Tulips are blooming in Xujiahui Park
by sullivan_beckham_ashford
Feb 17, 2025
🌸Floral Living Room|Step into Monet’s oil painting world
📍Location: Park Central Area
▫️Rosa 'Longsha Gem': Pink climbing roses stacked like clouds, sunlight filtering through petals casting gentle shadows on the red brick wall
▫️Colorful Juice: Playful multicolored roses clustered into balls, like a spilled palette
▫️Misaki: Soft pink and white petals layered, swaying gracefully in the breeze
📸Photo spot: Sit on the vintage sofa with the flower window as the background for a side profile shot, instantly transported to The Grand Budapest Hotel
🌉Glass Skywalk|200 meters high-altitude stroll
📍Location: North side of the park
A 200-meter-long transparent walkway rises in the air~
✨Hidden tip: Visit the bridge at 5 PM to watch the sunset gild the glass edges, where the city skyline and natural forest blend together
🦢Forest Boardwalk|The private domain of black swans
📍Location: Path to the right of the chimney at the south gate
Follow the pine boardwalk deep into the woods, with tree canopies forming a natural sunshade on both sides. Every 20 meters, stairs lead down to the ground for close-up views:
▫️ Black swan families glide elegantly on the lake, occasionally stretching their necks to snatch bread crumbs from visitors’ hands
▫️ Koi fish gather in golden whirlpools under the waterfall, water droplets refracting rainbows
▫️ Century-old pine trees with gnarled roots and bark textures resembling abstract paintings
💐Flower Waterfall Secret Realm|A spilled spring palette
📍Location: East side of Baidai Small Building
The pink flower wall where the "March of the Volunteers" was recorded is the park’s most romantic note. Rosa 'Longsha Gem' climbing roses cascade from the second-floor balcony, colliding with the red brick wall to create a French countryside vibe.
📸Photo spot: Stand under the flower wall and shoot upwards, letting the pink flower waterfall and glass window light interplay for a cinematic effect
🚶20-minute healing route
1️⃣10:00 Enter from South Gate → Listen to birdsong on the forest boardwalk
2️⃣10:30 Take vintage-style photos in the Floral Living Room
3️⃣11:00 Overlook the panorama from the Glass Skywalk
4️⃣11:30 Feed the black swans by the lake (bringing your own bread is more eco-friendly)
💡Useful information
📍Address: 889 Zhaojiabang Road, Xuhui District
⏰Hours: Open all day (Flower exhibition until May 5)
🚇Transport: 5-minute walk from Exit 14, Xujiahui Station, Line 1
🌳Hidden perk: Plenty of park benches, bring a book and you can sit all afternoon
Post by BRODIE MONTGOMERY | Oct 4, 2025





















