TICKETS for a new program of night tours at the city’s botanical gardens and zoo sold out in a matter of hours recently, much to the chagrin of those who missed out.

Local woman Michelle Chen said she was looking forward to taking her child on one of the nocturnal nature trips arranged by Shanghai Zoo, Chenshan Botanical Garden and Shanghai Botanical Garden this summer.

“It would have been fun for my 4-year-old, but by the time I applied for a ticket online, they’d all gone,” she told Shanghai Daily yesterday.