The Bund (Wai Tan)

Pick you up at the lobby of your hotel in Shanghai at 9:00A.M. Then you wil go to visit The Bund. It's the most popular attraction in Shanghai. The Bund is a waterfront area and a protected historical district in central Shanghai. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on a section of Zhongshan East No.1 road. The promenade allows a close-up view of the beautiful old colonial buildings in the former Shanghai International Settlement. One side of the Huangpu River is high tech futuristic high-risers; on the other side is the 19th century colonial decadent architecture. On the Bund, you can get the best views of the Pudong Skyline with all the mordern magetall skyscapers in the Pudong area. You can also get the best pictures for Oriental Pearl Tower here as well. The Bund is beautiful day and night.

Bund International Architecture Exhibition

The buildings are western architecture and have been kept in excellent working condition by the chinese government. There are more than 50 buildings on the west bank of Huangpu River. Peace hotel is the highlight.

Riverside Promenade (Bingjiang Da Dao)

Take a stroll on the waterfront Promenade on the Bund is a must in Shanghai. The waterfront Promenade provides the best view of the "old" part of Shanghai with colonial Europian architectures on the close side, and the "new" part of Shanghai with Chinese ultra morden architectures on the far side of the river. You could see the architectural contrast between the new and old.

The Bund City Sculptures

There are several sculptures on the Bund. The large bronze bull on "Chinese Wall Street" is a derivative of the one on Wall Street in New York City.

Fairmont Peace Hotel

The peace hotel is a distinctive historic building, a living museum of a bygone era. It's worth for a visit to see the interior.

Huangpu River

It's a landmark of Shanghai, separating the city into two parts, Pudong and Puxi. Stroll along the Huangpu River at the Bund is a must-do thing in Shanghai.

Pudong New Area

This is the latest area to be developed in Shanghai and contains Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, and along with many other shops. Modern in every sense of the word.

Shanghai Tower

One of the most exciting things to do in Shanghai is that getting a panoramic view of Shanghai from the top of a tall building. You will have a choice bwteen Shanghai Tower and Oriental Pearl Tower. Shanghai Tower have the world's highest observation deck (1,844 feet tall or 562 meters). Visitors could see the other megatall skyscapers are below them and become small when they standing at the top of Shanghai Tower. Shanghai Tower is the tallest building in China, the 3rd tallest building in the world. It have 128 stories, 2,073 feet tall (632 meters). However, the good views can only been seen in clear days. If it's a big misty or foggy day, you'd better to save it for another day.

Oriental Pearl Tower (Dongfang Mingzhu)

It's the alernative choice place for getting a panoramic view of Shanghai from the top of a tall building. You could choose to do either Shanghai Tower or this one. This tower is an iconic landmark and it's one of the most pupular attractions in Shanghai. The best picture of Oriental Pearl Tower that you can get is when you see it and take the picture on the Bund. You probably already got the picture of Oriental Pearl Tower when you were at the Bund earlier today.

Shanghai World Financial Center

This place is very close to Shanghai Tower, and it's not far from the Oriental Pearl Tower as well. Actally, you are not just passing by it. If you choose to visit Shanghai Tower, you will walk in front of this tall building and take a great close-up picture of it.

South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market

China is a country that exports a huge amount of clothes to the world. The reason is their clothes products are affordable with great qualities. A lot of big brands of clothes companies set up factories in China. You couldn't imagine how good quality with cheap price could it be for clothes in China. I guess it's probably the main reason that made South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market list as the No.2 place for the most popular things to do in Shanghai on Tripadvisor. Why not taking a look at this clothes market shopping mall?

Old Town (Nanshi)

Fantastic old buildings and great shopping with food places that line the laneways underneath old historic buildings. People can get plenty of food, drinks, clothes and souvenirs here.

Yu Garden (Yuyuan)

Yu Garden presents exquisite examples of traditional landscaping. The classical garden’s design with its intricate architecture, tranquil ponds, and lush greenery, transported visitors to a different era. Strolling through the zigzag bridges, rockeries, and pavilions offered a peaceful escape from the urban hustle and bustle. You can see some old Chinese architecture that has been refurbished into shophouses, eateries and souvenir shops.

Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum

The Jewish history being celebrated in Shanghai. Mainly personal stories and lots of history to explore in the multitude of rooms. There is a lot to learn here about a part of history that is virtually unknown to the uninformed. Today's tour will be end around 5 P.M.

Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan)

Today's tour starts at 9:00 A.M. The first attraction you are going to visit is Shanghai Museum. This is a museum focused on ancient Chinese history and art. There are permanent exhibitions of porcelain vase, ancient seals and jades of different sizes and shapes, scrolls, classical Chinese furniture, figurine etc. The paid audio guide for this museum is included in the tour.

People's Square (Renmin Guang Chang)

You will see hundreds of people walking through or relaxing in this serene and beautiful public area. The Square is very large. You can sit in various places within the park to watch people. The park is landscaped beautifull.

Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road)

Much like Oxford street in London, Nanjing road is filled with towering buildings filled with shops from around the world. It's a good-looking shopping area with a huge number of restaurants, cafes and shops at street level and higher levels. Lots of big name branded stores and some local outlets or brands as well. There is a shop that sells Bee Cheng Hiang - the famous Singaporean beef and pork jerky. Another big attraction is the m&m store - one of only five in the world (others are in Vegas, Orlando, New York and London). Definitely an experience. The 600 square meters LEGO flagship store was officially opened on Nanjing Road as well.

Shanghai Natural History Museum (Jing'an)

Huge museum with wide ranges of collection! There are a lot of exhibits for each kind. There are many dinosaurs in skeleton and animatronic form, many taxidermied animals of the past, a good collection of minerals and rocks, and ecology of shanghai. After you finished this attraction, send you back to your hotel in Shanghai around 5:00 PM.

Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

It tells how Shanghai a fishing village became a city of 30 million and an international financial and trade capital. How it was planned, constructed and how it was developed. Its importance in terms of minerals, business, etc. It has a huge model of the city.

Former French Concession

You could see the old interesting architecture, which is remnants from the French concession period. Streets and alleys resemble the south of France and there is an overall relaxed attitude. A lot of bars and cafes.

Fuxing Park

If you want to see Chinese daily life, go to a park! Retired people engage in all their favorite activities as well as tea! You could see all the local retirees gather in various social clubs - the maracas club, ballroom dancing club, tai chi club, Chinese yoyo club, ribbon dancing club, singing club, calligraphy club, card playing club, etc.

Longhua Temple

Longhua Temple is a spiritual sacred historical place. It's the oldest and largest temple in Shanghai. Although the temple reconstruced, it still preserves the architectural design of a Song dynasty (960–1279) monastery of the Chan School.

Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre

The Propaganda Poster Museum is a small museum tucked away inside a building without much obvious signage. It's a very special fascinating place. It conserved chinese history very well. It have collection of some 6000 pieces posters. Talking to the owner of Mr. Yang can get a even better experience.

Shanghai Railway Station

Meet your private guide at your hotel lobby in Shanghai in the morning, then transfer to Shanghai Railway Station for visiting Suzhou. You will take a round-way bullet train for today's trip. You will be in Suzhou after half an hour train ride.

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou are a group of gardens in the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu, which have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Classical Gardens of Suzhou date back to the 6th century BCE when the city was founded as the capital of the Wu Kingdom. Inspired by these royal hunting gardens built by the King of the State of Wu, private gardens began emerging around the 4th century and finally reached the climax in the 18th century. Today, more than 50 of these gardens are still in existence. Most of them built by scholars, standardized many of the key features of classical Chinese garden design with constructed landscapes mimicking natural scenery of rocks, hills and rivers with strategically located pavilions and pagodas. Today you will visit a couple of the best classical gardens: Humble Administrator's Garden and Master-of-Nets Garden.

Humble Administrator's Garden

The Humble Administrator’s Garden is the largest and most famous classic garden in Suzhou. Its exquisite beauty, artistic value, and historic significance established the garden, as one of China’s four most famous gardens.

Pingjiang Road

Pingjiang Road, an old traditional commercial street. There are quaint alleys, traditional souvenirs and a picturesque canal with ancient stone bridges. You could get a feel of the old Suzhou and the laid back atmosphere.

Master-of-Nets Garden

The Master of the Nets Garden, along with Suzhou's other gardens is a UNESCO World Heritage listed site. It's a peaceful and tranquil garden. The garden demonstrates Chinese garden designers' adept skills for synthesizing art, nature, and architecture to create unique metaphysical masterpieces.

Shanghai

At the end of today's Suzhou tour, take the bullet train back to your hotel in Shanghai.

Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station

Meet your guide at your hotel lobby in Shanghai in the morning, and go to visit Hangzhou City by a round-way bullet train. Taking 1-hour train ride, you will be arrive in Hangzhou.

West Lake (Xi Hu)

It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, described as having "influenced garden design in the rest of China as well as Japan and Korea over the centuries" and reflecting "an idealized fusion between humans and nature". West Lake has influenced poets and painters throughout Chinese history for its natural beauty and historic relics. It's an outstanding example of a cultural landscape that display with great clarity the ideals of Chinese landscape aesthetics. The West Lake Landscape were copied at the summer Palace in Beijing. Some highlight attractions inside the west lake are: Bai Causeway, Su Causeway, Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, Guo's Garden, etc.

Bai Causeway

Although this place is quite crowded, it still has a peaceful environment. People are calm and enjoy the view. The lake looks just amazing. Great place to take a walk or take a electric tram.

Three Pools Mirroring the Moon

This is the best sight among the Top 10 scenic sights in West Lake. There are 4 pools in this sight. Just off the southern side of the sight are three small pagodas, each about 2m high. At the moon festival, lighted candles are placed in these pagodas, so that the light from them reflects on the water, mirroring the moon.

Su Causeway

In the fourth year of Emperor Yuanyou of the Song Dynasty(1089), Su Shi, a famous Song litterateur and then mayor of Hangzhou lauched a West Lake dredging project. A byproduct of the lake dredging project was a 2.8 kilometer (1.74 miles) long embankment built with silt dredged from the lake. In memory of Su Shi, local people named the embankment Su Causeway. It's an ideal place for a relaxed walk. Along the path flanked by lush greenery. You will be captivated by the enchanted vistas like the arching bridge reflections in the water or the majestic pagoda in the distance. These charming “scenes” and vistas have poetic descriptive Chinese names.

Fei Lai Feng

Amazing to see all of the different statues embedded into the stone. You can walk along a path right under them, or take a stroll on the larger road which is set back further to really see the scale of it and a multiplicity of carved statues there. There are several historically fascinating temples inside of this park, including Hangzhou Yongfu Monastery and the most famous Lingyin Temple.

Lingyin Temple

It is one of the largest and wealthiest Buddhist temples in China. According to tradition, the monastery was founded in 328 AD, but has been destroyed and rebuilt no less than 16 times. During the Five Dynasties period (907–960) about 3000 monks lived here. At the end of the tour, take the bullet train back to your hotel in Shanghai.