Yuyuan Garden (豫园园林)
Classical garden · Huangpu · Shanghai. A ticketed classical garden of rockeries, ponds and pavilions inside Shanghai's old city.
Source: https://chinafootnotes.com/places/yuyuan-garden · 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
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-07: Puxi motor-vehicle controlled area 16:30–23:30 daily may affect taxis near Yuyuan.
- 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07: Line 14 Yuyuan Garden station exits close from 16:00 to service end; Line 10 remains in service per Metro notice.
Why go
Yuyuan Garden (豫园) offers a classical garden visit inside central Shanghai. Walk its narrow paths to see how pavilions, ponds, rocks and framed views make a small space feel layered. The surrounding Yuyuan Bazaar (豫园商城) and Nine-Turn Bridge (九曲桥) are a separate stop; seeing them does not mean you have entered the ticketed garden.
What to do
- Enter the garden. Buy a daytime garden ticket at the North Gate (福佑路168号) or South Gate (豫园老街279号). The South Gate is for individual visitors only and sits by the Nine-Turn Bridge.
- Follow the framed paths. Slow down around the rockeries, ponds, dragon walls and roof details. A 2026 visitor specifically noticed the dragon walls and photo stops by the ponds; the tight paths are part of the design and can fill up.
- See the bridge outside. Before or after the ticketed garden, cross the Nine-Turn Bridge (九曲桥) beside Huxinting teahouse (湖心亭) in the surrounding bazaar. The bridge and shopping area do not use the regular garden ticket.
- Don't miss: The South Gate is at 279 Yuyuan Old Street, near the Nine-Turn Bridge; it is an actual garden entrance, not a mall gate.
- Best time: Near 09:00 for quieter paths
- Skip if: If narrow crowded paths make a garden unpleasant, consider the free bazaar walk only.
Practical details
- Hours: 09:00–16:30 · closed Mon
- Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun: 09:00–16:30, last entry 16:00
- Usually closed: Mon
- National holidays and Spring Festival may use special arrangements; check a dated operator notice.
- Night tours and the bazaar have separate schedules.
- Dianping lists 09:00–16:30 at 168 Fuyou Road, matching the garden operator; it omits Monday closure.
- Admission: Ticketed · ¥40 peak / ¥30 off-peak
- Adult: ¥40 (Apr–Jun and Sep–Nov)
- Adult: ¥30 (Jul–Aug and Dec–Mar)
- Concession: Age 60+; full-time students and children aged 6–18 (Valid original documents; published rule is half price)
- Free: Children at or below 1.3 m or aged 6 or younger (Age/height check; adult accompaniment)
- The 2026 lantern festival and night tour use separate tickets; a garden day ticket is not a mall-event pass.
- One adult may bring up to three eligible free-entry children; each person may buy only one discounted ticket per day.
- Booking: Buy at either gate or official mini-program
- Garden North or South Gate ticket window (豫园南门／北门售票窗口)
- Shanghai Yuyuan (上海豫园) — WeChat → search 上海豫园 → official mini-program → daytime garden ticket
- Passport accepted: unknown — Foreign-passport purchase and overseas-phone flow were not tested.
- Passport and foreign student-card acceptance at the on-site window or mini-program have not been confirmed.
- Last admission: 16:00
- Time to allow: 1.5–2 hr in garden
- Getting there: Lines 10 / 14 · Yuyuan Garden station
- Metro Line 10 to Yuyuan Garden (豫园), about 8 min walk
- Metro Line 14 to Yuyuan Garden (豫园), Exit 7, about 6 min walk
- Show a taxi driver: 豫园北门，黄浦区福佑路168号
- Map: Apple Maps · Amap 高德
- 1–7 Oct 2026 from 16:00: Line 14 Yuyuan Garden station closes; Line 10 remains in service.
- North Gate: Fuyou Road 168; South Gate: Yuyuan Old Street 279 near Nine-Turn Bridge.
- Dianping estimates 420 m from Line 14 Exit 7 to its garden pin at 168 Fuyou Road; one XHS post says Exit 1.
- Editorial estimate to the North Gate at 168 Fuyou Road: an older Line 10 route description gives about 600 m from the station area, roughly 8 min at 80 m/min. The current best exit remains unconfirmed.
- Address: North Gate: 168 Fuyou Road (福佑路168号). South Gate for individuals: 279 Yuyuan Old Street (豫园老街279号), near the Nine-Turn Bridge.
- Foreign visitors: Foreign ticket checkout details pending
Not found yet
- booking.passport.accepted: Operator has not confirmed this passport purchase or entry workflow. (searched: garden official visitor rules, Xiaohongshu individual posts, Tripadvisor individual review search)
- transport.metro[0].exit: Official guide does not identify a Line 10 exit-to-North-Gate route; visitor reports differ. (searched: garden official access page, Dianping shop listing, Xiaohongshu individual posts)
Traveler tips
- Find a garden ticket window. To enter the classical Yuyuan Garden (豫园园林), go to its North Gate at 168 Fuyou Road (福佑路168号) or the individual-visitor South Gate at 279 Yuyuan Old Street (豫园老街279号), near Nine-Turn Bridge. Buy the daytime ticket at the gate or in the official 上海豫园 WeChat mini-program. Walking the surrounding bazaar is not garden admission. If your ticket uses a passport, bring the original and confirm the payment method at the window. Caveat: A June 2024 Korean post advised carrying a passport and listed Alipay and WeChat Pay as payment options; it did not establish a witnessed passport check or successful payment in each app. source
- Separate three Yuyuan products. Yuyuan Garden (豫园园林) is the ticketed classical garden behind its own gates. Yuyuan Bazaar (豫园商城) and Nine-Turn Bridge (九曲桥) sit outside its ticket boundary; Shanghai City God Temple (上海城隍庙) is another venue. Tell the ticket seller which place you mean. source
- Check your discount proof first. For Yuyuan Garden (豫园园林), bring the original document for student, senior or child discounts. Official rules allow one adult to bring at most three eligible free-entry children and limit discount tickets to one per person per day. source
- Do the bridge before or after. Nine-Turn Bridge (九曲桥) and Huxinting teahouse (湖心亭) sit in the public bazaar beside the garden. Cross the zigzag bridge, then look for the separate garden gate if you want the paid interior. The bridge can be busy and any teahouse purchase has its own price. source
- Leave the garden before 16:30. The regular garden day ends at 16:30 and entry stops at 16:00; Monday is closed unless it is a national holiday. Plan to enter well before 16:00 if you want to see the ponds and rockeries rather than just pass through. A nighttime tour, when offered, is a separately scheduled product and does not extend the ordinary day ticket. source
- Check the October Line 14 closure. On 1–7 October 2026, Metro Line 14 Yuyuan Garden station (豫园站) closes from 16:00 until service ends; Line 10 remains open. Use Line 10 after an afternoon visit, and expect motor-vehicle controls in the surrounding Puxi zone from 16:30 to 23:30. source
- Follow a five-stop garden loop. Inside Yuyuan Garden (豫园园林), start at Sansui Hall (三穗堂), continue to the Great Rockery (大假山), then find Yuhua Hall (玉华堂) and the Jade Exquisite rock (玉玲珑). Walk onward to Dianchun Hall (点春堂) for the dragon wall (穿云龙墙), and finish in the Inner Garden (内园). Use the Chinese names on the garden map at each junction. Caveat: The sequence is a September 2026 visitor route; follow current signs where paths are closed. (2 travelers) source
- Check whether the price is in season. Check the visit month before buying Yuyuan Garden (豫园园林) admission. The official adult tariff is ¥40 in April–June and September–November, and ¥30 in July–August and December–March. Make sure the ticket says 豫园园林 rather than a lantern or night event. Caveat: A 30 September 2026 visitor reported expecting ¥30 but paying ¥40; the official seasonal tariff supports the ¥40 September price. source
- Use the north gate from Line 14. For the garden itself, set the map destination to North Gate, 168 Fuyou Road (豫园北门，福佑路168号). Dianping places it about 420 m, roughly six minutes on foot, from Yuyuan Garden station (豫园站) Line 14 Exit 7. Caveat: Exit distance is a third-party listing; check station signage. source
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- Shanghai Municipal Government
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