Shanghai/Fengxian

Ten Thousand Buddha Pavilion

Location in Shanghai

Fengxian (奉贤区 Fèngxián Qū) is a suburban district of Shanghai. By Shanghai standards it is almost rural, but it has a population of over a million and considerable development, mainly residential and industrial. Nanqiao town is the largest clump of development.

Get in

Metro line  5  was extended into Fengxian on December 30, 2018, with several stops in the district. There are buses:

• Nanmei Line (南梅线) from Jinjiang Park to Nanqiao Bus Station (南桥汽车站) (The park is on Hongmei Road; Nanmei abbreviates Nanqiao-Hongmei)
• Shangfeng Bus from the Shanghai South Railway Station South Square. (Shanghai-Fengxian)
• Xinnan Bus from Xinzhuang (Xinzhuang-Nanqiao)

The Shanghai end of any of these is a metro stop on line  1 ; of the three, Xinzhuang is closest to Fengxian.

See

• Three Women Temple (三女祠, Sān Nǚ Cí) (in Guhua Park). Named for the three daughters of the King of Wu during the Zhou Dynasty (1024-256 BCE) who hanged themselves rather than be caught by the King of Yue's soldiers. 
• Shanghai Business School. A university.  
• 1 East China University of Science and Technology. A university.  
• 2 Ten Thousand Buddha Pavilion (万佛阁 Wàn fó gé), 奉城北街189号 189 North Street, Fengcheng Town. 

Do

• Guhua Park (In Nanmei). 

There are beaches on the South side of the district.

• Bihai Jinsha (碧海金沙, meaning Blue Sea, Gold Beach). A popular water park for Shanghai residents to go on weekends.  
• Xinghai beach. Undergoing development as a resort. 

Sleep

• Courtyard Shanghai Fengxian, 1 Nanqiao Rd, ☏ +86 21 5742 9999. (updated Feb 2019)
• Shanghai Yuehua Hotel, 229 JiangHai Road, ☏ +86 21 5718 1888. (updated Feb 2019)