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  • Bamboo Playground

    Bamboo Playground

    May 17, 2012

    Situated at the northern foot of West Sheshan and to the west of Xiudaozhe Pagoda and covering more than 20,000m2 of land, Bamboo Playground is a forest playground catering for leisure, entertainment, extreme challenge, exercise and bodybuilding for both the young and the old.

  • Heart-cleaning Spring

    May 17, 2012

    Heart-cleaning Spring is on the western slope of West Sheshan. It is said that this spring was dug by Taoist Cong in the Northern Song Dynasty.

  • Century Bell Tower

    May 17, 2012

    Century Bell Tower, situated at the eastern foot of West She Mountain, was built to celebrate the Millennium. The bell tower has two storys.

  • South Gate

    May 17, 2012

    This is a futuristic park entrance and looks magnificent. Three arches stand in parallel, with the middle one higher than the two on either side.

  • Meigong Fishing Rock

    May 17, 2012

    On the southern slope of the southern peak of East Sheshan, there is a huge boulder. Chen Jiru (nicknamed “Meigong”), a famous writer, calligrapher and painter in the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644 )often fished sitting on the boulder when he lived in seclusion in East Sheshan.

  • Sheshan Observatory

    May 17, 2012

    Sheshan Observatory is the oldest astronomical observatory in China. The silver hemispherical building stands in contrast to the Marian Basilica. It was built in the 25th year of Emperor Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1899).

  • Sheshan Marian Basilica

    May 17, 2012

    Sheshan Marian Basilica, known as the "Far East's First Church", was built in the 13th year of Emperor Tongzhi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1874), rebuilt in 1925, and completed construction and opened in November 1935.

  • Jingzhe Way

    May 17, 2012

    Jingzhe Way is also called Stations of the Cross (Via Dolorosa). From West Sheshan Church on the mountainside to Marian Basilica at the mountain top, there is a zigzag footpath.

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