Dragon wall
Among the pavilions.
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A large classical Chinese garden in Shanghai's Old City, its name meaning «Garden of Happiness», created by a Ming official in the sixteenth century as a gift to his parents, and one of the finest traditional Chinese gardens. Pavilions, halls, covered walkways and zigzag bridges are spread around ponds full of colourful carp, huge ornamental rocks and walls shaped like a dragon winding between the pavilions, so every turn reveals a new scene. The garden is ringed by the Yuyuan Bazaar, with traditional curved-roof buildings full of craft, gift and snack shops, and at its centre the famous Huxinting teahouse stands on a small lake crossed by a nine-turn zigzag bridge. Garden tickets are about CNY 40; it opens 09:00–16:30 and closes on Mondays, per visitor guides, while the bazaar around it is free. It's very crowded, so come at opening time, and check food ingredients.
Among the pavilions.
On the lake.
Crafts and snacks.
Old City, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Xiaotaoyuan MosqueShanghai's largest mosque, in the Old City a short walk from Yu Garden, built in9 minutes walk4.6
The BundShanghai's most famous sight, a protected historic waterfront on the west bank o12 minutes walk4.8
Nanjing RoadShanghai's main shopping street and one of the busiest in the world alongside th17 minutes walk4.5
Shanghai TowerChina's tallest building and the third-tallest in the world, a 128-storey, 632 m18 minutes walk4.5
Oriental Pearl TowerA futuristic TV tower in Lujiazui, built from 1991 to 1994, which stayed the tal19 minutes walk4.7On Mondays; on other days it opens 09:00–16:30, and tickets are about CNY 40, per visitor guides.