Meilong Flower and Bird Market
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Meilong Flower and Bird Market

Close to Jinjiang Action Park to the southwest of the city, this market may not be exactly what you’d consider conveniently located. However, its leafy aisles stock blooming flowers like hydrangea, azalea and camellia, and more towards the front, have greens and pitcher plants, native to...
Shanghai’s best vintage and secondhand markets
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Shanghai’s best vintage and secondhand markets

Hunting for secondhand gems in Shanghai is no easy feat: on one hand, you’ve got high-end pre-loved goods and used designer items that can easily burn a hole in your pocket while on the other, you have markets selling piles and piles of clutter that takes...
25 Qing Dynasty tombs discovered in China’s Hunan
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25 Qing Dynasty tombs discovered in China’s Hunan

Archaeologists have found 25 tombs dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in central China’s Hunan Province, according to the provincial cultural relics and archaeology research institute. More than 60 cultural relics, including porcelain jars, porcelain bowls, copper hairpins and copper knives, were unearthed at the...
Zhongshan Park
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Zhongshan Park

Zhongshan Park The large Zhongshan Park is an all-round classic Chinese park, with requisite leafy walkways, ballroom dancers and random fairground rides – and it’s close to Jingan and the French Concession. The central grassy area, may not have the most perfect grass in the world,...
Fuxing Park
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Fuxing Park

Fuxing Park Undoubtedly one of the most charming spaces in the city, this well-loved park is home to regular dancers, musicians, kite flyers and more throughout its well manicured space. Although the main stretch of grass is surrounded by a low railing in places, no one...
Soong Chingling’s Mausoleum
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Soong Chingling’s Mausoleum

Soong Chingling’s Mausoleum Though it might seem odd to suggest lazing around in a graveyard on a sunny day, this is actually one of the more beautiful and peaceful little parks in town, with a shady tree-lined glade where you can lie on the grass free...