(Source: Shangguan News) During the National Day long holiday, some rush to faraway places, others choose to stay. If you’d rather not sit in highway traffic or queue at scenic spots, try a different approach and pick a relaxing way to unwind in Putuo. Flip through a book in a study, let the ink scent flow quietly; sip a cup of coffee and watch the sunset spread gently; lie back on a park lawn and feel the clouds drift. Shift tense life down to slow speed, and spend a relaxed, healing holiday in Putuo’s earthly warmth and poetic calm.
Flip through a book, let time slow down
The best rest of a holiday lies not only in scenery but in state of mind. Set aside the trivial and the busy for a while, step into Putuo’s elegant, scattered studies, and settle yourself amid the fragrance of paper. Turn a few good pages, spend half a day at leisure, let the restless heart slowly calm, and meet a composed, steady holiday in the poetry where words and waterfront intertwine.
Changfeng Bay red-brick study · Qingting FM study
By the Half-Marathon Suzhou Creek at Changfeng Bay, this red-brick study sits quiet and elegant—a rare peaceful corner in the bustling city. The first-floor Qingting FM study is a reading haven for children, with wood tree-shaped bookshelves and soft crawl mats, picture books layered out like stepping into a forest of words. Upstairs, shelves stand in rows; pick any book at random and sink into reading. When reading tires you, look up to the lush riverside scenery; book scent and river view embrace, making every reading moment gentle and long.
Address: Half-Marathon Suzhou Creek Station · Changfeng Bay Party-Mass Service Center, Building 2 (160 Daduhe Road)
Shanghai Children’s Library (Changfeng Branch)
Built by the water, the Shanghai Children’s Library (Changfeng Branch) combines good looks with substance. Its transparent architecture and bright daylight draw the autumn sky and Suzhou Creek scenery indoors. The library houses 12 service spaces and 3 exhibition spaces, creating a strong learning atmosphere for readers—not just a paradise for parent-child reading, but a harbor where all citizens rest in peace. During the National Day holiday, wander slowly among the shelves, read quietly between books and light, let words nourish the soul, and let book fragrance enrich the holiday.
Address: 2500 Guangfu West Road
Sip coffee, watch a sunset
On the Suzhou Creek in autumn, the most romantic moment hides in the dusk. The day’s clarity fades; the river is dyed a gentle orange-gold by the setting sun, ripples gently swaying, shattering a city’s afterglow. Find a café, sit quietly, let time slow, and enjoy the holiday’s unique atmosphere.
This café by the Suzhou Creek stands against the water with an open view; its predecessor was the Xinjing Bay station, and after renovation became a cream-white spiral building. The transparent terrace faces the long waterfront—no crowded throngs, only evening breeze and flowing river. Order a coffee, sit by the window, watch the sunset slowly sink and boats drift across the surface; the city’s noise is shut out completely. Amid shifting light and shadow, embrace a whole evening of ease.
Address: 3543 Guangfu West Road
Youshan COFFEE
If you prefer an undisturbed quiet corner, this café hidden in the community will surely move you. An independent beige building, with plane-tree shadows falling by the window—quiet amid the noise, carrying its own warm, healing aura. Here you can touch Putuo’s settled sense of time and encounter the fresh quality of urban literary life. On a lazy afternoon or a gentle dusk, between the old neighborhood’s earthly warmth and the autumn evening breeze, hold a warm cup of coffee and watch the tree shadows dance and the streets linger outside the window.
Address: 3329 North Zhongshan Road, Caoyang Xincun Subdistrict
Lie back and sit still, steal half a day of leisure
The best holiday is never about nonstop footsteps, but about following your heart, at ease and relaxed. Find an open lawn, sit on the ground, empty your mind as you please—no rushing the itinerary, no hunting for scenery, just quietly feeling the autumn evening breeze and the warm clouds, which is the most healing posture.
Half-Marathon Suzhou Creek Park (Park No. 2)
Park No. 2 of the Half-Marathon Suzhou Creek Park covers over 100,000 square meters, with an open lawn by the long waterfront, lush greenery, and a clear view. To meet pet-walking needs, it also has a dedicated pet activity area where you can play on the green; a 1,100-square-meter artificial beach satisfies families who enjoy outings. In leisure time, no careful planning needed—just find a patch of lawn, watch the river flow slowly, watch white clouds drift by, fully set down busyness and anxiety, and immerse yourself in healing self-restoration amid natural greenery.
Address: Guangfu West Road, section from Daduhe Road to Luding Road
TOP Central Park
If you want to go a bit farther, TOP Central Park is another good choice—an ecological oasis hidden in the city’s core, with sprawling open lawns and lush, verdant woods, gently shutting out the urban clamor. Spread a picnic mat on the lawn, close your eyes to rest, let your mind wander freely, at ease and comfortable. From October 5 to 6, the “Love TOP Central Park 2026 RV Music Carnival” lands at TOP Central Park, with 2 themed music carnivals and 5 cross-over performances taking turns. Beyond the music, the venue also features an RV camping zone and a market consumption zone—amid greenery, with evening breeze and melody, slowly enjoy freedom and ease.
Address: Intersection of Gulang Road and Dunhuang Road
A room of warm book fragrance, a cup of sunset coffee, a patch of healing lawn—enough to unlock a gentle, relaxed holiday. Slow your pace, settle your body and mind, and in the autumn breeze and the city’s poetry, meet the long-missed slow time and enjoy a beautiful holiday.
Editor: Wu Xingting
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