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Movie enthusiasts and nature lovers can enjoy a special night out at Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, which is now hosting a drive-in cinema and a greenhouse night tour.
The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Minor Heat, (Chinese: 小暑), the 11th solar term of the year, begins on July 7 this year and ends on July 22.
The Sheshan National Tourist Resort in East China's Shanghai – a scenic spot with mountains, water and forests – has launched a summer carnival with a variety of fun activities for visitors of different ages and interests.
"What is there to love?" was the question Joseph Scheier-Dolberg asked himself when he, for the first time, looked into a landscape by Dong Qichang (1555-1636), known today as one of the most influential artists and art theorists ancient China has produced.
The 11th Chenshan Grassland Music Festival – the largest outdoor classical music festival in the country – was held on June 3-4 to great fanfare in the Chenshan Botanical Garden in East China's Shanghai city after a two-year hiatus.
The Shanghai Oriental Land and the Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden were recently given the title of National Green Camps for Youth Nature Education – becoming the first such camps in East China's Shanghai, local media reported recently.
The Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain in Ear, (Chinese: 芒种), the 9th solar term, begins on June 6 this year and ends on June 20.
Three new varieties of lotus flowers bred by researchers from the Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden – located in East China's Shanghai city – have been granted new plant variety protection rights recently.
