The Shanghai Smurfs Theme Park and the Shanghai Guangfulin Stone Museum, two tourist attractions in Shanghai Sheshan National Tourist Resort, or Shanghai Sheshan resort, were recently rated as national 4A-level and 3A-level tourist attractions, respectively, according to an announcement issued by the Shanghai Tourism Resources Development Quality Assessment Committee.
Shanghai Smurfs Theme Park
Visitors pose for a photo with Smurfs at the gate of the Shanghai Smurfs Theme Park. [Photo/WeChat ID: sheshanlvyou]
The Shanghai Smurfs Theme Park is China's first Smurfs theme park. It features an immersive indoor design and interactive activities that provide Chinese parents a nostalgic place to revisit their childhood memories and entertain their children.
The Smurfs park is inside Dream City, a larger indoor entertainment park, which was built by real estate developer Shimao Group. It is divided into four areas: a forest maze, the Smurfs Village, Gargamel's House, and an outdoor zone. Visitors are meant to explore the park by following clues and helping Papa Smurf complete his missions.
Visitors must navigate a forest maze to arrive at the Smurfs Village. Visitors can check themselves out at the Smurf Mirror, a digital-interaction screen that merges people's faces with popular Smurf characters, such as Papa Smurf and Smurfette.
In the village children can meet their favorite Smurfs, explore and play in the mushroom houses and go on rides, with the most popular of which being Baker's Jam, a small, self-spinning rollercoaster that mimics the process of how Smurfs make their favorite berry jam.
The villainous Gargamel's House is a thriller. In the cartoon, the evil wizard Gargamel is the Smurfs' arch nemesis and has a cat called Azrael. Visitors explore Gargamel's House, which is a ghost house full of different sounds, lights and special effects, to rescue the captured Smurfs.
The park in suburban Songjiang district is about an hour's drive from downtown Shanghai.
Shanghai Smurfs Theme Park allows children to meet their favorite Smurfs, explore and play in the mushroom houses and go on rides. [Photo/WeChat ID: sheshanlvyou]
Address: No 5088 Chenhua Road, Songjiang district, Shanghai
Opening hours: 10 am - 6 pm
Contact Number: 021-37690888
Ticket Information:
170 yuan ($25.17)/person (adults)
85 yuan/person (children between 1 meter and 1.4 meters)
Shanghai Guangfulin Stone Museum
The Shanghai Guangfulin Stone Museum is located in Guangfulin Country Park. [Photo/WeChat ID: sheshanlvyou]
The Shanghai Guangfulin Stone Museum is located in a country park with nearly 4 square kilometers of outdoor space. The museum's indoor area is 2,500 square meters, and can accommodate more than 1,500 people at a time. It is a museum that boasts Shanghai Stone Culture, and has seven themed areas: Huihong Area, Odd Stone Banquet Exhibition Area, Ore Area, 5D Film Area, 2D Science Popularization Area, Desert Science Exploration Area, and the Science Activity Experience Classroom.
Address: Building 6, 508 Chenjia Road in Guangfulin Country Park, Songjiang district, Shanghai
Opening hours: 9 am - 4 pm
Contact Number: 021-67811086
Ticket Information: 50 yuan/person
