What are the best places to visit for parent-child trips in Songjiang, Shanghai?

There are many small zoos hidden in Songjiang, Shanghai. Mr.Zoo, Chenshan Botanical Garden, Wushe Farm, and even hotels have their own zoos! These places are perfect for bringing children to interact with animals up close.

1、Mr.Zoo

Located in JinDi Plaza in JiuTing, Mr.Zoo is a unique and fun place built specifically for children to get close to animals. There are six themed areas inside, covering everything from the ocean to the sky!

Dreamy Ocean

Here, you can see non-biting sharks, jellyfish that love to “dance”, Finding Nemo characters, and many other animals from different aquatic environments.

Mysterious Cave

The materials used for the flooring are different in each scene here, creating a realistic portrayal of the natural environment. You can also see scorpions, centipedes, snakes, and more.

Secret Rainforest

The Secret Rainforest is surrounded by greenery, with a wall of green creating a small “tropical rainforest” area. There are also tree frogs, lizards, and more.

Feathered Forest Sky

You’ve seen animals running on land, swimming in the sea, and now you can see birds flying in the sky! You can also learn about the incubation of many bird species up close. It’s truly educational entertainment!

Cute Farm

Here you can have a close encounter with adorable bunnies and alpacas and enjoy the fun of feeding them!

Silent Forest

Here you can find the world’s largest living bird – the ostrich, the sleepy dormouse that sleeps for 9 months, and the new-generation cute pet – the marmot, responsible for predicting the seasons.

Overall, this adorable pet park has a new and innovative gameplay, integrating display, interaction, entertainment, experience, science education, and learning.

2、Chenshan Botanical Garden

Chenshan Botanical Garden has a “mini zoo” that regular visitors are familiar with. Peacocks, lambs, mini pigs, alpacas, and more allow children to interact with animals up close.

The gentle alpacas are a favorite among children, and the mini pigs will roll towards you with their round bodies. The mini pigs at Chenshan Botanical Garden are clean and friendly, with beautiful fur patterns.

The adorable alpacas are sure to capture your heart! Nearby, the peacocks with their magnificent feathers “dress in their finery”, using their beautiful appearance to attract visitors’ attention.

If you’re lucky during this season, you might even see busy squirrels.

The black swans at Chenshan Botanical Garden are also considered “net celebrities”, and the swans at Chenshan are free to come and go (wild).

Chenshan Botanical Garden has many new worlds to discover. Take your child to explore them!

3、Wushe Farm

Wushe Farm is a popular place for many to take their children!

Here you can find the warmth of the winter sun, rustic charm, a children’s playground, adorable pets, and more… Strawberries are starting to turn red, and you can pick strawberries and feed pets at the same time. It couldn’t be more fun.

The farm has donkeys, alpacas, rabbits, sheep, and more… You can feed them up close, and most importantly, the amusement facilities here are very complete.

There is a children’s entertainment area outdoors and a large activity game terrace. On weekends, you can bring your child here to pick strawberries, barbecue, and DIY.

4、”Zoos” Hidden in Hotels

In Songjiang, you can find zoos not only in commercial areas, botanical gardens, and farms, but even in hotels. On the east side of the Sheshan Maoyue Boutique Selection Hotel, there is a happy farm.

Lambs, rabbits, mini pigs… a wide variety of adorable pets. Come experience a close encounter with these cute creatures.

The adorable pet park in the west garden of the Guangfulin Hilton Hotel houses dozens of cute animals, such as alpacas, guinea pigs, and lop-eared rabbits, with professional keepers on site.

The Yuhuo Restaurant at the Shanghai Sheshan Grand Hyatt Hotel is completely underwater. Being in it, it’s like entering an underwater world.

The underwater world of Yuhuo specialty restaurant is divided into five themed areas. Along the way, you can see dozens of marine life up close.

Each fish tank has its own exclusive QR code. Scan the QR code to enter the fish tank page and learn about the fish tank story and get closer to various fish species.

Now, non-hotel guests (limited to groups of 10 people) can also experience the wonderful “underwater world” up close from 3 pm to 5 pm every day (each visit lasts about half an hour).