4-5 FEATURE Minhang Times • Friday 26 March 2021 N Metro Line 15 Metro Line 15 is full of interesting stops along its route Line 7 Gucun Park Shanghai Metro Line 15, which started operations at the beginning of this year, connects the districts of Minhang, Xuhui, Changning, Putuo and Baoshan, and provides transfer points to eight other Metro lines. The line uses the latest rail technology, including Universities Jinqiu Road driverless trains, and offers new convenience for people to visit popular scenic sites in the city. So hop aboard and enjoy some pleasurable daytime getaways. Yang Wenjie reports. Fengxiang Road Nanda Road Qi’an Road Commercial Gulang Road Parks connections East Wuwei Road If it’s fun you are after, Line 15 offers stops prov iding dining, shopping and leisure activities. Line 11 Shanghai West Railway Station You can easily access large malls around the Loush- anguan Station and Changfeng Joy City from the It’s become popular to visit higher education facilities, espe- Chengfeng Park Station. The latter venue has a Lego cially during the summer break. Line 14 Tongchuan Road Discovery Center and Gordon Park on its rooftop. Line 15 connects nine colleges, including Shanghai Jiao Tong From the Gucun Park Station you can visit Touch University, East China Normal University, East China University of Mall and Poplaza. Science and Technology and Tongji University. It enables visitors North Meiling Road Around the East China University of Science and to get the feel of campus ambience and educational work. Technology, Meiling Road N. and Gulang Road stations, Universities have long been cultural and historical landmarks Line 13 Daduhe Road new business facilities are under construction or in in the city. Many are showcases of modern architectures, with the planning stages. rich histories. Changfeng Park Loushanguan Line 2 Road Changfeng Park and Changfeng Ocean World Scenic stations Hongbaoshi Road Changfeng Park Station Yaohong Road Changfeng Park is one of the top tourist Merlin Entertainments, the venue brings the Wuzhong Road sites in urban Shanghai. The waterworks and world of the ocean to inland audiences, with hill inside the park are manmade facsimiles aquariums of penguins, sharks, coral, sea Gucun Park in the styles of the Summer Palace in Beijing horses and otters. At the end of last year, ray Line 9 Guilin Road and the classic gardens of Suzhou. fish were added. Gucun Park Station The main attraction is Changfeng Ocean The pa rk used to feat u re t wo beluga wha les, Line 12 Guilin Park World, which is located at Yinchu Lake in the aged 14, but they were released to a sea sanc- Gucun Park is a traditional site for viewing cherry park. Operated by global tourism operator tuary in Iceland. blossoms at their peak. This is the time of year to enjoy Line 1 Shanghai South Line 3 Railway Station the annual floral display. Zhenru Park Unseasonably high temperatures prompted cherry Lego Discovery Center — Wang Rongjiang trees to flower earlier this year. The annual event will East China University of Science & Technology Daduhe Station go through April 12. More than 100 cherry trees were planted in the park Zhenru Park is only one of its kind in last year to enrich the scenery and expand the duration Luoxiu Road the city featuring wintersweet. of blossoms. Newly planted trees were chosen from The cold-weather bloomers symbolize varieties that can thrive in Shanghai’s climate. Delicacies Zhumei Road the virtues of strength and integrity in traditional Chinese culture. West Huajing The park hosts an annual wintersweet event, lasting about a month around the Jingxi Road Spring Festival. On display are 1,000 win- tersweet sh rubs in 60 varieties, along w ith wintersweet bonsai. South Hongmei Road Couplets or calligraphy works related to Shujian Road the festival are displayed at the park. Shuangbai Road Guilin Park Guilin Park Station Guilin Park features a forest of os- Yuanjiang Road manthus on a site that was built in the Luodian mince fishballs 1930s as a private residence. Shanghai Botanical Garden Changfeng Park station — Wang Rongjiang The park has been expanded and Food is never far away from those using Line 15. renovated several times since it East China University of Science and Springtime delights like bamboo shoot shaomai and Some of the stations are The Guilin Park Station fea- opened to the public in the 1980s. Technology Station burclover pancakes are now available in Qibao and worth visiting for their décor t u res a décor based on elements Yongde Road An osmanthus festival is held there Zhaojialou in stops in Minhang. alone. of osmanthus. every year in September, usually dove- First built as a botanical garden for plant cultivation In Baoshan, where the Huangpu and Yangtze rivers Wuzhong Road Station uses The Zizhu High-Tech Park, on tailing with the traditional celebration and research, the venue has become a living plant converge before flowing into the ocean, seafood is on a paper-cut design to feature a the other hand, has wall art in a of Mid-Autumn Festival. Brightly lit museum for residents. the menus of many restaurants. skyline artwork. It’s presented in texture and pattern suggesting lanterns transport visitors back to It has 15 sections, divided by floral species and uses, Luodian Town boasts its famous mince fishballs, a spacious open area with visual a sandy coastline formed by the Zizhu Hi-tech Park the era of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618- including peonies, pines and cypress, herbal medicine and Luojing Town is known for crabs from the Yangtze lighting effects and no pillars. impact of waves. 907). and magnolias. River estuary. The roof of Changfeng Park The autopilot system on Line With its preserved heritage struc- A major renovation has just been completed, im- Visitors to Zhenru Town in Putuo can enjoy mutton Station has been decorated 15 trains removes the front tures, pavilions, manmade hills and proving the site as a prominent host of the Shanghai cooked according to a tradition now listed among with steel ridge-like curves driver’s cabin, allowing pas- waterworks, the park is designed in the International Flower Show. This year’s show will begin Shanghai’s cultural heritage. inspired by Iron Arm Hill, a sengers to get a direct view of style of southern Chinese gardens. on April 2 and run through May 6. It’s a favorite dish in wintertime. scenic spot in the park. the track ahead..