Spring Flower Viewing | Shanghai Gongqing Forest Park Travel Guide

Shanghai's spring beauty is off the charts again‼️ Gongqing Forest Park's newly upgraded Monet Garden is breathtakingly beautiful this year. The newly built Oil Painting Bridge + two immersive check-in spots make your phone photos look like Monet paintings🎨 - ⏰Recommended time: 8-11 am (Crowds after 3 pm on weekends) - 📸2025 Exclusive Route Map 1️⃣Camphor Square Brand new windmill sea of flowers! This year's first Monet Water Lily Pond photo spot. Squat on the stone steps by the river bank to capture stunning reflections. 2️⃣Swan Lake Lawn Limited-time flower boat is online! Stand at the bow and have your bestie take photos from above to unlock the same composition as "Woman with a Parasol." 3️⃣Huaming Bridge Flower Carpet Baby blue eyes x poppies, a divine color scheme! Wear a light-colored dress and squat in the flowers to capture a painterly feel. 4️⃣Water Forest Secret Realm Bigleaf hydrangea paradise! It is recommended to bring a reflector to capture luminous hair in the green tunnel. 5️⃣Songtao Trail February orchid sea of flowers + maple leaf forest combination! Running and capturing photos creates a full sense of atmosphere. - 🚇Subway: Line 8, Shiguang Road Exit 3 → 10 minutes by shared bike to the West Gate 🚕Taxi: Locate Shiguang Road and Baicheng Road intersection, cross the overpass to arrive 🚗Self-driving: Personally tested, there are many temporary parking spaces east of the East Gate - 💌Travel tips ▫️Bring props! Straw bags/English newspapers/retro umbrellas are super photogenic ▫️Dress French style! Floral dress + Mary Janes = walking oil painting ▫️You can bring a picnic mat! Spread it out on any grassy area to enjoy the sunshine - 📸Flower information taken on April 13, 2025 Bigleaf hydrangeas are fully white/poppies are in full bloom Don't miss out, you'll have to wait another year‼️ - "Monet said romance is immortal This spring, you must come to Gongqing to be an oil painting girl"