'''S?ngji?ng''' (___]) is a county in the Shanghai municipality in People's Republic of China. The city is located around 30km to the south-west of Shanghai and is connected to Shanghai by buses.

Understand

Songjiang is a rapidly developing city and county nearby Shanghai holding a mixture of old houses in the western parts of the town and rapidly constructed new houses and large shopping streets.

Get in

From Shanghai

  • Sightseeing bus. Get there by using sightseeing bus 1a from the east Shanghai stadium bus station, which leaves every 30 minutes between 7:30am and 5:30pm (\10).
  • Subway and bus. You can use the subway line 1 to Xinzhuang station, then change to light rail line 5 until Jianchuan Lu. From right off the light rail station, use the Songmin bus line (__??) which stops at the Songjiang Fangta pagoda and also in the city center and costs only \3.
  • Taxi. From Shanghai city its around \70. If you want to save a bit, use subway line 1 to Xinzhuang station, then switch to line 5 lightrail until Beiqiao station and take a taxi from there (around \40). Or, take the newly-built line 9 to the end and take a taxi from there.
  • Get around

    By bus

    The Songmin bus line runs west-east through the whole city and connects the sights, most importantly the area around the Xilin pagoda and the Fangta pagoda.

    By taxi

    Taxis are readily available and come at the same prices as in Shanghai city, \8 or \10 per km.

    See

    Hot spots

  • '''Xilin pagoda''' (______ ''X?lint?'') - A 46.5m high pagoda with temple located in the western part of Songjiang nearby the intersection of Zhongshanzhong Lu and Xilin Bei Lu (___R___H, _____k_H). The original pagoda dates back to 1440 and is within a Buddhist temple, which has been renovated recently. Entry fee to the temple area and garden is \6, climbing the pagoda is another \5.
  • '''Zhenjiao mosque''' (_^____ ''Zh?nji?osi'') - The oldest Islamic building in Shanghai, dating back to the Yuan dynasty (A.D. 1341) merges Chinese with Arabic architecture. A large scale repair 1985 restored much of the original beauty and in modern times 300 Muslims worship here. Entry fee is \6.
  • '''Fangta pagoda''' (____? ''F?ngt?yuan'') - Square pagoda in the south-east of Songjiang. From the Xilin pagoda central city area to the Fangta pagoda its a 30 minute walk to the east on Zhongshan Lu. The garden is a newly renovated and includes a large peaceful area and some 600 year old trees. A few "attractions", such electric boats, auto scooter for kids and the like at the outer places of the park disturb the peaceful overall impression. Still, the park and pagoda is highly recommended and a peaceful refreshment from crowded Shanghai city. Entry fee is \12 for the garden, plus an extra charge at the pagoda.