Gongqing Forest Park

Lonely Planet review

Most of Shanghai's synthetic parks can leave one cold, but this vast expanse of forested parkland on the western shore of the Huangpu River is a leafy, wooded and tranquil slice of countryside in town. This is about as wild as you get in Pǔxī, with nary a skyscraper in sight. Aim to spend half if not the whole day picnicking and wandering around this huge area, or hop into one of the buggies for express tours around the grounds.

Children will whoop at the sight of the roller coaster (around Y20 ), rock climbing wall (around Y20 ), adventure ground and fun fair. There's also a pricey football pitch (per hour around Y400 ), angling, views over the Huangpu River, electric powered boats (per hour around Y30 ) on the lakes and horse-riding. If you want to spend the night in the park, there's the Gongqing Forest Resort.