Time: January Activity: Photography, Self-driving, Cultural Insights Published on 2022-02-03 21:40 In previous years, we would go on cross-province self-driving tours for the Spring Festival. This year, following the epidemic prevention requirement of ‘no cross-province travel unless necessary’, we only traveled within Shanghai. On January 31, 2022 (Shanghai Weather: Cloudy to overcast, 1.1 to 8.4 degrees), on New Year’s Eve, free parking was available on the streets. Near Taolin Road, by the Huangpu River. On February 1, 2022 (Shanghai Weather: Cloudy to overcast, 5.0 to 8.6 degrees), Yongding Temple in Pudong, with no entrance fee. The parking lot is large and free of charge. Parking was along Yongtai Road in Pudong. Walk north along Sanxin Road to Sanlintang Old Street. Sanlin Broken Melon is a local specialty. Sanlin Tang Port. The old street is located on the north side of Sanlin Tang Port. Sanlintang Old Street. On the south side of Sanlin Tang Port are high-rise residential buildings. The old street features several historical relics. Sanlin Tang’s pork skin and pickled melon are local specialties, which taste great to those who like them. There is a parking lot at the intersection of Yongtai Road and Sanxin Road, from which it is about 200 meters on foot to Sanlintang Old Street. On February 2, 2022 (Shanghai Weather: Overcast with light rain, 5.0 to 8.6 degrees), Huilong Temple in Pudong, with no entrance fee. At the temple entrance, local farmers set up stalls to sell vegetables they grew. At the Sinopec Pudong Yushan Road gas station, 95 octane fuel cost 350 yuan, 8.12 yuan per liter. On February 3, 2022 (Shanghai Weather: Overcast with light rain, 3.2 to 6.9 degrees), Longhua Temple had many visitors, but parking was relatively convenient. There is a temporary parking lot on the south side of Longhua Road, 20 yuan per time. At the intersection of Longhua Road and Longhua West Road. Longhua Pagoda, a national key cultural relics protection unit, is an ancient architectural structure from the Song Dynasty. Longhua Temple, a national key Buddhist temple in the Han area. There is no entrance fee. Longhua Temple, a Shanghai cultural relics protection unit. Bought 2 portions of vegetarian specialties at Longhua Temple. On February 4, 2022 (Shanghai Weather: Sunny to cloudy, 2.6 to 8.8 degrees), the fourth day of the lunar new year was the first sunny day of this year’s Spring Festival in Shanghai. We drove to the Huangpu River by Dongfang Road in Pudong for a walk. There is a large parking lot in front of the Orange Crystal Hotel Oriental Pearl Store, charging 10 yuan per hour. From here, it is only a hundred meters on foot to the riverside. Several old houses on the east side of Dongfang Road. This building is called ‘Shanghai Jianghai Bei Guan Inspection Office Building’, built in 1906 and moved here in 2010. The Qicang Matou ferry on the riverside of Dongfang Road. Overlooking the Yangpu Bridge. The Qinhuangdao Road ferry on the opposite side of Qicang Matou. On February 5, 2022 (Shanghai Weather: Cloudy, 2.4 to 7.0 degrees), Nanshan Temple at the southern end of the Xinchang Ancient Town scenic area in Pudong.
Nanshan Temple is a cultural relics protection unit in Pudong New Area. Xinchang Town, Pudong New Area, is the fourth batch of Chinese historical and cultural towns. Red plums are in full bloom everywhere on the streets. There are fewer parking spaces in front of Nanshan Temple, so we parked on Xinhuan South Road. On February 6, 2022 (Shanghai weather: overcast, 2.0 to 6.5 degrees), we drove to Lujiazui Binjiang. The Pudong Avenue, which has been under construction for more than 10 years, resumed two-way six-lane traffic in December last year. Parking at Lujiazui Binjiang costs 10 yuan per hour. After one hour, it is calculated at 5 yuan for every half hour. The following photos were all taken at Lujiazui Binjiang. It is regrettable that such a ‘scenery’ exists by the river. Parking on Sifang Road. Once the big supermarkets were the most popular places during the Spring Festival, but now it is the era of online shopping, with few customers. The photo below was taken at the卜蜂莲花 Yanggao Middle Road store by Sifang Road. We ordered a snack platter at KFC.
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