Many outdoor options make Jiaing summer bearable

Beautiful view of the garden of Aurora Group—Shi Xunfeng

With tempera-tures rising in summer， life at home becomes more comfortable by turning on the air-condi-tioner.However，this is not always healthy and increases power costs.To make your summer in Jiading more comfortable，try the following placeS，which are naturally cool and free.

Green forest and fish pool

Pick a fine day，head north along Shengxin Road and turn right after passing Lianqihe Bridge to Jiabao ForeSt and FiSh Pool.

Clean water and green trees will immediately make you feel cool and relaxed. The l hectare pool contains different varieties of fish including herring and grass carp.In addition，there are barbecues available for 1 5 yuan.

There are more than 20 little forests in Jiading，many with such fishing pools.If you don’t fish，just enjoy the green environment.

Jiabao Forest，covering more than 213 hectares，is one of the largeSt in Shang- hai and hosts more than 130 tree varieties，aS well aS small animals like rabbits and hedgehogs.

Romantic parks

This summer，many parks in Jiading are adopting a romantic theme and offer many special activ ities.

From June 26 to August 30，Guyi Garden is holding a flower show with over 300 kinds of lotus.At the Same time，female college students will compete for the title of“lotus girl.”

In Malu Grapes Park，you can look at the grape garden aS well as take a boat ride through the aquatic grapes garden.

The moSt romantic award definitely goes to the famous Wisteria Garden，which is the“holy land” for lovers. Getting into the wisteria trellis on a summer day with your lover is definitely heart warming.

Swimming

There are several different public swimming pools—indoor and outdoor—in Jiading.The Shen Jianqiang Club and Yingyuan Hotel pools offer monthly，sea-sonal and yearly paSSes.

The pool at Automobi le lndustry Activ ity Center is not cheap，but swimming time iS not limited to a day，and prices include drinks and SnackS.The Sauna，gym and an artificial beach are free for swimmers.

Plazas

Plazas are Jiading people's favorite deStinations，espe- cially in summer.

Almost every town and community has at least one plaza，which livens up after dark.

Old men fly kites and practice tai chi；middle-aged people dance to familiar music；youths and children laugh around the fountain.There's happiness in the air to fill your heart.

Just pick one night and take a look at the plazas.You may find the summer nights amazing and exciting.