[2025 Shanghai Attraction] Travel Guide for Central (Xuhui) Green Corridor (Updated May)

Hey everyone, I've cracked the code for early summer romance! Shanghai's Central Green Corridor is like a secret garden of hydrangeas, and they're now blooming at 100% capacity—absolutely stunning! 💥 The hydrangea area at Meilong Ecological Park is massive, with gorgeous blue and purple tones that create a perfect photo atmosphere! Plus, the hydrangeas here are about the height of shrubs, making them ideal for portrait shots. Just stand next to them, snap a photo, and voilà—instant masterpiece! 📸 Along the entire Central Green Corridor on Guijiang Road, you'll find large patches of pink hydrangeas interspersed with light purple and blue ones. It’s like a spilled box of macarons—soft, sweet, and romantic. When you reach the section near Qinzhou South Road, the flowers grow even taller, surrounding you completely for an immersive floral experience! Not many people know about this spot yet, so apart from the occasional jogger, you won’t have to fight for the perfect photo spot! If you want stunning pictures, hurry up and go! 🎈 Specific location: Navigate to Guijiang Road and Jiang'an Road, and you'll find the breathtaking hydrangea sea along the way. 📸 Photo tips: Wear light-colored outfits, like a white dress or a pale blue shirt. The lighting after 4 PM is soft, and backlit close-ups look amazing!

The cherry blossoms in Shanghai parks are in full bloom, making them the perfect springtime destination for flower viewing. Xuhui Central Green Corridor is a great spot, featuring over ten varieties of early and late-blooming cherry blossoms, with a spectacular display from mid-March to May. Xujiahui Park's Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms create a picturesque scene against the backdrop of the lake and forest. Gucun Park, the largest cherry blossom-themed park in East China, spans 3,000 acres and boasts a wide variety of species. Must-visit spots include the Cherry Blossom Avenue near Gate 1, though weekends can be crowded, so it's recommended to visit on weekday mornings. Chenshan Botanical Garden features seven varieties and over 10,000 cherry trees, with Somei Yoshino blossoms looking even more stunning under nighttime lighting. The blooming season can last until May. Before heading out, check the blooming schedule and weather, wear comfortable shoes, and bring a camera to capture the beautiful moments.

Stunning rose walls and rose gardens, all in one spot||Avoid the crowds at this tranquil spot on Guijiang Road in Xuhui District, where the rose garden and kilometer-long rose wall are now in full bloom, perfect for a one-stop photo adventure. Recommended route: Start from Guijiang Road near Qinzhou South Road and walk all the way to Pubei Road, then continue toward Guiping Road until you reach the corner of Guiping Road. 🌹 Three Romantic Flower Viewing Spots 1⃣ Guijiang Road Rose Garden (near Guijiang Road) 📍Location: Small park at Guijiang Road near Qinzhou South Road intersection ✅ Features: Though the park is small, it's filled with roses, most of which are already blooming. Many buds are still developing, so the flowering period should last until May Day holiday. Wooden arches + rose corridors + rose lollipop displays, with very few people in the afternoon, perfect for taking photos. 📸 Photo spots: Stand under the arch for side shots, or use the rose clusters as foreground (light-colored dresses photograph especially well) 2⃣ Guijiang Road Kilometer-long Rose Wall 📍Location: East side of Guijiang Road ✅ Features: A cascading pink rose waterfall stretching for 1 kilometer, accompanied by azaleas! No crowds! The cycling path + flower wall creates a cinematic atmosphere~ 3⃣ Xuhui Middle Ring Green Corridor Rose Wall (near the Middle Ring Road) 📍Location: Near Hongmei Road and Guijiang Branch Road (inside the green corridor walkway) ✅ Features: The flower wall is nearly 2 meters tall, currently with mostly buds, but should explode with flowers in about a week! 📅 Best Time to Visit ⏰ From now until mid-May (peak blooming period!) 📌The portrait photos were taken during last year's peak bloom in late April, while the flower photos (images 1-11) were taken this year. The coming weekend should mark the beginning of peak bloom. 🚇 Transportation 🚗 Driving: Public parking available on Guijiang Road 🚇 Subway: Exit 7 of Hongmei Road Station on Line 12, then a 10-minute bike ride to destination

This is the first time I've seen colorful rapeseed flowers like this. There are several patches, some tall and some short. The lighting at dusk is so beautiful. There are also tulips in full bloom. Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms are also in bloom! . 📍Address: Middle Ring Xuhui Green Corridor 🚇Transportation: Line 1, Jinjiang Amusement Park Station 🎫Tickets: Free 🌟Colorful rapeseed flowers and tulips are in the third phase of the Middle Ring Xuhui Green Corridor. Cherry blossoms can be seen when you exit the subway station and walk towards the underground passage to the Middle Ring Xuhui Green Corridor. .

Come to the Rose Garden in the Central Ring (Xuhui) Green Corridor. It's a niche check-in spot for nearby residents, without the crowds. 🌹Check-in tips: ▫️There's a large area of pink roses with pathways in between, allowing you to walk in and easily feel like you're surrounded by a sea of flowers. ▫️Some trees have large red and pink roses, as big as the mouth of a bowl, blooming profusely. ▫️The garden also cleverly designed triangular arches, covered with various colors of roses & roses, and it looks very nice to sit and take photos under them. ▫️On both sides of the road entrance, there are two types of roses, with a long stretch of peach-red Angela forming a flower wall suitable for taking photos of people, and the light pink Seven Sisters blooming densely, suitable for taking photos of the flower scenery. ▫️After taking photos in the Rose Garden, you can walk along the citywalk on Guijiang Road, where you can see various roses along the way and enjoy the joy of having your own flower wall. 📍Intersection of Guijiang Road & Qinzhou South Road 🎫Free 24-hour access 🚇Line 12, Hongcao Road Station, Exit 3, switch to a bicycle 🚗Self-driving parking on the roadside, 7 yuan for the first hour, then 4 yuan per 30 minutes

Shanghai! How can the profusion of falling blossoms not be considered a paradise on earth! Spring in Shanghai is truly a treasure trove everywhere, this long cherry blossom green corridor is really too understated! Such beautiful scenery is definitely a prime spot for flower viewing! Fortunately, I caught its tail end! Otherwise, I would have to wait for the next spring! • Flowers that can be seen First, the double-petaled late cherry blossoms: white, pink, clustered in full bloom, a cherry blossom rain falls with the spring breeze! Garden's colorful rapeseed flowers: already in decline, with some still in bloom, hard to imagine how beautiful it would be at peak bloom! Crabapple flowers: mostly weeping crabapples, in full bloom! Tulips: deep red, magenta, purple-red, at the end of their peak bloom. ◎ Magnolia flowers: precious pale yellow Yulan magnolias, only a few left! You can also see apricot flowers, red maples, winter jasmine, and pansies. Looking forward to what's next: Although I missed the rapeseed flowers, there are still azaleas, wisteria, roses, and Chinese roses to look forward to, which will be excellent viewing and check-in spots once they bloom in large areas! ◎:; Central Ring (Xuhui) Corridor A large green corridor rebuilt from demolition, stretching from Meilong Road in the south to Cao Bao Road in the north, with a total length of 3200 meters and an area of 342000 m2, including basketball courts and running tracks. Transportation: Metro Line 1 Jinjiang Amusement Park Station North Exit 2, pass through the overpass at Humin Road and Guijiang Road to arrive.

👍Most recommended: Xuhui Central Green Corridor is an open green space under the central elevated road, with both fitness trails and landscape viewing functions. In this nearly 2 kilometers long green corridor, there are more than ten kinds of cherry blossoms distributed. Now, the early cherry blossoms and tulips are blooming together, with bright colors, forming a beautiful landscape. ✅Flower viewing strategy: 🌸Early cherry blossoms: Xiushan Temple's cold cherry blossoms are the first wave of early cherry blossoms in Xuhui Central Green Corridor, mainly distributed in the first and second phases of Xuhui Central Green Corridor. 🌸Middle cherry blossoms: Next, from mid-March to mid-April, varieties such as one-leaf cherry, Somei Yoshino cherry, high-stem cherry, and pine moon cherry will also open in the entire Xuhui Central Green Corridor. At that time, there will be a beautiful scene where every step you take, there will be a shower of petals following. 🌸Late cherry blossoms: Edo Higan cherry is expected to meet everyone in the third and fourth phases of Xuhui Central Green Corridor from late April to May. 🌷Tulips: In addition to the most popular cherry blossoms, the colorful tulips are also very eye-catching now. Red, purple, and yellow tulips are blooming in the wind, forming a long sea of flowers, making Guijiang Road beautiful. Welcoming spring flowers: Compared with the colorful and passionate tulips, the tender yellow welcoming spring flowers seem a little shy, and clusters of flowers are also announcing the vigorous vitality. Magnolia: White magnolia is the city flower of Shanghai and has a special status in the hearts of Shanghai people. White magnolia is clean, noble and elegant, outstanding in the sea of flowers. 📍Detailed address: Starting from Humin Road in the south, to Qinzhou South Road in the north, Guijiang Road in the east, and the central ring line in the west Admission: Free