Shanghai/Qingpu - district of Shanghai, China, formerly a separate city

Qingpu (青浦区 Qīngpǔ Qū) is a district of Shanghai, a suburb on the western edge of Shanghai Municipality.

Administratively, Qingpu includes the water town Zhujiajiao, a popular tourist area. We give Zhujiajiao its own article; this article covers the rest of Qingpu.

Get in

• Metro Line [17]. Runs from Hongqiao Railway Station through Qingpu with a stop at Zhujiajiao, ending at Oriental Land.

See

• Former Residence of Chen Yun (陈云故居, Chen Yun Memorial 陈云纪念馆), 3516 Zhufeng Rd, Liantang Town (练塘镇朱枫公路3516号) (take the Qing Feng Bus (青枫专线), the Qing Xiao Bus (青小线) or the Qing Zheng Bus (青蒸线) from the bus stop on Zhufeng Road, just south of Zhujiajiao Metro Station on Line [17]), 31.009389915598618°, 121.03910163891221°, +86 21 59257178. 09:00-16:00, no entry after 16:30, closed on Mondays. Chen Yun (1905-1995) was an influential Communist Party leader who was known as one of the Eight Elders in the 1980s and 1990s. Free
• Dianshan Lake.
• Shanghai Sun Island.
• Qushui Garden, 14 Gongyuan Rd.
• Grand View Garden (上海大观园), 701 Jinshang Rd (金商公路701号) (take the Qing Shang Bus (青商线) from the Oriental Land Metro Station on Line 12), 31.075323858309584°, 120.90636149969468°, +86 21 59262089. 08:15-16:45, no entry after 15:45; the garden closes 30 minutes earlier between the months of November and March. A popular traditional style Chinese garden built in the 1980s. The design of the garden is based on a garden of the same name described in the Dream of the Red Chamber, a famous 18th-century Chinese novel. Feb-Oct: ¥55 (adults), ¥30 (persons over 60); Nov-Jan: ¥40 (adults), ¥25 (persons over 60). Children under 6 years of age or 1.3 meters in height enjoy free entry
• Oriental Land, 6888 Huqingping Rd.
• Zhujiajiao Town, 31.1139°, 121.0517°.
• Remains of Ancient Song Ze Culture.
• Qingpu Museum (青浦博物馆), 1000 Huaqing South Rd (华青南路1000号) (about 1.6 km southeast of Qingpu Xincheng Metro Station on Line [17]), 31.153815735232676°, 121.13037985821863°, +86 21 69719900. 09:00-16:30, no entry after 16:00, closed on Mondays. Free 2020-08-20

Do

Buy

Eat

Mid-range

• Nar Cafe & Yoga Lounge, 999-6 Gaojing Rd.
• Shu You Seafood Restaurant (舒友海鲜大酒楼), 1207 Huqingping Highway.
• Lamesa Restaurant & Wine Bar, 624 Gaojin Rd.

Splurge

• Slice (思莱仕), 1517 Huingqingping Rd.

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-range

• Nanhuayuan Holiday Resort (上海南华苑度假村), 969 Huaxinzhenhuateng Rd (青浦区华新镇华滕路969号). Listed rates for doubles from ¥480

Splurge

• Holiday Inn Shanghai West (上海西郊假日酒店), 2000 Huqingping Rd (青浦区沪青平公路2000号). Listed rates for doubles from ¥1,134

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