Songjiang, the root of Shanghai

Come for a relaxing weekend trip to Songjiang! 👉Shanghai's Songjiang District is located in the southwest of the city. With a long history, Songjiang was part of the Wu state during the Spring and Autumn period, the Tang dynasty established Huating County here, and in the third year of the Republic of China, Songjiang County was established. Below is an introduction to a travel route that includes three attractions. 🛎Attraction Route: Sheshan National Forest Park➡️Tianma Mountain Radio Telescope➡️The Origin of the Pujiang River. 1️⃣Sheshan National Forest Park: Free admission, convenient parking, both East and West Sheshan have their own parking lots, but traffic jams can occur on weekends and holidays. The main attractions to visit are East Sheshan, West Sheshan, the Catholic Church, and the Sheshan Observatory. Note that the highest point of Sheshan, the Catholic Church, and the observatory are all on West Sheshan. The Sheshan Catholic Church was built in the second year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing dynasty and also has a long history. 2️⃣Tianma Mountain Radio Telescope: With a diameter of 65 meters, it is currently the largest radio telescope in Asia. Located next to Jiujiang Highway in Sanjiezhicun Village, Songjiang District, you can drive to the entrance. It's next to a fruit orchard, there are no parking spaces, and it's not open for visits, so you can only look from the outside, but the close-up view is really spectacular. 3️⃣The Origin of the Pujiang River, as the name suggests, is the starting point of Shanghai's mother river, the Huangpu River, and is the source of the river. The Origin of the Pujiang River Park is free to visit. The Xietang River and Yuanxie Jing converge here, forming a delta. A Tang dynasty-style building was constructed on the delta, named Chunshentang, to commemorate the great achievements of Huang Xie, one of the Four Lords of the Warring States period, who dredged the river channels here. After entering, you can see a huge wood carving depicting the water system of the Huangpu River.