As part of the 2026 Golden Autumn Consumption Season, Shanghai has introduced countryside travel routes across nine districts.

​The second installment of this nine-part series explores Jinshan district, with three routes featuring flower gardens, modern agricultural technology, fruit farms, and waterside villages.

 

Route 1: Flower gardens, smart farming, and herbs

Suggested route: Shanghai Blooming Garden → Jiufeng Vegetable Agriculture Park → Neifu Nature Farm

Shanghai Blooming Garden

Shanghai Blooming Garden in Zhujing town is known for its seasonal flower displays, including plum blossoms, lotus flowers, chrysanthemums, and cherry blossoms.

The park features extensive flower fields, landscaped gardens, walking paths, and waterways. Its ever-changing floral displays make it a popular destination for nature walks and photography year-round.

Jiufeng Vegetable Agriculture Park

Covering 100,000 square meters, Jiufeng Vegetable Agriculture Park features a large smart greenhouse for cultivating fruiting vegetables.

The park combines agricultural technology demonstrations, fruit and vegetable cultivation, sightseeing, and family activities. It is also a science education base at both the municipal and district levels.

Visitors can learn about modern greenhouse farming and how technology is used in vegetable production.

Neifu Nature Farm

Located in Xinyi village in Fengjing town, Neifu Nature Farm specializes in herb-themed experiences and eco-friendly fruit cultivation.

The farm grows dozens of herb varieties and offers activities such as herb-based crafts, essential oil distillation, and herb tasting.

Other facilities include RV camping, picnicking, and fishing areas, as well as educational activities focused on nature and agriculture.

 

Route 2: Grape growing and fruit farms

Suggested route: Shiquan Grape Garden → Lyuxiang Fruit Park → Xinyi Farm → Jiufeng Vegetable Agriculture Park

Shiquan Grape Garden

Located in Lyuxiang town, Shiquan Grape Garden is a standardized grape-growing base cultivating more than 30 varieties.

The garden features a grape-covered walkway and uses rain-shelter cultivation techniques to protect its crops.

Shiquan grapes have been included on China's national list of famous, special, high-quality, and new agricultural products. The garden also offers fruit picking, grape-growing education, and the sale of agricultural products.

Lyuxiang Fruit Park

Lyuxiang Fruit Park is a national 3A-level tourist attraction in Lyuxiang town, an area known for its flat peaches.

The park grows a wide range of fruits and offers orchard tours, seasonal fruit picking, agricultural education, and rural recreation.

Known for Jinshan flat peaches, a protected geographical indication product, the park provides seasonal fruit experiences throughout the year.

Xinyi Farm

Located near Fengjing Ancient Town, Xinyi Farm is a countryside retreat surrounded by waterways and well-preserved natural scenery.

The farm offers dining, accommodation, and recreational activities. Visitors can also combine a stay here with trips to nearby attractions, including Fengjing Ancient Town and Legoland Shanghai Resort.

 

Route 3: Water towns and seasonal fruit

Suggested route: Shuiku village → Jinxiong Ecological Park → Lyuxiang Fruit Park → Cenmeng Baili Garden

Shuiku village

Shuiku village, in Caojing town, lies at the heart of the Caojing Shuike Scenic Area, a national 4A-level tourist attraction.

Nearly 40 percent of the village is covered by water, with an extensive network of rivers, islands, and lakes forming a distinctive Jiangnan water-town landscape.

The scenic area includes Lotus Encounter Park, a wetland park, and a Chinese medicinal herb education garden. Visitors can explore the waterways, learn about local ecology, and enjoy the rural scenery.

Jinxiong Ecological Park

Located in Hengzhao village in Jinshanwei town, Jinxiong Ecological Park covers more than 200 mu (13.3 hectares).

The park has modern smart-growing greenhouses and specializes in fruit varieties such as citrus and persimmons.

Combining fruit cultivation, seasonal picking, agricultural education, and rural leisure, the park offers visitors a closer look at local fruit production.

Cenmeng Baili Garden

Located near Lyuxiang Fruit Park, Cenmeng Baili Garden is known for its Gusen beef dishes. The rural leisure complex also offers dining, boutique accommodation, event and banquet facilities, and agricultural product sales.

 

Source: Shanghai Municipal Commission of Agriculture and Rural Affairs