Visitors stroll along a row of blossoming cherry trees at Chenshan Botanical Garden. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Chenshan Botanical Garden is already covered by early cherry blossom. The best time to view them will continue until early March.

The Chenshan Botanical Garden boasts a cherry blossom garden, with an area of nearly 6000 square meters. It is home to nearly 1,000 cherry trees of more than 60 species from the Netherlands, Germany, Japan and other countries.

Ticket prices: 60 yuan ($8.7);

Address: No 3888 Chenhua Road, Songjiang district, Shanghai (上海市松江區(qū)辰花公路3888號(hào)) ;

How to get there: Take a No 19 bus or subway line 9 and transfer to a No 19 bus.