Shanghai Beautiful Countryside Tourism Attractions and Countryside Route Recommendations

There are many beautiful villages in Shanghai that are also popular tourist destinations. Here, the environment is beautiful, the air is fresh, and there is no hustle and bustle of the city. It is a good place for weekend leisure. Below are 10 boutique routes for leisure tourism in Shanghai’s beautiful countryside (autumn and winter).

1、Minhang District

Tracing the Source of Agricultural Culture and Tasting Modern Rural Life

Route: Hangyu Seed Base → Pujiang Wild Park → Zhaojiadou Ancient Town → Ge Xin Village → BM Farm → Fangyuan Ecological Park

Minhang, the birthplace of Shanghai’s hundreds of years of agricultural culture, is also a place where Minhang people have gathered to reform and innovate and revitalize the countryside. Along this route, you can experience the charm of agricultural technology innovation and space breeding, savor the pastoral poetry of Pujiang Wild Park, with its hundred flowers blooming and egrets on willow banks. You can also feel the Jiangnan ancient charm of Zhaojiadou, “High houses, narrow alleys facing streets, houses with small bridges and flowing water,” and in the rural fun of viewing flowers and leaves, sitting quietly fishing, picking vegetables, and cooking around the stove, you can experience organic ecological agriculture. While here, why not stay overnight at Ge Xin Homestay and paint a picture of nostalgia in the comfortable autumn sunshine, looking forward to a bright future for Minhang’s rural revitalization.

2、Jiading District

Far-Scented Culture and Art and Rural Tourism

Route: Jiading District Library → Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre → Xiyunlou → Hongtai Garden → Jiayuanhai Art Center → Malu Grape Theme Park → Xiaozao Village Experience Farm

Come to Jiading, together we can check in at the “most beautiful” library, attend a high-quality art performance at the Poly Grand Theatre, and take a break at the Xiyunlou commercial pedestrian street when you get tired, experiencing the charm of old Shanghai’s “ten-mile foreign concessions.” Leaving the core area of ​​Jiading New City, stroll to Hongtai Garden, listen to lectures on Hanfu and Hanli, experience the fun of picking Malu grapes, visit the Jiayuanhai art homestay, feel the culture of Malu grapes accumulated over 40 years, the beautiful scenery and delicious food of Malu grape art village, and finally go to Xiaozao Village experience farm to “let loose,” feed rabbits and goats, give milk to lambs, and have a close encounter with cute pets, making children “too happy to return”!

3、Baoshan District

Vigorous Yuepu · Dynamic Rural Tour

Route: Jungle Amusement Park → Four Seasons Flower Sea → Yue Xiaoshi Culture and Creativity Center → Yishuijian Themed Homestay → Fruit and Vegetable Garden → Yishuijian Flower Ecological Park

Come to the beautiful flower and fruit Baoshan, enjoy a long vacation. Wander through the Four Seasons Flower Sea and feel the fragrance of the earth; walk through the elegant countryside of the fruit and vegetable garden and experience agricultural labor; you can also enjoy the rural life fun in the jungle amusement park, admire flowers in the Yishuijian Flower Ecological Park, experience flower art DIY, and enjoy the leisurely time.

4、Fengxian District

Purely Enjoy the Natural Scenery and Travel Through the Ocean of Art

Route: Darling Harbor Park → Shengya Ruidi Garden → Shanghai Fish → Jiukeshu Future Art Center → Countryside Malong Homestay

The countryside has its unique charm in every season, from the vibrant autumn to the quiet winter. Only by seeking art from nature can you retain the colorful colors. The tranquil and refreshing Darling Harbor Park uses the arc of the ancient bridge to convey the warmth of history; the unrestrained Ruidi Garden uses the love of football and pets to piece together the meaning of life; the leisurely and agile Shanghai Fish uses the green base to convey the charm of the southern Shanghai backyard; the vibrant Jiukeshu uses the artistic tension to lead the city’s vitality. After a trip combining nature and art, follow the nostalgia to find the comfort and tranquility of the Countryside Malong Homestay, allowing you to discover the long-lost touch deep in your heart.

5、Songjiang District

Have Fun in the Three Purified Lands and Taste the Roots of Shanghai

Route: The Head of the Pujiang River → Shanghai International Forest Camp → Xiangwei Rose Manor → Wushe Farm → Tiantian Wetland → Jialü Rainbow Farm → Bashiba Mu Tian → Yunjian Granary → Guangfulin Wild Park → Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden

The route showcases the long cultural heritage of “The Roots of Shanghai” and experiences the deep agricultural history of “Clothing the World” and “Land of Fish and Rice.” As you walk along, you can taste Songjiang’s characteristic agricultural products, such as Jialü small tomatoes, Yeshe soft cake, Tianhang blueberries, and Huangpu River hairy crabs. You can also watch the beautiful scenery of the countryside, experience agricultural activities, and taste local farmhouse dishes with your family in camps, manors, wetlands, and farms. This is an ideal place for citizens to learn about agriculture, enjoy the scenery of the countryside, experience agricultural culture and farmhouse life, and relax their tired bodies and minds.

6、Jinshan District

Flower and Fruit Jinshan ・ The Most Beautiful Countryside Trip

Route: Fengjing Ancient Town → Huakaihaishang Ecological Park → Mingyue Mountain Pond Scenic Area → Qingyan Printmaking Art Center → Longxia Ecological Park → Lüxiang Fruit Park → Shui Ku Village

Jinshan not only has a countryside with fragrant flowers and fruits, but also a beautiful countryside with a strong local flavor. Come to Fengjing Ancient Town, admire Jinshan peasant paintings, see the integrated agricultural complex, taste old-fashioned food, and visit the largest and most comprehensive modern smart agricultural greenhouse in Asia. Come to Huakaihaishang, see the winter plums and camellia flowers, with their faint fragrance, and experience the romance of “Flowers Bloom on the Sea, Water Reflects the Shadows of Flowers.” Come to Longxia, stroll through the old street by the mountain pond, walk across the “Bridge Across Two Provinces,” try a bite of lotus xiang cake, try making a woodcut, stay at a Qingyan homestay, experience rich agricultural activities, and feel the strong rural flavor. Then come to the “Chinese Peach Capital,” Lüxiang Fruit Park, smell the fragrance of fruits and melons, and welcome a bountiful harvest. Finally, come to Shui Ku Village and enjoy water sports such as kayaking and fishing by the water, and experience the charm of a water carnival. Shanghai Bay Area, coastal Jinshan, we look forward to your arrival!

7、Qingpu District

Magical Forest, Dreamlike Countryside

Route: Zhangma Village Dream Source → Dongzhuang Village Under-Forest Mushroom Picking → Lianyí Loquat Garden → Zhujiajiao Ancient Town

Wander through the lavender purple flower sea of ​​Dream Source, experience under-forest mushroom picking in Dongzhuang Village, taste farmhouse dishes at Lianyí Loquat Garden; check in at Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, stay overnight at Jingting, feel the happy little days of the Yang family residence, and experience the Jiangnan water town style of “Many small bridges and flowing water, people all sleep by the river.”

Qingpu Wild Beautiful Countryside Tour

Route: Qingxi Wild Park (Lianhu Village) → Lake Lotus Farmhouse → Caihang Village → Cai Bo Bo Ecological Farm → Jinze Ancient Town

Check in at Qingxi Wild Park, the only park in Shanghai featuring wetlands, and taste authentic farmhouse delicacies at Lake Lotus Farmhouse; see the beautiful Caihang Village and have a taste of grandma’s tea; go to Cai Bo Bo Ecological Farm and experience cycling around Dianshan Lake; visit Jinze Ancient Town and feel the long history of bridge and temple culture in the ancient town. Stay at Xiangli Su to feel the four seasons of Lianhu Village.

8、Pudong New Area

Shanghai-style Countryside, Finding the Taste of Pudong

Route: Xinchang Ancient Town → Culture and Innovation Southern → Suyou Lianmin → Wild Animal Park → Cycling Jihui Nan

Beyond the towering skyscrapers of Lujiazui, Pudong also has vast beautiful countryside, worth experiencing and finding its flavor. In Xinchang Ancient Town, stroll through the water town bridges and corridors, “Xiasha Steamed Buns” made of winter bamboo shoots and fine meat satisfy your taste buds. By Nanshan Temple, the sound of Zen bells echoes the weight of history; Culture and Innovation Southern combines traditional hemp cloth techniques with modern aesthetic design, bringing visual impact. Make a hemp cloth craft yourself and give yourself a winter blessing. Stay at Pusu Shangju and see how the real-life “Monet Garden” has amazed time; stroll through the water system of Lianmin Village, sit leisurely at the Rose Bookstore, taste rose tea, read prose and poetry, give yourself a “Half-Day Idle Life.” The five-star homestay “Suyu” also offers experiences such as pottery, hand-drip coffee, and homemade pizza; at the Wild Animal Park, have a “close encounter” with the animals and experience a “primitive state” of returning to nature; in the vibrant Haishen Village, feel the fun of cycling in the countryside. “Twelve Workshops,” including coffee shops, wineries, old eight items, and black fish rice, will take you back and forth between tradition and modernity.

9、Chongming Island

The Most Beautiful Wetland Sightseeing Route

Route: Changxing Island Wild Park → Qian Xiaoju Creative Farm → Fengle Village → Yingdong Village → Dongtan Wetland Park → Houyuan → Donghua Jiu Valley Happy Farm

Here, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Walking in the Changxing Island Wild Park, you can enjoy the birdsong in the cedar forest and the orange grove charm. At Qian Xiaoju Creative Farm, watch children “let loose” and enjoy rural life. The beautiful rice paintings of Fengle Village will surely shock your soul. The uniquely designed Yingdong Village Resort is your ideal destination for tourism and relaxation. Stroll through Dongtan Wetland Park, watch migratory birds come and go, soaring and circling. While here, why not stay overnight at Houyuan Homestay and watch the tranquility of time pass by amidst the white walls and black tiles, and the swaying shadows of trees. Stroll through Donghua Jiu Valley Happy Farm, the “Rice Culture Garden” will lead you to understand the “He” culture, and the rich and colorful agricultural activities will allow you to enjoy the ease of the countryside. Come to Chongming and embark on a wild and fun wetland leisure trip!