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Yu Garden
A 400-year-old classical Chinese garden in Shanghai's old town with rockeries, pavilions, koi ponds, and the famous zigzag bridge.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Jinshan
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About Jinshan
Jinshan sits on the route: 30 minutes from Zhujing, 49km from Pudong Skyline.
Jinshan is in Shanghai, China, with about 820,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zhujing, about 15 km away.
Jinshan District is a suburban district of southwestern Shanghai, neighboring Zhejiang province and Hangzhou Bay. It has a land area of 586.14 square kilometers (226.31 sq mi) and a population of 732,500 as of the 2010 Chinese census. Jinshan District, located in the southwest of Shanghai, is one of the biggestRead more
districts of the city. Local political administration is divided into nine towns and one subdistrict. About 6.2 kilometers (3.9 mi) off the coast of Jinshan, there are three islands named Dajinshan ("Big Gold Mountain"), Xiaojinshan ("Little Gold Mountain"), and Fushan ("Floating Mountain"). At 103 meters (338 ft) above sea level, the peak of Dajinshan Island is the highest point within the Shanghai municipality. There are several beaches along the 23.3-kilometer (14.5 mi) shoreline, which are popular tourism destinations.
As the city of Shanghai has grown, Jinshan has experienced rapid changes, evolving from a relatively rural area to a more suburban environment. With completion of the high-speed highway in 2008, a new bus line was opened between central Shanghai and Jinshan. This Shimei Line (t 石梅線, s 石梅线) travels between the bus station in Jinshan and another beside the Jinjiang Park station on Line 1 of the Shanghai Metro. Travel time is about an hour, depending on traffic and time of day, and costs 10 RMB each way.
Since 2012, the Shanghai Suburban Railway system also offers connections to Jinshan. This service, the Jinshan Railway, connects Jinshanwei railway station to Shanghai South railway station in downtown Shanghai in about 30 minutes.
The district is home to the Donglin Temple, a Buddhist temple dedicated to Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion. Jinshan peasant painting, which originated in the town of Fengjing, has become a nationally and internationally exhibited form of folk art.
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Within an hour or so of Jinshan: Yu Garden (48 km), The Bund, Shanghai (49 km), Shanghai Disneyland (49 km), Shanghai Tower (49 km).
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Jinshan is in Shanghai, China, about 15 km from Zhujing.
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- Population
- 822,776
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Shanghai
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 30.8356, 121.2937
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Worth the detour from Jinshan
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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The Bund, Shanghai
Shanghai's iconic waterfront promenade lined with 52 buildings of diverse architectural styles facing the futuristic Pudong skyline across the Huangpu River.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Shanghai Disneyland
Disney's newest and largest Magic Kingdom-style park featuring the tallest Disney castle in the world.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Shanghai Tower
Twisting 632-metre megatall skyscraper, the tallest building in China and second tallest in the world.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Oriental Pearl Tower
Distinctive 468-metre television tower with spheres along its length, an iconic feature of Shanghai's Pudong skyline.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Pudong Skyline
Shanghai's futuristic financial district featuring the Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai Tower, and Jin Mao Tower rising from what was farmland 30 years ago.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Zhouzhuang Water Town
China's best-preserved ancient water town with 900-year-old stone bridges, waterways, and traditional houses in the Yangtze Delta.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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- 49 kmPudong SkylineShanghai's futuristic financial district featuring the Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai Tower, and Jin Mao Tower rising from what was farmland 30 years ago.
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