What to see, where to go

Bonsai and stones Dec 31 to Feb 6, Shanghai Garden

Some 280 pieces of rare stones, potted landscape works and trees are on display at the Shanghai Garden. There are three different styles of bonsai in the exhibition, namely those from Shanghai and Jiangsu province’s Yangzhou and Suzhou cities. Some of the works are from top national bonsai masters like Yin Zhimin, Wang Yuankang and Qiao Honggen. The rare stones exhibition includes porous Taihu rocks that are popular in traditional Chinese gardens, and stones collected from Antarctica by the country’s South Pole expeditions.

Traditional lantern show 5:30 pm to 8 pm, Dec 31 to Feb 15; Shanghai Garden

More than 50 handmade lanterns light up the Shanghai Garden after sunset and will do so until Lantern Festival on Feb 15. Among the lanterns, 14 are palace lanterns from Wenshengzhai, a Beijing stationery workshop that used to make lanterns for the emperors in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Other lanterns were made by national intangible heritage successors of lantern-making from Suzhou, Jiangsu province; Kaifeng, Henan province; and Jiangmen, Guangdong province.

Wine and flower fair 10 am to 6 pm, Jan 1 to Feb 15, Fridays to Sundays; former France Pavilion

In the former France Pavilion, booths selling wine, flowers, snacks and coffee will pop up during the weekends until the end of the Spring Festival holiday. Organizers will also hold workshops on flower arrangements and wine tasting. Bilibili, a video-sharing platform popular among young people in China, will set up stores and organize games in the 400square-meter courtyard in the pavilion. People can sample more than 100 wines from the world’s seven major production areas and write down their new year wishes on a wall.

Winter tulip show Temporal Signet Avenue

Around 300,000 tulips along the 400-meter scenic avenue in the expo cultural park are now in blossom. The tulips are mostly varieties from New Zealand, and were cultivated in greenhouses on Chongming Island for the opening of the park. Besides tulips, people walking along the avenue can also appreciate art installations, a tribute to the industrial heritage of the area. They can also enjoy the Expo architectures and the redevelopment of the area.