Itinerary :
Day 1/Arrive in Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai, and take Maglev Train to the hotel on arrival. (NO meal)
Shanghai: Shanghai, known as “Paris in the East”, is China’s largest city, famous not only for its prosperous metropolitan feature and rich humanistic resources but also for a number of tourist attractions with modern flavor that have been developed in recent years.
Maglev Train: Shanghai Maglev line began its construction on March 1, 2001 and the train was put into trial operation on December 31, 2002. The maximum speed is 430 km/h and the speed at which two trains intercross each other reaches 700 km/h. The train has been authorized by Guinness Records to be the fastest train in the world.
Day 2/Shanghai
Visit EXPO 2010 site. (B)
In 2010, Shanghai will host the biggest World Expo in the history of world expositions. Over 170 nations and at least 40 international organizations are expected to take part. By dedicating a 5.28-square-kilometer area at the core of the city to exhibitions, events and forums on the Expo theme, “Better City, Better Life”, Shanghai hopes to build a powerful and lasting pilot example of sustainable and harmonious urban living.
Day 3/Shanghai
Visit EXPO 2010 site. (B)
In 2010, Shanghai will host the biggest World Expo in the history of world expositions. Over 170 nations and at least 40 international organizations are expected to take part. By dedicating a 5.28-square-kilometer area at the core of the city to exhibitions, events and forums on the Expo theme, “Better City, Better Life”, Shanghai hopes to build a powerful and lasting pilot example of sustainable and harmonious urban living.
Day 4/Shangai
Visit Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, the Bund and enjoy a cruise on the Huangpu River. (B,L)
Yuyuan Garden: Yuyuan Garden is a well-restored Suzhou-style garden, which was specially built for Pan’s parents as a place to enjoy themselves a tranquil and happy time in their old age. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters are unique characteristic. Located next to the Yu Garden and also known today as the Yu Garden Market, Chenghuangmiao was built in the fifteenth century during the Ming Dynasty. It is filled with antique markets and specialty stores.
Day 5/Shanghai
Visit Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Shanghai Xintiandi, M50 (50 Moganshan Road), and Duolun Road. (B,L)
Shanghai Museum: Shanghai Museum, as a museum of ancient Chinese art, is a leading attraction of the city since it opened in 1994, containing rich and high-quality collection of ancient Chinese bronze, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center: Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center is located on the eastern end of People’s Square. Housed in a striking modern five-story building made of microlite glass, it is one’s the world’s largest showcases of urban development. Exhibitions include models of planned and recent developments, as well as Shanghai’s history. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a huge scale model of the city of Shanghai, showing all existing and approved buildings.
Shanghai Xintiandi: Shanghai Xintiandi is located in the center of Shanghai city south of Huaihai Zhonglu. For its concept of constructions, Xintiandi become an urban tourist attraction, a fashionable pedestrian street composed of Shikumen and modern architecture style. It retains the old walls, tiles and exterior of the Shikumen housing of old Shanghai. On the other hand, its interior appears a totally different world of international gallery, bars and cafes, boutiques or theme restaurants.
M50 (50 Moganshan Road): M50, the cradle of shanghai’s modern art scene, is on the banks of Suzhou Creek. Gone is the shabby look and musty air of the former factories and warehouses, it’s now the hot place for artists, curators, collectors and gallery owners. Shanghai responds to Beijing's “798” with its own “M50”.
Duolun Road: Duolun Road, a quiet and narrow zigzagging alleyway is Hongkou District, is a famous Chinese historic cultural street, showing the Shanghai literati’s life in 20s and 30s in the 20th century. There are some of Shanghai’s best examples of European villas and mansions as well as old Shanghai-style buildings. Now, Duolun Road has become an excellent place for leisure, sightseeing and cultural activities, dotted with antique market, bookstores and teahouses.
Day 6/Depart from Shanghai
Transfer the airport and prepare for boarding your homebound flight. (B)
Option-1: one-day excursion to Suzhou
Shanghai-Suzhou-Shanghai
Today’s highlight is the excursion to Suzhou, visit Garden of the Master of the Nest, as well as a visit to the water tow of Tongli. Transfer back to Shanghai. (B,L)
Suzhou: Suzhou, known as “Venice in the East”, was so named by early travelers because the town was built around a network of canals and 300 bridges.
Garden of the Master of the Nets: Garden of the Master of the Nets, the smallest of the Suzhou residential gardens, is the most impressive because of its use of space which creates the illusion of an area that is much greater than its actual size.
Tongli Town:Tongli, an aged-old but well-preserved water township with a history of more than 1,000 years, is located on the eastern shore of Taihu Lake. Take sightseeing of local stone streets, grand houses surrounded by water, small exquisite courtyard, charming private garden and characteristic bridges and appreciating the pure local customs with a sense of returning to nature.
Option-2: Shanghai one-day tour
Shanghai
Today’s highlight is family visit and Chenshan Botanic Garden. (B,L)
Chenshan Botanic Garden: Chenshan Botanic Garden, supposed to be a leading example in terms of plant conservation and scientific research development as well as one of the city’s landmarks, will be open to the public before EXPO 2010. It is located in Chenshan Hill in Shanghai Songjiang District, 20km from city center.
Option-3: Shanghai one-day tour
Shanghai
Today’s highlight is to visit Zhujiajiao Water Town, and travel up to the second floor of Oriental Peal TV Tower to have panoramic view of Shanghai. (B,L)
Zhujiajiao Town: Zhujiajiao Town is located in a suburb of Shanghai City. Zhujiajiao is endowed with another elegant name – “Pearl Stream”. Unique old bridges across bubbling streams, small rivers shaded by willow trees, and houses with courtyards attached all transport people who have been living amidst the bustle and hustle of the modern big city to a brand-new world full of antiquity, leisure and tranquility.
Oriental Peal TV Tower: Oriental Peal TV, 468 meters high (1,536 feet), is the world's third tallest TV and radio tower surpassed in height only by towers in Toronto, Canada and Moscow, Russia. Visitors travel up and down the tower in double-decker elevators that can hold up to fifty people at the rate of seven meters per second.
Option-4: 2-day excursion to Hangzhou
Day 1/Shanghai-Hangzhou
Ride a morning train to Hangzhou, visit West Lake, Huagang Park, Lingyin Temple, and one Tea House. (B,L)
Hangzhou: Hangzhou is another ancient capital city in southern China, and is famous for its natural beauty and historical and cultural heritages.
West Lake: Ancient Chinese people praised the West Lake area as a land of intoxicating beauty. “Ripping water shimmering on sunny day; Misty mountains shrouded the rain; Plain or gaily decked out like Xizi; West Lake is always alluring.”, was composed by the famous Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo (960-1127) to describe its beauty.
Huagang Park: Huagang Park, or Viewing Fish in a Flowering Harbour, is located on a peninsula between the Inner Lake and the Small Southern Lake. As a private garden of a court attendant in the Southern Song Dynasty when a small creak flowed down from the nearby Huajiashan Hill, its fish and flower views inspired some of the Imperial painters to chose for landscape paintings, hence the name.
Lingyin Temple: Lingyin Temple is one of the best-known Buddhist monasteries in China, built in 326 A.D. at the foot of Lingyin Mountain in Hangzhou. According to the legend, Huili, an Indian monk, came to the area where he was inspired by the spiritual nature of the scenery to be found here. To his mind this had to be a dwelling of the Immortals and so he gave the temple a name “Ling Yin (Temple of the Soul's Retreat)”.
Longjing Tea: Longjing Tea, a famous variety of green tea from Hangzhou, is produced mostly by hand and has been renowned for its high quality, earning the China Famous Tea title. It was widely known that to achieve the best taste from Longjing, spring water from the “Hupao Spring” was to be used. Water is boiled then cooled to about 80 degrees celsius before being used to brew the tea leaves.
Day 2/Hangzhou-Shanghai
Have a morning tea on Chenghuang Pavilion where provides an excellent view of the West Lake and southern Hangzhou. Pay a visit to Former Residence of Hu Xueyan, Huqingyutang and its traditional Chinese Medicine Museum. Ride a train back to Shanghai. transfer to the hotel on arrival. (B,L)
Former Residence of Hu Xueyan: The Fomer Residence of Hu Xueyan, who set up Huqingyutang Drugstore and was called “the medicine king in south of the Yangtze River”, boasts 13 towers, Zhiyuan Garden, pavilions, terraces, a small bridge over a flowing stream and bright verandas, all ingeniously designed.
Huqingyutang: Huaqingyutang is a pharmacy shop and museum of traditional Chinese medicine. Huqingyutang in Hangzhou and Tongrentang in Beijing are the two most famous stores of traditional Chinese medicines in China, one in the south and the other in the north. The name of the museum or rather the meaning of the name of the museum is interesting. Hu stands for the family name and founder cum owner Hu Xueyan, Qingyu means auspicious happiness in super abundance and Tang means pharmacy, or to be more precise, a traditional Chinese medicine maker. Positioned in Dajing Lane at the foot of Wu Hill, Huqingyutang was founded in 1878 AD by the famous Qing businessman Hu Xueyan. The business is around 120 years old and the museum is also known as a court-style pharmacy. The architecture is typical of the prevalent style of the Qing Dynasty.
Note: B-Breakfast L-Lunch D-Dinner
Hotel list (or the same standard):
Shanghai A: *** New Asia Hotel Shanghai (3-star building)
B: **** New Asia Hotel Shanghai (4-star building)
C: **** Grand Mercure Baolong Hotel Shanghai
D: ***** Oriental Riverside Hotel Shanghai
Hangzhou A: *** Lily Hotel Hangzhou
B: **** Best Western Meiyuan Hotel
C: **** Lakeview Hotel Hangzhou
D: ***** Zhejiang International Hotel
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Twin sharing accommodation with buffet breakfast
