral Hall. I decided to visit it on a weekend city walk. It is a niche attraction. Apart from the administrator, there were only me and my child (and a cat sleeping inside). - The Jin Family Ancestral Hall is a traditional courtyard with three entrances and five rooms. It was opened to the public in June 2020 after renovation. It was formerly the Jin Family Charity House. The existing building was built in 1918 and is an immovable cultural relic registered in Minhang District. In addition, there are the former residences of Gu Yan and Jin Qingzhang on the short old street of Hexiang Bridge. There is also a beautiful brick-carved gatehouse in the old Jin Family house, but it is surrounded by construction fences. I hope it will be repaired and opened soon. - [One-day Tour of Old Minhang] See Route Map 2 ① Hanxiang Water Expo Park, Ancient Bridge Museum ② Jin Family Ancestral Hall, Maqiao Hexiang Bridge Old Street ③ Ancient Wisteria Garden, Ming Dynasty ancient wisteria with a history of nearly 500 years ④ Red Garden, a low-key park for viewing red leaves in autumn and winter ⑤ Zero Bay Library, a free library and a good place for parent-child activities ⑥ Huayi Wanchuang New Place, a good place for taking photos on sunny days ⑦ Maqiao Ancient Cultural Site, one of the four ancient cultural sites in Shanghai

Shanghai Parks | Ancient Vine Garden The ancient vines in the Ancient Vine Garden refer to the wisteria planted by the poet Dong Yiyang during the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty, which is said to be over 470 years old. After seeing the beautiful scenery of the ancient wisteria in full bloom online, I immediately took three subway transfers to reach the Ancient Vine Garden. However, due to our shallow fate with the wisteria, the flowers had already faded, leaving only lush green leaves covering the trellises. To see the flowers, one must wait until next year and can only stroll around the garden for now. The Ancient Vine Garden is quite small and can be toured in half an hour. In addition to the ancient wisteria, the garden also plants some wisteria flowers, which are now mostly past their blooming period, with only a few clusters of flowers remaining on the wall at the entrance. The garden's rockeries, ponds, pavilions, bridges, corridors, gazebos, and towers are all built in the style of ancient architecture. At the same time, the garden houses a collection of ancient relics, such as the octagonal stone well railings from the Song Dynasty, the coiled dragon ancient base, the Ming Dynasty carved flagpole stone, the Qing Dynasty single and triple stone archways, and the granite flat bridge from the Republic of China era. The entire garden design and construction present the style of ancient gardens in the Jiangnan region and are worth a visit. Address: No. 148 Lincang Road, Minhang District, Shanghai Transportation: Line 5, Wenjing Road Station

| The 470-year-old wisteria in Shanghai is in full bloom with attached guide.🟣 In addition to hydrangeas, Shanghai in April also boasts wisteria flowers. Photographed on April 11th, the wisteria at the Ancient Vine Garden is 470 years old! Compared to some taller wisteria, these hang down, making them very suitable for portrait photography with an ancient flair. Currently, the fallen flowers cover the ground, adding to the ambiance. 💜Touring Tips: ❶ The park is quite small, and you can see the wisteria trellises right at the entrance, two in total. There's also a hydrangea and a pear blossom, small but very photogenic. ❷ Near the lakeside, the wisteria hangs down, and it looks particularly beautiful against the backlight. There's also a small bench by the lakeside wisteria where you can sit. ❸ If you go, it's recommended to get there early or a bit later. We arrived around 4 PM, and by about 5 PM to 6 PM, there were hardly any people. 📸Photography Tips: ❶ Attire and props: Matching the purple wisteria with a fresh, pastoral purple outfit won't go wrong, and you can also pair it with Hanfu or other traditional Chinese clothing. You could carry a small basket; this time I made a flower umbrella, which was very photogenic. ❷ Composition: You can shoot from a level angle or look up. It's recommended to use a telephoto lens to capture children and wisteria in the same frame, and you can also have children pick or blow on the flowers. ❸ Post-processing: In post-processing, I mainly adjusted the purple to increase saturation and brightness, basic color correction to brighten and reduce contrast, and lowered the color temperature. ☔️Alright! The wisteria's blooming period is short, and it's currently in full bloom, so go take photos now! The ground is covered with petals, creating a very atmospheric feel. 📸Camera: Canon R62+rf720 ⏱️Time: 16:00 PM 📍Location: Minhang Ancient Vine Garden 🎫Ticket: Free

📍It is the Ancient Vine Garden ❗Important things to say first: The wisteria in the Ancient Vine Garden is about to be offline, so hurry up if you want to see it! 📸Filming time: 2024.4.13 🌸Condition: Some parts have fallen off, but the momentum is still there, so don't look too closely. ❗Free ⏰Time: 1 hour 🗺️【Travel route】 👍The Ancient Vine Garden is not big, it is just an ordinary free park. Because of a 470-year-old ancient vine in Yiyang, it has become a big star in April. ➡️Turn right after entering the door and go through the doorway to see a wisteria corridor. ➡️At the end of the corridor, there is a doorway, which is especially suitable for taking portraits. ➡️Through the doorway, there is a white wisteria that matches the ancient building. ➡️Continue to the right and you will see a hydrangea tree. ➡️Then we came to the big star of the show, the 470-year-old vine trellis. ➡️After taking pictures of the ancient vine, there is an ancient archway next to it. There is a wisteria tree in a courtyard inside the archway. ➡️Go back to the gate and leave. ➡️Finally, you can take a look at the historical introduction at the door. The Yiyang Ancient Vine was handwritten by Dong Yiyang, a poet during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. 📸【Main highlights】 ✨First of all, of course, is Wisteria ✨In addition to wisteria, there are also ancient buildings and historical relics. There are some ancient monuments in the park that were moved from other places, such as archways, ancient wells, and screen walls, which are all worth seeing. 🚇【Transportation】 Take Metro Line 5, Wenjing Road Station, Exit 1, and walk about 800 meters.

Shanghai's top trending Wisteria Waterfall is back! Make sure to keep this flower viewing guide handy. April has arrived, and a limited edition of Shanghai's springtime purple romance is bursting forth. The wisteria flowers, with their natural oil painting filter, are truly dreamy. We've found 4 perfect, free parks for photo ops and check-ins. Grab this Shanghai flower chasing guide quickly~ - Qingjian Park Location: No. 658 Jinding Road, Putuo District, Shanghai Transportation: Exit 3 of Zhen Guang Road Station on Metro Line 14 Admission: Free Business Hours: 5:00-21:00 Best Flower Viewing Period: April-May (beginning of blooming) - Jiading Wisteria Garden Location: No. 45 Bole Road, Jiading District, Shanghai Transportation: Exit 6 of Jiading West Station on Metro Line 11 → Jiading Bus No. 11 Admission: Free Business Hours: 8:30-16:30 Best Flower Viewing Period: Early April to late April - Minhang Ancient Wisteria Garden Location: No. 148 Lincang Road, Minhang District, Shanghai Transportation: Exit 1 of Wenjing Road Station on Metro Line 5 Admission: Free Business Hours: 7:00-18:00 Best Flower Viewing Period: Early April to late April - Shanghai Botanical Garden Location: No. 1111 Longwu Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai Transportation: Exit 2 of East China University of Science and Technology Station on Metro Line 15 Admission: Free Business Hours: 6:00-17:00 Best Flower Viewing Period: April-May

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