Skip to content
Tourism GuideA field guide to China

Shanghai · Attraction

Shanghai Planetarium

The world's largest planetarium, with a striking three-arc design and one of the most advanced projection domes anywhere.

ShanghaiIn the destination guideShanghaiExplore
Shanghai Planetarium
Shanghai, ChinaField notes · Attraction
ShanghaiPlanetariumAstronomySpace

Why go

About Shanghai Planetarium

Shanghai Planetarium opened in 2021 in the Lingang area of Pudong and is part of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum system. Its futuristic building uses three arcs to evoke the movement of celestial bodies, and the 23-meter projection dome delivers immersive space shows. Exhibits cover astronomy, spaceflight, and planetary science, including a real lunar sample.

Advance online booking is required.

Make time for

Practical ideas, not a checklist

  1. 01Watch an immersive show under the 23-meter projection dome
  2. 02See the real lunar sample on display
  3. 03Explore the exhibits on planets
  4. 04stars
  5. 05and galaxies
  6. 06Try the interactive spaceflight simulators
  7. 07Photograph the striking three-arc architecture

Good to know

Opened
2021
Dome
23-meter projection dome, one of the world's largest
Closed
Mondays
Ticket Notes
adults ¥30, students ¥15; advance booking required

More in Shanghai

Keep the day
unfolding.

All attractions
Guangfulin Relics ParkShanghai

Guangfulin Relics Park

Guangfulin Relics Park preserves the site of a prehistoric culture that flourished along the shores of an ancient lake near Songjiang. Excavations revealed rice cultivation, pottery, and wooden structures dating back about 5,000 years. The park's most striking feature is the underwater museum with pyramid-shaped roofs rising from the water. Free to enter, with museums such as the cultural and archaeological halls charged separately.

Sheshan National Forest ParkShanghai

Sheshan National Forest Park

Sheshan National Forest Park surrounds West and East Sheshan, the highest natural points in Shanghai's hinterland. The summit of West Sheshan is crowned by the red-brick Sheshan Basilica, a popular pilgrimage site, and the 1899 Sheshan Observatory. East Sheshan offers quieter trails and views over the Songjiang plain. Both hills can be climbed in a few hours and are free to enter.

Dongping National Forest ParkShanghai

Dongping National Forest Park

Dongping National Forest Park is the largest forest park in Shanghai, covering about 540 hectares in the center of Chongming Island. Its dense groves of metasequoia and camphor trees create mossy, quiet paths, with lakes and picnic lawns between them. Visitors can rent bikes, try tree-climbing courses, or stay overnight in forest cabins. The park is reached by a car ride across the Yangtze River bridges.