Shanghai/Jinshan
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At the western tip of the district is a traditional water town — a scenic area with many canals and old buildings — named Fengjing. It is best known for originating "Jinshan peasant painting", a style which has become quite well-known in China and has been exhibited internationally. It is still an active center for such work. On the map, it is the area in red while the rest of Jinshan is shown in yellow.
Get in
The ShiMei (石梅線 or 石梅线) bus travels between Jinshan and Jinjiang Amusement Park (錦江樂園 or 锦江乐园) which is on metro line . Travel time is about an hour and fare ¥10 each way.
See
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Donglin temple
address: Shanghai Jin Shan Qu Dong Lin JieDonglin Temple has over 700 years of history. The temple has been renovated, and is a magnificent sight to see. Donglin Temple has large-scale, high artistic value, and three Guinness World Records: The Goddess of Mercy and the world's tallest Buddha Cloisonné—Sudhana (5.4 m) the highest bronze door in the world-qian fo door (20.1 m), The world's tallest indoor statue —- the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva with one thousand hands and several heads (34.1 m). -
Fengjing Ancient Town
address: 39 Xinfeng Rd, Fengjing TownThis ancient water town dates back over 1500 years, and used to straddle the border between the Wu and Yue states. It has the usual collection of old buildings and bridges, old streets lined with shops, boats ferrying tourists through the canals, and museums and mansions which charge admission. The latter focus more on local communist history than you see in other water towns. The town is famous for its own style of painting, and has several characteristic local foods.
Do
City BeachJinshan City Beach is on the north bank of Hangzhou Bay, at the southern end of Jinshan District. The area combines great scenery, points of interest and entertainment all in one strip, and is composed of 2 square kilometers of blue waters, 120,000 square meters of golden sands and a 1.7 kilometer silver walkway. Every spring, Jinshan beach hosts the national kite flying competition and the world beach volleyball tournament; in the summer thousands of visitors come for the Fengxia Music Festival. Sail boating, speed boating, bungee jumping and 4-wheeling activities makes this place a great spot for athletics as well.
Buy
The water town Fengjing has a number of galleries mainly selling paintings in the local style.
Sleep
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phone: +86 21 6060 8888address: 808 Zhiwei Road
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Holiday Inn Express Shanghai Jinshan
address: 475, Haihui Street, Longhao Road