Baoshan (dead link: December 2020) is a district of Shanghai, a suburb north of the center with some coastline along the Yangtse River.
Get in
Metro lines [1], [3] and [7] will take you to Baoshan.
See
Shanghai Songhu Memorial Park for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (上海淞沪抗战纪念公园), 1 Youyi Road, Baoshan District (宝山区友谊路1号) (About 1.8km northeast of Youyi Road Station on Metro Line 3. Just walk straight down Youyi Road after exiting the station or take bus no. 160 if you don't feel like walking), 31.4113554975°, 121.4896076358°, +86 21 66786355. 05:00-19:00 (summer), 06:00-18:00 (winter). Dedicated to those who fought and died during the Battle of Shanghai, one of the bloodiest battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Has a museum and a modern pagoda. Free
Gucun Park (顾村公园), 4788 Hutai Road, Gucun Town, Baoshan District (宝山区顾村镇沪太路4788号) (Gucun Park Station, Metro Line 7), 31.3430616683°, 121.3724371555°, +86 21 56045199, +86 21 36621019, gcgy@shbs.gov.cn. 06:00-18:00. One of the largest parks in Shanghai's northern suburbs. The park has a plantation of several thousand cherry trees, hence a cherry blossom festival is held here every year during cherry blossom season (mid-March to mid-April). The park also features a dinosaur-themed amusement park. ¥20 (park entry fee), ¥70 (amusement park) 2019-04-11