[Photo provided to Shanghai Star]

4. Wander around Du Fu Caotang, the site of the thatched cottage where Chinese poet Du Fu lived and wrote during the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907).

Address: 28, Waixi Caotang Road 外西草堂路28号

5. Walk around the lusciously green People's Park with its lakeside pavilion tea houses, where you can sit and have your ears expertly cleaned, or sip a cup of tea and stare into the distance, or join the locals in a friendly game of mahjong.

Address: 9, Citang Road, Qingyang district

青羊区祠堂街9号