The majority of Shanghai's "10 most beautiful greenlands and landscaping streets" selected for 2005 are outside the Inner Ring Road, officials said yesterday.

The best parks and streets were chosen by a jury of landscaping specialists. The contest was only open to newly completed areas, so none of the selected sites are well-known scenic attractions such as the Bund or Yuyuan Garden.

To qualify, landscaped streets should have a length of at least 500 meters and the greenlands must incorporate different seasonal plants.

The 10 most beautiful greenlands are:

* The park at the intersection of Humin Road and Dongchuan Road in Minhang District

* Caihuajing Park in Songjiang District

* The park near the AC Business Center in Hongkou District

* The park near the International Cinema in Hongkou District

* The park at the intersection of Kangding Road and Yuyao Road in Jing'an District

* Gao'an Road Park in Xuhui District

* The park at the intersection of Jiangchang Road and Wanrong Road in Zhabei District

* Licun Road Park in Putuo District

* Shuangcheng Road Park in Baoshan District

* Nanmeng Square Park in Chongming County

The 10 most beautiful landscaped streets:

* Lanping Road (Jiangchuan Road Pujiang Road) in Minhang District

* Sujiadun Road (Jinxi Road Fuxin Road) in Yangpu District

* Qichang Road (Xianghe Road Xilin Road) in Songjiang District

* Hezheng Road (Tacheng Road Cangchang Road) in Jiading District

* Chongqing Road S. (Jinling Road Xujiahui Road) in Luwan District

* Xingshan Road (Meichuan Road Meilin Road S.) in Putuo District

* Changjiang Road W. (Gonghexin Road Aihui Road) in Baoshan District

* Gongyuan Road (Qing'an Road Waiqingsong Road) in Qingpu District

* The extended part of Jiefang Road E. in Fengxian District

* Shenjiang Road (Jinhai Road Longdong Road) in Pudong

(Shanghai Daily February 8, 2006)