Shanghai Sheshan Forest Hotel [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The three-star Shanghai Sheshan Forest Hotel was constructed in the mountains, which covers more than 32 hectares and located half way up the East Sheshan Mountain. It is an ideal place to escape the hot weather.

The hotel is only a three-minute walk from the bus station, 35 kilometers from Shanghai Railway Station and a 30-minute drive to the Hongqiao Airport.

The functional rooms include restaurants, dance halls, auditorium, saunas, rooms for card games and chess, tennis courts. Conference rooms host business and academic research meetings.

The hotel offers more than 100 bamboo shoots gourmet dishes covering cold appetizers, hot dishes and desserts using a variety of cooking methods including braising, frying, simmering, boiling and steaming, for visitors to sample.

Over the course of the festival, which normally lasts from March to April, there is a 12 percent-off discounted price, and the chance for guests to even cook a bamboo shoot dish themselves.