Shanghai, Suzhou, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Nanjing, and Hangzhou 8 Days and 7 Nights Tour

This morning we will visit China's largest city - Shanghai. Walking into Yu Garden, a national 4A-level tourist attraction, there are various pavilions, towering rocks, and green trees in the garden. Then come to Town God‘s Temple of Shanghai, which is located in the old city of Huangpu District, Shanghai. It is an ancient temple with rich historical and cultural characteristics. After lunch, we will drive to Suzhou to visit Hanshan Temple, which is famous all over the world because of the sentence "Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, and the bell to the passenger ship at midnight" in the famous poem "Fengqiao Night Mooring" by Zhang Ji, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. Shantang Street is named after the Shantang River, and you can take a canal cruise to feel the atmosphere of the Jiangnan water town.

Itinerary:

Shanghai → Yu Garden (1 hour) → Town God‘s Temple of Shanghai (1 hour) → Suzhou → Hanshan Temple (1 hour) → Shantang Street (1 hour, including a half-hour canal cruise) → Hotel

Today we will first visit the national 5A-level scenic spot and world cultural heritage: Lingering Garden. Lingering Garden is a large-scale classical private garden in China. The garden is famous for its architectural art. The garden architecture is integrated with mountains, water and stones to present a natural environment. Then, we will drive to Zhenjiang. After lunch, we will go to Xijindu Historical and Cultural District. Most of the buildings on the ancient streets are relics of Ming and Qing Dynasties. The brick and wood structure, and the window rails with carved cornices are all painted vermilion, giving people the feeling of "flying pavilions and flowing pills." Finally, we will drive to Yangzhou and stay overnight in Yangzhou.

Itinerary:

Suzhou → The Lingering Garden (1 hour) → Zhenjiang → Xijin Ferry (1.5 hours) → Yangzhou

Today we will first visit the national 5A-level tourist attraction: Slender West Lake. In 1988, Slender West Lake was listed by the State Council as a "national key scenic spot with important historical and cultural heritage and Yangzhou Garden characteristics." The Slender West Lake is included in the World Cultural Heritage List. After lunch, we will drive to Nanjing. First, we will go to the mausoleum of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the great pioneer of the democratic revolution in modern China, a national 5A-level tourist attraction: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum located in Zhongshan Scenic Area. Afterwards, we will go to the Confucius Temple located on the north bank of the Qinhuai River and in the core area of the Qinhuai Scenic Belt of the Confucius Temple. This is the place where Confucius is worshiped. Then, we will stay overnight in Nanjing.

Itinerary:

Yangzhou → Slender West Lake (1.5 hours) → Nanjing → Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum (1 hour) → Confucius Temple (1.5 hours) → Hotel

Today we will go to the national 5A-level tourist attraction and world cultural heritage in the Zhongshan Scenic Area - Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. This is the mausoleum of the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma of the Ming Dynasty. It covers an area of more than 1.7 million square meters , is one of the largest imperial mausoleums in China. After lunch, we will drive to Hangzhou and visit Hefang Street, a historical and cultural district in Hangzhou. Hefang Street is always very lively. Many citizens and tourists come here to appreciate the unique skills of folk artists, because it has the most friendly market culture in Hangzhou, and it is a microcosm of Hangzhou's long history and culture. The former residence of Hu Xueyan is not to be missed.

Itinerary:

Nanjing → Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (1.5 hours) → Hangzhou → Ming and Qing Hefang Street (1 hour) → Former Residence of Hu Xueyan (1 hour) → Hotel

Today we will visit the national 5A-level tourist attraction—Hangzhou West Lake. West Lake was called "Qiantang Lake" in ancient times, also known as "Xizi Lake"., pavilions, bridges, and pavilions, "there are thirty-six West Lakes in the world, and Hangzhou is the most beautiful among them." After lunch, we will drive back to Shanghai and head to Shanghai Xintiandi, a leisure pedestrian street that integrates catering, commerce, entertainment and culture based on the unique old Shikumen buildings in Shanghai.

Itinerary:

Hangzhou → West Lake (1.5 hours, including half an hour cruise time) → Shanghai → Xintiandi (1.5 hours) → Hotel

Today we will have a full day to visit Shanghai, the magic city. We will first visit the Shanghai Museum. The collection of cultural relics in the museum includes 31 categories such as bronze, ceramics, calligraphy and painting, sculpture, oracle bones, seals, currency, jade, furniture, embroidery, lacquerware, bamboo and wood teeth, and cultural relics of ethnic minorities. Bronze, ceramics, calligraphy, and painting are the most prominent. Then, we will go to the French Concession. In the evening, we will check in at Shanghai's landmark attractions—the Bund and Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street. There are 52 classical revival buildings with different styles standing on the Bund. It is known as the Bund International Architecture Expo Group. It is an important historical site and representative building in modern China, on the 50th anniversary of the National Day. The completed Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street gave the "century-old Nanjing Road" a new look and became another beautiful new urban landscape in Shanghai.

Itinerary:

Shanghai → Shanghai Museum (1 hour) → Shanghai French Concession (1 hour) → The Bund & Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street (1.5 hours) → Hotel

Today we will end our pleasant 8-day trip. You can book a suitable flight to leave the Shanghai Pudong International Airport(PVG) OR Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) according to your needs. Our staff only provides one drop-off service from the hotel at 7:00 in the morning. If a guest has an earlier flight and needs to leave the hotel before 7:00 to the airport, the guide can help the guest take a taxi.