YuYuan (Yu Garden) and Bazaar

In this one day tour, you will visit the highlights of Shanghai in Puxi part of the city. Puxi is the old part, where you can still see a lot of the history of Shanghai. You will get a nice overview of the history, but also get a glimpse about how life is in Shanghai nowadays.

I will take you to some of the famous places like People Square, Nanjing Road, Yu Yuan garden and Jing'An temple. But I will also take you to some of the more hidden places like The Propaganda poster Exhibition and the Cricket market. Here you can see the real-life of Chinese people in Shanghai. And of course, we will also have a taste of the famous Shanghai food at lunchtime. In this tour, we will travel by metro/subway and taxi and will do some walking.

This is my standard tour, but if you like I can customize it to your wishes, or please inquire for a larger group.

ITINERARY

Pick you up from your hotel.

- The tour will start at Peoples Square the real centre of Shanghai. 
The first stop on Peoples Square is the Shanghai Urban Planning exhibition.
The second stop will be the Shanghai museum.
- Jing'an temple:
This temple was first built in 247 AD and was rebuilt in 1983.
- We have a local lunch
- Propaganda Poster art Art Centre:
This centre is a museum exhibiting posters from the Maoist period of communist China. You can learn a lot about our modern history.
- Visit the cricket market. This is real Chinese culture
- Visit Yuan Garden:
This is a Ming dynasty creation, surrounded by high skyscrapers, then visit the ancient Shanghai Old Street.
- Walk over the Bund:
Here you can see the famous Shanghai skyline.- After the Bund we walk over Nanjing Pedestrian street back to Peoples Square. Nanjing Road is one of the busiest shopping streets in the world.

And finally, I bring you back to your hotel.

Oriental Shanghai Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower is located in the Huangpu river of Shanghai and the tip of the mouth of Pudong Lujiazui. With its absolute height of 468 meters, it is the third highest tower in Asia. The Oriental Pearl Tower is located in the modern buildings of Lujiazui district. It shows the spectacular scenery of the international metropolis with the the Bund world architectural Expo. The Oriental Pearl Tower is one of the services of sightseeing, catering, shopping, entertainment, Pujiang tour, conference and exhibition, historical display, travel agency and so on. It has become one of the landmark buildings and tourist hotspots in Shanghai.

The eleven Oriental Pearl towers are glittering and dazzling with different sizes. From the blue sky to the grassy grassland, a dream picture of "big beads and small jade plates" is painted. The Oriental Pearl Tower, with its high-speed elevator travelling between three pillars of 9 meters in height, and the world's first 360 degree transparent three track elevator, which is suspended by Yu Lizhu, gives every visitor a full appreciation of the infinite scenery brought by modern technology.

Yu Garden is a famous classical garden in the south of the Yangtze River. Yu Garden was built in the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. It was built by Pan Yunduan, a cloth governor in Sichuan in the Ming Dynasty. It has a history of more than 400 years. When the Shanghai knives Association uprising was held in 1853, the Yu Garden spring hall was used as the North command of the rebel army. It displayed the weapons of the year's knives, coins that had been made by itself, and the cultural relics issued. After the liberation, the government carried out a large-scale renovation of Yu Garden, and officially opened to the public in 1961.

Jingguan Hall, also known as "Qingxue Hall", is the main hall of the Inner Garden. It has carved pillars and painted beams, and it is magnificent and spacious. The hall is 5 rooms wide and 3 rooms deep. There are two stone lions in front of the hall. There are two gold plaques in the hall, namely "Jingguan" and "Lingmaoshi". In the name of quiet observation, it takes the old saying "Everything is comfortable in quiet observation" and the meaning of "dynamic observation, flowing water and quiet observation of mountains". On the opposite side of the hall, there are many odd peaks, stacked and varied, such as Sanguan's longevity, White Deer's looking at the moon, Bat's flying, or Nine Lions'dribbling. It is said that by watching it quietly, more than 100 animal images can be distinguished. There are many hundred-year-old trees between Shifeng. Looking at a small courtyard in the east, there is a pool of water, winding corridors on both sides, shaded by trees, natural and elegant bamboo, deep environment.

During the development of Nanjing Road for more than 100 years, various styles of buildings have been created. The height of buildings is scattered and the interface of buildings is uneven. Because of the widening of roads, there is still a section of arcade buildings left behind. The pavement layout of Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street breaks the traditional cross section form, adopts a board layout, cancels up and down the street edge, changes the original narrow walking space, and adjusts the vertical section according to the indoor elevation, so as to ensure that the indoor floor is higher than the outdoor floor. In case of emergency, it can also be used as a rescue passage, while giving consideration to the establishment of blind roads and barrier-free facilities.

Your friendly guide and driver will meet you in hotel lobby at your preferred pick up time, and then take a comfortable ride to start your day. You will start your tour from Shanghai Old Town, visit famous Yu Garden, and near by attractions. Your guide will also walk you thru the local neighborhood and the Bund area.

For your lunch or dinner time, a local dim sum restaurant is highly recommended for soup dumplings. If you are a food adventurous, and want to explore different options, follow your guide to 3 different food stops in the hidden alleyways. 

Continue your tour to Former French Concession area and stop by Tian Zi Fang Art Zone to see some interesting shops. 

If you have been above places, and want to have different things to do this time, please feel free to discuss with your guide.
Some other attraction options:

• Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall (30RMB/ticket).
• Propaganda post museum ( 20 RMB/ ticket)
• Taosim Temple
• Confucius Temple
• Fuxing park
• Birds and flowers market
• M50 Art Zone
• Fabric market

After your tour is finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Meet your friendly private guide in your hotel lobby at 8:30 a.m (12-hour package). or 11:00 a.m (9-hour package) to start your delightful day tour to four major city attraction areas plus Xitang Water Town

You will first visit Shanghai Old Town to see City God Temple bazaar and Yu Garden (a Suzhou style garden built at 1539). Then, continue your city tour by walking to a local Shanghai neighborhood where you can see the allied house built in 1920s and 1930s. 

Afterward, start your fun Bund walking tour overlooking the Colonial side of Shanghai as well as the Pudong new area and Lujiazui CBD area with all the skyscrapers. Your guide will share with you how Shanghai developed from a fishing village to a cosmopolitan city. Also hear stories of the opium war that happened behind these magnificent historical building.  

Spend some time in former the French Concession to feel the glory of Shanghai's 1930s. Visit the interesting Tianzifang Arts Zone before heading to Xitang Water Town. 

In the late afternoon, drive to Xitang Water Town (75 minutes) to see the most beautiful sunset and relax yourself in this ancient water town in the evening. On the way you can appreciate China's countryside scenery and share the culture of Southern Yangtze River regions. Upon arrival, you will see cobbled streets, old buildings, bridges arching over canals, and rowing boats lingering on the river. The movie "Mission Impossible 3" was filmed here in 2005. There are some unique boutiques and handcraft shops for you to browse around. You will enjoy some tasty local snacks before returning back to Shanghai City.

Inclusions :

Excellent guide service

Comfortable transportation with professional driver

Fruit picking

Lunch 

Entrance fee of Xitang

Herb and yellow wine tasting

Dinner

snack stops in Xitang ;

Drink tea and share about tea culture

Chinese Arts Calligrapgy way of your names

4 G wifi Available during the tour

Exclusion : Personal expense

Private sightseeing tour Introduction:

Shanghai offers many spectacular views and different perspectives, ancient and modern, Eastern and Western, and high-speed and slow-paced. During this trip we will take you from bustling city center to beautifully preserved canal town(zhujiajiao). To see different view in shanghai.

Tour Duration: 1 Day
Maximum Number of People: 6
Tour Type: Transport Based
Tour Price: Price Per Person USD $149.00

Tour Highlights:

Land Part:

• Start 9am • Meet in antique market, explore for a treasure.
• To see Shanghai’s ancient past, including the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644AD) Yu Yuan Gardens and Taoist City God Temple.
•  Try shanghai famous snack "xiaolongbao" in Yu garden
   

Water Part:

•  Arrived in zhujiajiao water town at 13:00
• Enjoy a delicious local lunch in the finest restaurant in Zhujiajiao.
•  Visit the traditional Chinese gardens of Kezhi Yuan and learn about the lifestyle of the wealthy salt merchant that had it built.
• Take a canal boat through the scenic town of Zhujiajiao and learn how the
  Grand Canal brought wealth and commerce to Southern China. Then, if
  you’re feeling adventurous, have a go at propelling your own canal boat
  (it’s a lot harder than it looks).
• Visit Zhujiajiao’s City God Temple
• 18:00 Back to shanghai city center

Tour Inclusions:

Pick up and drop off at a location of your choice with private vehicle and chauffeur.
All entry fees, and a delicious Chinese lunch.
Please note that Private Excursions require a minimum of two adults or the financial equivalent thereof.
English-speaking tour guide including
Tour Exclusions:
Price only include food and soft drink, alcohol excluding
Please note that Private Excursions require a minimum of three adults or the financial equivalent thereof.