Scenic spots in Shanghai Sheshan National Tourism Resort

Sheshan National Forest Park was established with the approval of the Ministry of Forestry in June 1993. In 2000, it was rated as one of the first batch of 4A-level tourist attractions by the National Tourism Administration. In 2001, it was rated as a "National Civilization" by the Ministry of Forestry. Forest Park", covering an area of ??401 hectares, is the only natural mountain forest resort in Shanghai, also known as "Nine Peaks in Songjun". "Songjun Nine Peaks" consists of 12 mountains including Xiaokun Mountain, Hengyun Mountain, Tianma Mountain, Xiaoji Mountain, Zhongjia Mountain, Chenshan, Dongshe Mountain, West Sheshan, Kugong Mountain, Xueshan, Fenghuang Mountain, and Beigan Mountain. These 12 peaks are like twelve emeralds of different sizes, winding from southwest to northeast, stretching for 13 kilometers, giving the vast Shanghai plain a beautiful and colorful mountain landscape. Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to these peaks. It is called "Nine Peaks and Twelve Mountains".

The scenic spots that have been built and open to the public include: East Sheshan Garden Scenic Area, West Sheshan Garden Scenic Area, Tianma Mountain Garden Scenic Area, Xiaokunshan Garden Scenic Area, etc. Each scenic spot has its own style and complements each other. In addition, Sheshan National Forest Park is also famous for its rich history and culture and its long-standing religious sites. In the scenic area, there are the "Guarantee Jewelry Tower", which is said to be "the first leaning tower in China", the "Mei Gong Diaoji" by the writer Chen Jiru in the late Ming Dynasty, the "Show Taoist Tower" in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the largest cathedral in the Far East. "Notre Dame Basilica" and China's first astronomical observatory "Sheshan Observatory" have become leisure tourist attractions where "mountains, water and forests are harmonious, and people, scenery and things are integrated".

The peaks of Sheshan Mountain were formed 70 million years ago in the late Mesozoic Era. The twelve peaks have different shapes and are all below 100 meters above sea level. The Sheshan area has a mid-subtropical monsoon climate, and its typical zonal vegetation is evergreen broad-leaved forest and evergreen deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest. The forest environment here is beautiful, with a green coverage rate of 81.2% and rich plant resources. There are 104 species of lower plants and 788 species of higher plants, involving 216 families and 578 genera. There are 147 ancient and famous trees such as camphor, maple poplar, and oak oak that are more than 100 years old. Among them, the ancient ginkgo in Tianma Mountain is more than 700 years old. The environment of Linmaozhuxiu provides a good habitat for wild animals. According to relevant records, there are more than 250 species of resident and migratory birds on Jiufeng. Yuehu Lake is located in the natural embrace of Dongshe Mountain, Xue Mountain and Fenghuang Mountain. The lake is 700 meters long, 500 meters wide, covers an area of ??30.4 hectares, is 3-6 meters deep, and has a water storage capacity of more than 700,000 cubic meters. From 2001 to 2002, more than 50 hectares of greening projects were implemented in Yuehu Scenic Area, with greening scenery surrounding the lake. It was opened to tourists in 2002. Officially completed and opened in 2004, it is the only sculpture-themed comprehensive garden cultural tourism and leisure project in Shanghai.

The Yuehu Sculpture Park project consists of the lake, the lake area and Xiaoshe Mountain, covering an area of ??86.67 hectares. Relying on the original Yuehu Ecological Park and the natural forests of Xiaoshe Mountain, it uses artistic means to integrate modern sculpture, architectural art, and natural landscapes. Landscape and high-end leisure and entertainment are integrated. With the lake as the center, the lake is divided into four shore areas: spring, summer, autumn and winter, showing the four seasons.

The spring bank of the park has a fountain water curtain bridge and a European-style visitor service center that provides coffee and refreshments, a "Crystal Palace" landscape built with rocks and stalactites, and the largest water stage built on the water in Shanghai so far. (Can accommodate more than 1,500 spectators to enjoy music performances and other programs);

Xia'an consists of a tropical-style waterfront beach, a paddling pool, a cruise ship dock, a carnival entertainment area, and a collection of art, technology, and children's psychology It consists of a children's smart square that integrates educational and entertainment facilities. Children can pile up sand and play on the lakeside with 5,000 tons of yellow sand. Behind the beach is a 26-meter-high "old giant tree" tree house, supplemented by artificial Qiu roots and ancient vines. The natural creeping plants make it difficult to distinguish between true and false, as if you are in a fairy tale world.

The art museum in Qiu'an has a unique shape. Most of the buildings are hidden underground, forming a double-spiral landscape. The museum occasionally displays fine art from various countries. The only high-end landscape catering facility on the lake surrounded by mountains and rivers in Shanghai - "Qiuyue Fang" is located on Qiu'an. The winter bank is lined with long lakeside wooden planks and exquisite and small pavilions, including the Lake Center Pavilion, Yueshanhai (restaurant on the lake), Shuiwu (musical fountain), and a dining, accommodation, and conference hall that can accommodate thousands of people. Comprehensive facility - Yuehu Hall. As the core project of Shanghai Overseas Chinese Town, Shanghai Happy Valley is an important location for the development of the Happy Valley chain brand in the country after Shenzhen Happy Valley, Beijing Happy Valley, and Chengdu Happy Valley. The project investment is more than 4 billion yuan. It was launched on September 12, 2009. Officially opened. Committed to building China's largest theme park with the most projects, the most beautiful scenery and the highest technological content.

There are advanced amusement equipment such as the wooden roller coaster known as the "ancestor of the roller coaster industry", the drop roller coaster known as the "King of Roller Coasters", and the world's leading 4K high-definition flying theater. There are also a number of large indoor venues: including the OCT Theater, which can accommodate 4,000 people and brings visitors the highest artistic enjoyment; the Arthur Palace, a large multi-functional hall that integrates banquets, catering, conferences, exhibitions and other functions. Magical and changeable all-weather fairy tale home - Ant Castle, etc. Here you will find wonderful performing arts activities from all over the world: "Happy Romance", which integrates circus, acrobatics, and magic; the magnificent horse battle live performance "Man Jiang Hong"; the outdoor film and television live performance "Shanghai" that integrates experience, participation, and interaction Beach" etc.

Chenshan Botanical Garden covers an area of ??207 hectares. It is a comprehensive botanical garden jointly built by the municipal government, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the State Forestry Administration, integrating scientific research, science popularization and ornamental tourism.

The park consists of four functional areas: the central exhibition area, the plant conservation area, the five continents plant area and the peripheral buffer area. The central exhibition area has 26 specialized gardens, including rose garden, xerophytic botanical garden, rare botanical garden, mine garden, aquatic botanical garden, exhibition greenhouse, ornamental grass garden, rock and medicinal botanical garden, and osmanthus garden. The exhibition greenhouse has an exhibition area of ??12,608 square meters and is composed of the Tropical Flower and Fruit Hall, the Psammophyta Hall and the Exotic Plant Hall. It is the largest exhibition greenhouse in Asia, and the Psammophyte Hall is the world's largest indoor psammophyte exhibition hall. The entire greenhouse group has clever planning and unique landscape, and has become an unforgettable attraction in Shanghai.

Mainly collecting and displaying native plants in East China and the Yangtze River Basin is another feature of Chenshan Botanical Garden. Currently, it has collected more than 10,000 species (including varieties) of unique plant species, including Magnoliaceae and Orchidaceae. , Bromeliaceae, Rosa, Sakura, Apple, Iris, aquatic plants, xerophytes, medicinal plants, economic plants, rare and endangered plants and other specialist, exclusive plants and greenhouse plants, becoming an important global plant germplasm resource preservation One of the centers. Shanghai Maya Beach Water Park - a large water park in East China, adjacent to Shanghai Happy Valley, was designed by the world's top planning agency, focusing on the compatibility of "thrilling" and "family fun" elements, integrating ancient Mayan culture and modern water amusement experience , is another masterpiece launched by OCT Group in East China after Shanghai Happy Valley.

The Maya Beach Water Park opened its doors on July 5, 2013. It can receive an average of 26,000 tourists a day, of which the park can accommodate 14,000 tourists at the same time within one hour. The water park operates from mid-June to mid-September every year, lasting about 3 months. It is currently the largest open-air water park in East China.

Shanghai Maya Beach Water Park covers an area of ??120,000 square meters and has 32 sets of large-scale water amusement equipment, including the double-track maglev water roller coaster "Bumblebee" using hydromagnetic power technology, and the world's king of water racing. "Big Octopus Slide", deep-sea whirlpool experience project "Behemoth Bowl", the world's largest magical interactive super water village Maya Water Village", Asia's new four-slide combination, drop downhill loop three-person floating double slide, etc. There are also various summer carnival activities such as the Starry Summer Wave Music Festival, exotic songs and dances, and interactive theme games. The Shanghai Astronomy Museum is located at the top of the West Sheshan Observatory. It was formerly a European-style building built by the French Catholic Jesuits in 1900. The architectural style Sheshan Observatory is equipped with the "First in the Far East" 40cm binocular refracting optical telescope at the top of the mountain. More than 7,000 precious astronomical photos have been taken over the past 100 years. In 2000, the "Time Museum" was opened at the workstation for visitors to visit; in 2001, The "Shanghai Observatory Sheshan Science Popularization Education Base" was established to carry out a series of science popularization activities such as "Exploring the Mysteries of the Universe". On November 16, 2004, the Shanghai Astronomy Museum was officially built and opened to the public.

The Astronomy Museum was founded by "Time and Humanity". "" and "Chinese and foreign astronomical exchanges" are composed of two parts, with an exhibition area of ??about 2,000 square meters. "Time and Humanity" mainly displays the basic concept of time and its relationship with human social life, as well as my country's achievements in the study of time. "Chinese and foreign astronomical exchanges" are divided into exhibition areas such as astronomical exchanges, meridian time measurement, vicissitudes of telescopes, century-old mirrors, and treasure trove of heavenly books. The exhibits show the history of the development of modern astronomical science in Shanghai, China, with rich cultural relics and historical materials, including 1900. The "First Mirror in the Far East" is put into use - a 40-centimeter-diameter binocular refractor telescope and its ancillary observation equipment. The Palan Meridian, which once participated in the International Joint Measurement of Longitude, is a century-old astronomical library with a collection of tens of thousands of volumes. Chinese and foreign astronomy books, journals and manuscripts spanning more than 200 years.

After the Shanghai Astronomy Museum was opened to tourists, it has become one of the important tourism projects in the core area of ??Sheshan Resort and an important science education base in Shanghai. The Astronomy Museum is open to the public all year round, and organizes observation activities of total solar and lunar eclipses, comet returns, and meteor showers to spread astronomical scientific knowledge to the society, especially young people. In 1996, the Shanghai Observatory Museum was named "Shanghai Youth Education" by the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission. Base", in 1997, it was named "Shanghai Science Popularization Education Base", in 1999 it was named "China Youth Science and Technology Innovation Action Education Base" by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and in 2002 it was named "National Science Popularization Education Base" by the China Association for Science and Technology ". The Shanghai Earthquake Museum is located in the Sheshan Seismological Observatory at the foothills of West Sheshan Mountain. In 2000, the Shanghai Seismological Bureau and the Sheshan Seismological Observatory *** jointly planned to build the Shanghai Earthquake Museum. It mainly consists of a film and television hall, a picture and text hall, a seismic instrument hall, etc., and displays It covers an area of ??270 square meters and was opened to the public in early 2002. In 2004, the exhibition area was more than 550 square meters, and a lecture hall, earthquake film and television self-service selection hall, earthquake information hall, emergency rescue drill hall and Zhang Heng seismometer exhibition hall were added. After the museum was completed, it received about 30,000 to 40,000 visitors every year, and co-organized more than 50 earthquake science summer camps with the Earthquake Damage Prevention Division of the Shanghai Earthquake Administration. In 2008, in response to the 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, the Earthquake Museum added an earthquake science exhibition with the theme of "United Willing, Earthquake Relief".

On the day of the opening ceremony, Yin Yicui, deputy secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and other city leaders, accompanied by Zhu Yuanqing, deputy director of the Shanghai Earthquake Bureau, inspected the earthquake science popularization exhibition area.

In January 2003, the Shanghai Earthquake Museum was included in the first batch of eight science popularization base reception units in the "Shanghai Science Popularization Tour" launched by the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Municipal Tourism Commission. In 2002 and 2004, it was rated as an advanced collective of Shanghai science popularization education bases. In 2004, it was named a science popularization demonstration base by the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission and the Municipal Tourism Commission. In 2005, it was named an A-level base for China earthquake science education by the China Earthquake Administration. , in the same year, it was named a national science education base by the China Society for Science and Technology.