SubscribeUnveiling Putuo: Urban trails for nature, culture, and fitness
Springtime beauty is peaceful and delightful, offering a chance to revitalize through exercise.
The Shanghai Administration of Sports has curated four exciting urban walking routes, blending fitness activities with cultural exploration and commercial experiences. Let's embrace the spirit of spring together.
1. City tour
🏃 Route: Suzhou Creek Half Marathon Park - Changfeng Park - Global Harbor - Shanghai Bank Note Printing House - Shanghai Mint Museum - Tian'an 1000 Trees
Suzhou Creek Half Marathon Park, once the cradle of China's modern national industry, now showcases century-old chimneys as artistic landmarks, old warehouses transformed into Shikumen houses, waterfront platforms extending into the water, and the Ginkgo Boulevard capturing the changing seasons.
📍 No 6 West Guangfu Road
Changfeng Park offers the low-lying Yinchu Lake and the artificial yet verdant Tiebi Hill. As a large ecological oasis in the central urban area, it preserves the city's memory, creating an artistic rendition of gardens within the city.
📍 No 189 Daduhe Road
Global Harbor, a top commercial landmark in Shanghai, features 270,000 square meters of commercial space combining fashion, cuisine, art, and lifestyle. The 258-meter-high sky terrace offers panoramic views of the bustling Suzhou Creek banks and starry skies, blending urban warmth with city heights.
📍 No 3300 North Zhongshan Road
Shanghai Bank Note Printing House serves as the office headquarters of Shanghai Banknote Printing Co Ltd, dating back to the Central Engraving and Printing Plant established in 1941. The circulation of paper and ink not only gives life to currency but also witnesses the city's prosperity.
📍 No 158 Caoyang Road
Shanghai Mint Museum, located along Suzhou Creek, was formerly the Shanghai Mint founded in 1920, renowned worldwide for its exquisite craftsmanship. The neoclassical building displays a century of coin minting masterpieces, embodying the city's financial history.
📍 No 15 West Guangfu Road
Tian'an 1000 Trees, an industrial relic turned riverside commercial complex, features the giant mountain-shaped building integrating features of Huangshan Mountain and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The floating forest with 1,000 green plants and 400 columnar terraces harmonizes art and nature.
📍 No 600 Moganshan Road
2. A leisurely tour
🏃 Route: Putuo Sports Park - Baili Life Plaza - Chunguang Park - Nanbeiting River
Putuo Sports Park covers approximately 67,000 square meters, offering sports facilities meeting international standards and entertainment spaces for various activities.
📍 No 158 Jintong Road
Baili Life Plaza, located above Taopu Xincun Station of Metro Line 11, aims to create a community-oriented commercial area, providing a boutique shopping space for residents.
📍 No 1118 Wuwei Road
Chunguang Park, a peach blossom paradise, bursts with diverse blooms and enchanting landscapes. Each spring, it transforms into a pink flower sea.
📍 No 189 Shuichang Road
The Nanbeiting River is adorned with lush green trees and plants. It was awarded the title of "Most Beautiful Small River Around Us" in Shanghai in 2022.
📍 No 518 Hongliu Road
3. Natural adventure
🏃 Route: Weilaidao Park - Top One - Guojin Sports Center - Taopu Central Green Space
Weilaidao Park, covering 27,000 square meters, is an open street park with lush trees, creating a unique canopy landscape.
📍 No 378 Suide Road
TOP ONE, a fashionable shopping destination, is the first commercial complex to open in Taopu Smart City.
📍 No 1200 Zhenan Road
Guojin Sports Center in Taopu Central Green Space offers various indoor sports spaces and a standard ice rink.
📍 No 280 Dunhuang Road
Taopu Central Green Space, the largest urban oasis in the central urban area of Shanghai, is inspired by traditional Chinese calligraphy and dance, offering a serene park experience.
📍 Intersection of Gulan Road and Dunhuang Road
4. Cultural exploration
🏃 Route: Liziyuan Park - Taopu Park - Liyuan Smart Innovation Building - Tongji University Huxi Campus - Former Site of Zhenru International Radio Station
Liziyuan Park features a diverse range of terrestrial and aquatic plants, making it an ecological haven.
📍 No 265 Lane 822 Zhennan Road
Taopu Park, styled as a classical garden, offers a serene environment with a peach blossom theme.
📍 No 1018 West Taopu Road
Liyuan Smart Innovation Building, a landmark for Taopu's transformation, carries a rich revolutionary culture and offers an intelligent office space.
📍 No T7 Lane 1199 Zhennan Road
Tongji University Huxi Campus houses multiple colleges and departments, including the School of Medicine and the College of Continuing Education (College of Online Education).
📍 No 500 Zhennan Road
Zhenru International Radio Station, built in 1930, played a significant role in China's international communication, broadcasting Shanghai's liberation to the world in 1949.
📍 No 6 Zhenda Road
Source: Shanghai Administration of Sports, WeChat account of the publicity department of the CPC Putuo district committee, WeChat account of Taopu town government, WeChat account of Pudong district administration of archives
