Exploring Shanghai
The Yu Yuan Gardens and Bazaar sits at the northeastern end of the old Chinese city,and is one of Shanghai’s premier sights. Best visited on a weekday, the garden is a fully restored classical Chinese garden, complete with water ponds stocked with fish, 200 year old wisteria plants and a Ginkgo tree aid to be over 400 years old. The garden is surrounded by the Yu Yuan Bazaar, which both provides a sense of China’s past and a great place to have lunch.