[2025 Shanghai Attraction] Travel Guide for Xinzhuang Plum Garden (Updated Feb)

Xinzhuang Plum Garden, specializing in plum blossoms, is located in Xinzhuang Town, Minhang District, Shanghai. Covering an area of about 11.7 hectares (about 150 acres), it offers a breathtaking display of plum blossoms, stealing the show in the lingering winter chill. It's definitely a plum blossom extravaganza and another great spot for plum appreciation in Shanghai. 🌸About Plum Blossoms: 1️⃣In early spring, plum blossoms bloom in full glory. Pink and vermilion varieties take the lead, followed by the Longyou plum blossoms. 2️⃣Jiangmei, also known as fruit plum, is the raw material for the plums and preserved plums we eat. The Jiangmei variety group is the earliest plum blossom species, and it's the type most often depicted in traditional Chinese paintings. 3️⃣Beauty Plum is the latest blooming variety, usually around March 8th every year. When it blooms, the entire tree blossoms at once, creating a stunning spectacle. 🌈Highlights: ✅The plum blossoms here include varieties like Yudiep, Green Calyx, Vermilion, Weeping Branch, Longyou, Palace Pink, and Beauty Plum. There's also a plum bonsai garden, where various plum blossoms compete in beauty, their fragrance wafting through the air. ✅Main attractions include Shuyin Lake, Meixian Island, Anxiang Pavilion, Plum Cultivation Garden, and Mei Garden. There are also supporting facilities such as waterfront platforms, pavilions, squares, and tea houses, suitable for recreation and fitness. ✅The large trees at the park entrance are adorned with "sweaters," and many cute little animals "climb" on the trees. There are also meticulously arranged garden ornaments and 50 art chairs for photo opportunities. 📈Plum Blossom Viewing Route: 2 kilometers in total, 4 photo spots. Xinzhuang Plum Garden Entrance➡️Tingcui Garden Entrance➡️Bishui Yingying Photo Spot➡️Cai Bing Art Museum Photo Spot 🎫Tickets: Free, no reservation required ⏰Plum Blossom Exhibition Dates: February 18 to March 12, 2025 🚗Transportation: Take bus No. 166, 732, Xumin Line, subway Line 1, etc.

❤ Recommended reasons: The best time to see plum blossoms in Shanghai has arrived! Come and see the best places to see plum blossoms in Shanghai! ▽▽▽▽▽▽▽▽ 🧳 Suggested one-day itinerary: 1. Morning: Century Park → Transfer from Line 2 to Line 15 to Meichuan Park (approx. 40 minutes). 2. Noon: Lunch near Meichuan Park. 3. Afternoon: Transfer from Line 15 to Line 13 to Jing'an Sculpture Park (approx. 30 minutes), then visit Nanjing West Road Commercial Area. 🕙 Morning ✅ Century Park: 🌟 Highlights: More than 500 wax plum trees and 4,000 plum trees bloom in competition, with a "Three Friends of Winter" garden landscape and a plum bonsai exhibition, offering an immersive experience of the sea of plum blossoms and traditional culture. 👍 Best time to see plum blossoms: Feb 1–Mar 10. 📍 Detailed address: 1001 Jinxiu Road, Pudong New Area. 🚉 Transportation: Century Park Station or Science and Technology Museum Station on Line 2. 💰 Tickets: Free. 🕙 Afternoon ✅ Meichuan Park: 🌟 Highlights: The latest theme is "Plum Blossom in the Year of the Snake," featuring more than 230 plum trees of 10+ varieties, including the "Beauty Plum" and "Bone Red." 👍 Best time to see plum blossoms: Feb 1–Mar 15. 📍 Detailed address: 2361 Wuning Road, Putuo District. 🚉 Transportation: Meilingbei Road Station on Line 15. 💰 Tickets: Free. ✅ Jing'an Sculpture Park: 🌟 Highlights: Free city center plum blossom viewing spot, with varieties including "Gongfen" (rouge), "Eight-petal Tang Plum," and "Jade Disc." 👍 Best time to see plum blossoms: Feb 15–Mar 15. 📍 Detailed address: 128 Shimen 2nd Road, Jing'an District. 🚉 Transportation: Exit 2 of Natural History Museum Station on Line 13. 💰 Tickets: Free. 🧳 Other good places to see plum blossoms: Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai Botanical Garden, Xinzhuang Plum Garden.

The Plum Garden was built by digging a lake and piling up a mountain. It is located by the mountain and the water, forming areas such as Shuying Lake, Anxiang Pavilion, Plum Cultivation Garden, Hefang Pavilion, and Rainwater Garden Experimental Area. There are also water-friendly platforms, pavilions, corridors, tea rooms, etc. for people to rest. With plum blossoms as the main theme, the garden is planted with more than 30 varieties of plum blossoms, about 1,000 plants. It is a special park integrating plum blossom research, cultivation, and viewing. A great place to go for a walk and enjoy the plum blossoms. The big lawn is a great place for children to run and play, and the bamboo forest is a great place for middle-aged and elderly people to relax. Of course, the quiet and elegant stone paths in the garden are more popular with young couples. The flowers in February and March are really worth looking forward to. Take Metro Line 1 to Xinzhuang Station; take Minhang Bus No. 25 to Xinjilu Xinzhu Road Station, Minhang Bus No. 12 to Xinzhu Road Xinjilu Station, or Bus No. 831 to No. 2 Bridge Station

You really had a blast at Xinzhuang Plum Garden! Shanghai's spring is filled with lingering rain, and it's not easy to have a sunny weekend ☀️ We must not waste the precious early spring time, so everyone is eager to go out for a walk and visit the parks, catching the plum blossoms at their peak! Xinzhuang Plum Garden is a park known for its plum blossoms, and the plum blossom season in February and March is the most lively. In the park, you can enjoy the flowers, and there are also lawns for camping ⛺️ and picnicking, making it very suitable for the whole family to come out for a stroll and take photos! The garden is planted with many plum trees, with red, pink, white, and green plums competing for beauty. The large plum groves are very pretty, with lakes and water creating a beautiful environment, and there is also a cultivation area where you can see grafted plum varieties!

Watching the cherry blossoms can be crowded, but viewing plum blossoms offers a higher degree of comfort. 🌸 Spending every day looking at the Kawazu cherry trees, I haven't seen much of the cherry blossoms, but I've had my fill of the crowds. ♣️ Friends in Shanghai, why not take advantage of the early spring to visit the Xinzhuang Plum Garden and see the vast plum blossoms? Smell the faint scent of plum blossoms. The Xinzhuang Plum Garden has a higher density of plum blossoms and more varieties, making it a great place to enjoy the flowers. Moreover, this plum garden is connected to the Meilong Ecological Park, which is perfect for flower viewing, walking with children, and camping all in one. Address: Xinzhuang Plum Garden ‼️Important reminder, 🅿️ for friends driving their own cars, do not park on the roadside of Weiye Road. Although Weiye Road is a dead-end, the 👮 police will come to issue tickets. I have just received a text message

Longyoumei, a unique variety of plum blossom, has a peculiar large branch shape, with small branches naturally irregular and resembling dragons and snakes. It has no thorns, small branches are ridged, and the color is light green. The color of the flower is milky white on both sides. The flowering period is early and short, with a single flower period of only eight days, and the general flowering period is in early February. The park is located in Xinzhuang Town, Minhang District, Shanghai, covering an area of 116,921 square meters. It is part of the Shanghai Outer Ring Ecological Construction Project. The park was completed and opened at the end of 2015, with a total investment of 740 million yuan (including 700 million yuan for relocation) and 40 million yuan for park ecological construction. The park is a protective leisure green space, created by digging lakes and piling up mountains. It creates an ecological and natural garden landscape with mountains and water, forming major attractions such as Shuying Lake, Anxiang Pavilion, Plum Blossom Cultivation Garden, Hefang Pavilion, Rainwater Garden Experimental Zone, etc. The park also has basic touring facilities such as a water-friendly platform, pavilions, and tea rooms. The park features plum blossoms and is planned and planted according to the latest classification system of eleven major varieties of plum blossoms by Mr. Chen Junyu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a master of plum blossoms. The park has more than 30 varieties of plum blossoms and about 1,000 plants. It is a special park that integrates plum blossom research, cultivation, and viewing.