Holidays trip? Enjoy life at home
The eight-day holiday including National Day and Mid-autumn Festival is coming, and people are considering where to travel, as most tourist sites are crowded. But chill — you can have fun staying here in Shanghai.
Songjiang’s landscape Zuibai Pond Garden is definitely a highlight of your travel plan.As the oldest garden park in Shanghai, it is hosting an Autumn Culture Fete with various activities including a calligraphy and painting exhibition, opera performance, a traditional costume show and a folk music concert.
The park aims to present the beauty of Zuibai Pond Garden and traditional Chinese culture to the public.
Children can enjoy activities like paper cutting and other interesting traditional Chinese games to enjoy their break from school.
Exhibitions
Songjiang style art
Songjiang has a long history and a solid foundation of culture. Dong Qichang and Chen Jiru of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) are the representatives presenting the unique painting style of Songjiang, affecting Chinese painting for hundreds of years. Today, many young artists come to Songjiang to experience the inclusiveness of this old town.
Date: September 28 - October 10
Venue: Carving Gallery
Calligraphy show
Calligraphy is the soul of Songjiang, and Zuibai Pond Garden is a venue for calligraphers to express their inner world since Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). An exhibition is underway at the garden providing a platform for calligraphers an opportunity to interact with each other.
Date: September 29, 1:30-3pm
Venue: Flower Carving Hall
Activities
Touhu game
Touhu, meaning to throw arrows into a pot, is not only a game, but also a sport. It has been popular since the Warring States Period (476-221 BC).
Venue: Metasequoia Forest
Riddle guess
Riddle guess is a unique traditional culture event. Riddles are written on red lanterns waiting for residents to guess the answer. Anyone who gets the right answer receives a souvenir.
Venue: Wistaria Gallery
Han fu making
Visitors can try paper cutting to make a paper han fu, the costume worn in Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 220), and take their work home.
Date: Through October 10
Venue: Metasequoia Forest
Shanghai Zuibai Pond Garden
Ticket: 12 yuan
Tel: 6785-3551
Website: www.shzuibaichi.com
Address: 64 Renmin Rd S.
人民南路64号