Welcome the Chinese New Year right here in Shanghai! Whether you're looking for rich tradition, modern style, or festive energy, the city has it all. Choose from our curated two-to-seven-day itineraries and discover the city's rich traditions, modern charm, and lively celebrations.

📍 Seven-day itinerary: Shanghai-style Spring Festival discovery tour

Embrace the Year of the Horse with a stroll through Yuyuan Garden, where the sounds of traditional Pingtan storytelling fill the air, then discover cutting-edge art at the West Bund. Immerse yourself in folk customs inside a historic Shikumen neighborhood, marvel at the radiant lantern displays in Nanxiang Ancient Town after dark, and feel the creative energy along Suhe Bay and the M50 art zone. Your journey culminates in the sparkling nightscape of the Bund.

Day 1: Listen to Pingtan storytelling at Yuyuan Garden

Day 2: Chinese New Year wishes at Ningguo Temple → Long Museum (West Bund)

Day 3: Write Spring Festival couplets and learn how to make a Chinese New Year Eve's reunion dinner in a Shikumen house

Day 4: Zhujiajiao Ancient Town → Lantern fair and night boat tour at Nanxiang Ancient Town

Day 5: Art walk along Suhe Bay → M50 Creative Park → The Bund

Day 6: Stroll along Yuyuan Road → Shanghai shadow puppetry at Qibao Ancient Town

Day 7: Free time to explore the city

📍 Six-day itinerary: City landmarks & multicultural experience

From the industrial landscape of Fuxing Island to the iconic Bund architecture, from the magical world of Disneyland to the water-town charm of Zhujiajiao — experience the diverse faces of Shanghai.

Day 1: Yangpu Fuxing Island → Green Hill → Shanghai Fashion Center → Daxue Road

Day 2: The Bund → Bund Finance Center → Yuyuan Garden → City God Temple

Day 3: Hengshan Road-Fuxing Road Historical and Cultural Block → Soong Ching Ling Memorial Residence in Shanghai → Xujiahui Cathedral → Grand Gateway 66

Day 4: Shanghai Disney Resort

Day 5: Zhujiajiao Ancient Town → Kezhi Garden → Dianshan Lake

Day 6: Site of the City Wall of Jiading → Zhouqiao Old Street → Elite Valley

📍 Five-day itinerary: Art, leisure & urban strolls

Try your hand at intangible cultural heritage crafts in Baoshan, wander through Gucun Park and along the riverside, then check out trendy hotspots like Wukang Road and Xintiandi — all while soaking in the city's blend of art and relaxation.

Day 1: Shanghai Baoshan International Folk Arts Exposition (ICH workshop) → Gucun Park → Wusongkou International Cruise Port → Shanghai Sea World shopping zone

Day 2: Baoshan Temple → Shanghai Long Beach Tower (vertical adventure park) → One Step Garden coffee shop → Shanghai International Cruise Tourism Resort (riverside walk) → Wusong Paotaiwan National Wetland Park

Day 3: Columbia Circle commercial complex → Wukang Road stroll → Shanghai Xintiandi

Day 4: Oriental Pearl Tower → East Nanjing Road Chinese New Year market → Yuyuan Garden

Day 5: Twin Hills → Xuhui Riverside → West Bund Museum

📍 Four-day itinerary: Ancient town customs & farm fun

Visit the Chinese Farmer Painting Village for a taste of folk art, join the lively Chinese New Year fair in Fengjing Ancient Town, enjoy fruit and vegetable picking at a farmstay, and relax in the water-town ambiance of Zhujiajiao.

Day 1: Chinese Farmer Painting Village → Three iconic bridges of Fengjing Ancient Town

Day 2: Fengjing Ancient Town Chinese New Year Fair → Xinyi Farmstay in Jinshan district

Day 3: Fruit and vegetable picking at Xinyi Farmstay → Zhujiajiao Ancient Town

Day 4: Kezhi Garden → Chinese New Year activities in Zhujiajiao town → Zhujiajiao North Street → Donghu Street

📍 Three-day itinerary: Cultural roots & heritage journey

Join the festive celebrations at Yuyuan and Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, trace the origins of Shanghai culture at Guangfulin Cultural Relics Park, and feel the city's historical threads and holiday spirit.

Day 1: Shanghai Songze Site Museum → Zhujiajiao Ancient Town festive folk activities

Day 2: Guangfulin Cultural Relics Park (Songjiang) → "Roots of Shanghai" themed exhibition

Day 3: Baiyun Temple → Site of Merchant Shipping Hall → Yuyuan Garden → The Bund night view

📍 Two-day itinerary: Family fun in Jinshan

Spend a joyful day at Legoland Shanghai Resort, stay overnight in a unique homestay, explore the traditional Chinese New Year atmosphere in Fengjing Ancient Town the next day, and unwind amid nature at Shanghai Blooming Garden.

Day 1: Legoland Shanghai Resort

Day 2: Fengjing Ancient Town → Shanghai Blooming Garden

 

Source: Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism