Rachel Hou/Shanghai Daily news 

The day when ordinary citizens can enjoy their leisure hours under weeping willows along the river bank is not far as Shanghai plans to develop seven green spaces along Suzhou Creek by the end of this year.  
All the green spaces will be located near the 21-kilometer stretch of Suzhou Creek within the city's Putuo District.
Suzhou Creek is one of the city's busiest traffic arteries and famous landmarks. The project to create green spaces is launched at a time that the government begins to attach importance to making overall plan for the exploitation of its waterfront.