# Century Park (世纪公园)

Park · Pudong New Area · Shanghai. Pudong's largest free park: 140 hectares of lawns, a lake and seasonal flowers.

Source: https://chinafootnotes.com/places/century-park · Data checked 2026-10-02 · Rendered for 2026-10-03 (Asia/Shanghai). Facts carry their status; "not found yet" means we searched and found no reliable source.

## Notices in effect

- 2026-09-24 to 2026-11-15: 2026 Autumn Garden Season: music parties 5 and 18 Oct (Music Square); outdoor films Wed & Fri evenings at Gate 5 plaza to 31 Oct; camping festival 13–15 Nov on the South Hill lawn.
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-03: Metro Lines 7 and 9 run extended late service.

## Why go

Century Park (世纪公园) is a huge, free park in Pudong with lawns, a 300-metre-wide lake and flower beds. Come to see how Shanghai families spend a weekend: picnic tents, kites, rented four-seat bikes and pedal boats. It has no walls and no closing time, so it works for a quick hour after the nearby museums or an early walk to beat jet lag.

## What to do

- **Walk the lake loop.** Start at Gate 1, find the Century Flower Clock (世纪花钟), then circle Jingtian Lake (镜天湖), one of Shanghai's largest man-made lakes. The full walk takes about an hour at an easy pace.
- **Rent a bike or boat.** Bike rental points inside Gates 1, 3 and 7 offer two- and four-seat pedal carts, and boats go out on the lake. Read the price board at the stand before you pay.
- **Picnic on the lawns.** Bring a mat or a small tent to the lawns near Gate 7 or the South Hill lawn (南山草坪). Tents and canopies are not allowed between 22:00 and 06:00.
- **Walk the autumn paths.** Walk the ginkgo avenue and the paths past persimmon trees and miscanthus. Autumn colour changes through October and November.

- Don't miss: The Century Flower Clock (世纪花钟) by Jingtian Lake, a 12 m clock face planted with flowers, is the park's signature photo spot.

- Best time: Spring and autumn weekday mornings
- Skip if: Skip it if you want a historic garden: this is a large modern landscape park with lawns and a lake.

## Practical details

- **Hours:** Open 24 hours, every day
  - 22:00–06:00: no tents, canopies, music or amplified activities; 18:00–22:00 is for quiet walks.
  - Rental stands, boats, rides and cafés keep their own shorter hours, which are not published in one place.
  - Older guides list 05:00–21:00 or 07:00–18:00; those predate 24-hour opening on 1 May 2024.
- **Admission:** Free
  - Bike / pedal-cart rental: price not found yet — Per hour at Gates 1, 3, 7
  - Boat on Jingtian Lake: price not found yet — Per boat per hour
  - Entry has been free since 2021. Blogs still quoting a ¥10 ticket are out of date.
- **Booking:** No booking; walk in at any gate
  - Passport accepted: not_applicable — No ticket or ID check for park entry.
- **Last admission:** No last entry (open 24 hours)
- **Time to allow:** 2–3 hr; a picnic day takes longer
- **Getting there:** Line 2 · Sci & Tech Museum · Exit 4/5 (Gate 1)
  - Metro Line 2 to Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (上海科技馆), Exit 4 / 5, about 1 min walk
  - Metro Line 2 to Century Park (世纪公园), Exit 1, about 2 min walk
  - Metro Line 7 to Huamu Road (花木路), Exit 5, about 5 min walk
  - Metro Line 9 to Yanggao Middle Road (杨高中路), Exit 3, about 10 min walk
  - Show a taxi driver: 世纪公园1号门，浦东新区锦绣路1001号
  - Map: [Apple Maps](https://maps.apple.com/?q=%E4%B8%96%E7%BA%AA%E5%85%AC%E5%9B%AD&ll=31.221701,121.542243&z=17) · [Amap 高德](https://uri.amap.com/marker?position=121.542243,31.221701&name=%E4%B8%96%E7%BA%AA%E5%85%AC%E5%9B%AD&coordinate=wgs84&callnative=1&src=chinafootnotes)
  - Exits 7 and 8 of the same station also work: cross the Century Avenue footbridge, about 5 minutes to Gate 1.
  - Exit and gate numbers come from a 2021 local guide; a May 2026 post pairs gates and exits differently.
  - Shared bikes are not allowed into the park.
- **Address:** 上海市浦东新区锦绣路1001号 / 1001 Jinxiu Road
- **Foreign visitors:** Free walk-in; no ID, app or ticket needed

## Not found yet

- admission.paidExtras[0].amount: Bike rental prices conflict across undated or old guides (¥20–120/hour); no dated operator tariff found. (searched: Exa/web, WeChat/Exa, English blogs, Trip.com)
- admission.paidExtras[1].amount: Boat prices range from ¥30 to ¥100 per hour across old and undated sources. (searched: Exa/web, WeChat/Exa, English blogs, Trip.com)
- foreignVisitors.payment: No source states whether rental stands or cafés accept cash or foreign cards. (searched: English blogs, Reddit/Exa, Exa/web, Trip.com)

## Traveler tips

- **Ignore old ¥10 ticket prices.** Many English blogs and booking pages still list a ¥10 ticket and 07:00–18:00 hours. Both are out of date: entry has been free since 2021, and since May 2024 the park has had no walls and stays open 24 hours. Walk in at any gate; you need no ticket, QR code or passport. _Caveat: Rides, boats and rentals inside still cost money._ [source](https://ghzyj.sh.gov.cn/nw2443/20241218/be5812eec2c843709a7c432da7ed0115.html)
- **Know the night rules.** The park is open all night, but quiet rules apply. From 18:00 to 22:00 it asks for quiet activities such as walking. From 22:00 to 06:00 you may not pitch tents or canopies, and music or amplified exercise is banned. Daytime tents and picnic mats are fine on the open lawns. [source](https://www.shanghai.gov.cn/nw4411/20240417/479731e035004c3e9a03dd6c5cfe3099.html)
- **Claim lawn space before 10:00.** On sunny weekends Shanghai families arrive with tents, mats and kites, and the lawns are full after about 10:00. Take the big lawn near Gate 7 or the South Hill lawn (南山草坪) for shade. Bring a mat, a sun hat and insect repellent; the park shop sells snacks but not picnic gear. _Caveat: Crowd timing is one guide's experience; it varies with weather._ [source](https://hk.trip.com/moments/detail/shanghai-2-145414193/)
- **Leave shared bikes outside.** Shared app bikes are not allowed into the park. Park yours outside the gate and rent a park bike inside instead: stands just inside Gates 1, 3 and 7 offer single bikes, two-seat bikes and four-seat pedal carts with a canopy. Expect a deposit as well as an hourly fee. _Caveat: Rental prices differ widely between guides; read the price board at the stand._ [source](https://hk.trip.com/moments/detail/shanghai-2-145414193/)
- **Walk the lake in about an hour.** If you only have an hour, enter at Gate 1, walk to the Century Flower Clock (世纪花钟) and follow the path around Jingtian Lake (镜天湖), which is about 300 m across. One travel blog puts the full loop at about an hour on foot. Boats leave from the lake shore if you would rather see it from the water. [source](https://chinaadvent.com/century-park/)
- **See the autumn colour spots.** For the 2026 autumn season (24 Sep–15 Nov) the park published a map of eight autumn spots: red kochia (红叶地肤) and flower fields near Gate 3, osmanthus near Gate 2, pink muhly grass by the lotus pond (荷花池), miscanthus near Gate 5, a persimmon orchard path, a ginkgo avenue about 1 km long, and a lakeside plane-tree walk. Ginkgo turns yellow later, usually in November. [source](https://feng.ifeng.com/c/8wpupvO0bcY)
- **Free films and music this autumn.** From 25 September to 31 October 2026, free outdoor films are shown at the Gate 5 plaza (五号门广场) on Wednesday and Friday evenings, and are paused if it rains. Music parties with lawn seating are planned at the Music Square (音乐广场) on 5 and 18 October; bring a picnic mat. A camping festival with gear provided runs 13–15 November on the South Hill lawn. [source](https://feng.ifeng.com/c/8wgPCzsKN2j)
- **Toilets stay open all night.** After the switch to 24-hour opening, the park kept more than ten toilets open around the clock and added 24-hour vending machines. Lighting is dimmed after about 22:00 to protect nearby homes, so carry a phone torch for late walks and expect security patrols rather than staffed kiosks at night. _Caveat: Reported in 2024; check signs for any closed toilet._ [source](https://www.51ldb.com/shsldb/2024xlrx/content/4fa043ef-5609-4580-98d4-922f99948914.htm)
- **Set your expectations.** Residents on r/shanghai call Century Park the biggest park in the city and a good place to spend a whole day, but one adds that it is pleasant for a walk rather than anything special. It is a modern landscape park of lawns, woods and a lake. For pavilions and rockeries pick Yuyuan Garden or Guyi Garden; for forest trails, another resident prefers Gongqing Forest Park. _Caveat: Comments posted in April 2025, slightly older than 12 months._ (3 travelers) [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/shanghai/comments/1k9p7hb/whats_your_favorite_park_in_sh/)
- **Find the plum garden from Gate 7.** For a plum-blossom walk in Century Park (世纪公园), take Metro Line 2 to Century Park station and use Exit 1. Walk to Gate 7, then look for the plum garden inside the park. _Caveat: One Japanese visitor described this route in March 2024. It is a route to a seasonal area, not a current bloom forecast or a price guide for park rentals._ [source](https://note.com/shanghaimomonga/n/n900557bd5daf)

## Sources

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