Description
What You will Do
scheduling：
From 9:00 to 9:30, take a taxi to Shanghai Yuyuan Tourism Area (1.5 hours of tour) to experience the different Chinese culture and make foreign friends stay there for a long time. You can experience intangible cultural heritage traditions such as shadow play, tie-dye or paper-cutting.Shanghai Day Trips began.
Around 12:30, Shanghai Private Sightseeing Tours,visit the [Lujiazui] Tourism Area (2-hour tour). As the core functional zone of Shanghai’s International Financial Center, Lujiazui hosts the China headquarters (including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) and East Asia headquarters of multiple multinational banks. The area features modern architectural landmarks such as the Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower, Shanghai Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, and Shanghai Jin Mao Tower.
Destination Highlight
Yuyuan Garden: As the most intact Jiangnan-style garden in Shanghai, Yuyuan Garden epitomizes the “serene elegance and exquisite delicacy” characteristic of southern Chinese gardens from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Established during the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, this 460-year-old masterpiece is celebrated as the “Crown of Southeastern Gardens”. It showcases architectural excellence from the Ming era, featuring over 30 unique pavilions and towers. The garden preserves numerous ancient trees, Ming-Qing dynasty furniture, calligraphy works by renowned artists, clay sculptures, brick carvings, plaques, and couplets. It was a gathering place for painters of the Shanghai School. Its Jade Linglong stone, one of the Three Great Stones of Jiangnan, features distinctive crevices, perforations, transparency, and slender contours. When sunlight illuminates it, the porous surface shimmers with translucent beauty; wind rustles its surface, while rainwater makes it “weep”. The ancient theater, hailed as the “Southeast’s Premier Stage”, boasts intricate dome ceilings and ornate caisson wells that utilize acoustic principles for natural sound amplification.
scheduling：
Around 14:30, we will head to the Bund for a guided tour of its iconic International Settlement architectural complex. The Bund features 52 distinctive classical revival buildings showcasing diverse styles including Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, and Sino-Western fusion.
15:00 Suzhou River Cruise: As Shanghai’s mother river, the Suzhou River cruise route connects numerous historically and culturally significant landmarks including the Bund Source International Architecture Complex, Waibaidu Bridge, Shanghai Postal Museum, and Sihang Warehouse. Visitors can immerse themselves in a century-long architectural corridor aboard the cruise ship, experiencing the harmonious blend of modern art and historical heritage. This unique riverside experience of appreciating cultural landscapes along the waterway offers unparalleled charm that other attractions can not fully replicate
From 16:00 to 17:00, take a bus to Zhujiajiao
Around 17:00, visit the ancient town of Jiangnan water town —— Zhujiajiao. Some people compare it to the Venice of Shanghai, and some people compare it to a pearl by Dianshan Lake.
At 20:00, the tour is over and the guide is finished.
Destination Highlight
The Suzhou River Cruise
To the east of the Bund Source Pier lies the former site of a rowing club. Behind it stands a two-story British-style mansion that once served as the British Consulate General in Shanghai, originally constructed in 1849 and standing as the oldest building in the Bund architectural complex. The pointed-roof church structure to the left front of the pier was formerly known as Xintian’an Church (also called United Church), featuring a prominent 33-meter clock tower at its center.
Zhujiajiao
The unique temperament of “Haipai Ancient Town”: Compared with other Jiangnan ancient towns, Zhujiajiao has more “Haipai” style. It used to be a shipping terminal connecting all directions and was prosperous and rich since ancient times. It is an ancient town with the characteristics of “blending Chinese and Western styles and blending ancient and modern styles”.
Abundant film and television production resources: Zhujiajiao, known as the “Hollywood of Shanghai’s suburbs,” has served as a filming location for over 100 TV dramas and movies including *Love in the Rain* and *The Negotiator*. The area’s timeless charm—bridges over flowing streams, black-tiled roofs, whitewashed walls, and winding alleys—creates natural movie sets that require no elaborate staging.
