Tour Features: This amazing tour will provide you a chance to visit the three most beautiful cities in China: the 'Oriental Pearl' Shanghai, the 'Oriental Venice' Suzhou and the picturesque Hangzhou. The Bund, Yuyuan Garden and the Oriental Pearl Tower of Shanghai, the Humble Administrator's Garden and No.1 Silk Factory of Suzhou, and the West Lake of Hangzhou, all of which will give you a best tour to China.
Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival in Shanghai, The Bund, Nanjing Road (-, L, D)
Upon arrival in Shanghai, your tour guide will meet you at Shanghai Airport and transfer you to your hotel by private car. Shanghai is the largest city in China in terms of population and is located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
You will start your tour in Shanghai with a visit to the Bund, also called the Zhongshan Road, which is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. It winds a 1500 m length. The most famous and attractive sights are the 52 various European-style buildings of different architectural styles including Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, Classicism and the Renaissance at the west side of the Bund.
Then you walk along Nanjing Road which has been a centre of commerce in Shanghai for more than a century. It is 3.4-mile-long and starts at the Bund in the east and ends in the west to People's Square. Then you will be driven back to your hotel.
Day 2: Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden, Oriental Pearl Tower (B, L, D)
After your breakfast, you will proceed to Shanghai Museum, located in the center of Shanghai in People's Square. It is a large museum of ancient Chinese art and possesses a collection of 120,000 precious works of art, including bronze, ceramics, calligraphy, furniture, jades, ancient coins, paintings, seals, sculptures, minority art and foreign art.
Then you will take a stroll through the Yuyuan Garden, located in the center of the Old Shanghai City, is considered one of the most lavish and finest Chinese gardens in the region. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters all have unique characteristics in the garden.
Finally you will go to the Oriental Pearl Tower by the side of Huangpu River. The 468-meter-high tower is the tallest completed tower in Asia and the third tallest tower in the world. Visitors can travel up and down the tower in double-decker elevators. The view of Shanghai from this height fills you with wonder at the beauty that surrounds you. Then you will be driven back to your hotel.
Day 3: Zhouzhuang, Tiger Hill, Hanshan Temple (B, L, D)
After your breakfast, you will have an excursion to Zhouzhuang, about 2 hours drive from Shanghai. It is one of the most famous water towns in China and has been called the "Venice of the East." Board a Chinese-style gondola to cruise the waterways of the city. Then drive to Suzhou, 30 km from Zhouzhuang.
Your first stop in Suzhou is Tiger Hill, known also as Surging Sea Hill, which is a large hillock covering some 14100 sq m and is 36 m in height. Climbing the hill, you will find a number of historical sites some of which can be traced back over 2500 years to the founding of Suzhou.
Finally, visit Hanshan Temple (Cold Mountain Temple) which is one of the most famous Buddhism temples in China. It often boasts about its bell rings described in a poet of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Stay at Suzhou overnight.
Day 4: Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden, No.1 Silk Factory (B, L, D)
After your breakfast, you will stroll through the Humble Administrator's Garden which was originally built in 1509 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It is one of four great Chinese gardens. Due to its unique designs and ethereal beauty, the garden has garnered many special honors.
Later you move to the No.1 Silk Factory to learn how the pure Chinese silk products are made from a small cocoon since the 14th century. Then take a train to Hangzhou which takes 2.5 hours.
Upon arrival in Hangzhou, your tour guide will meet you at Hangzhou railway station and transfer you to your hotel by privite car. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or step out into this beautiful city for an adventure on your own. Stay at Hangzhou overnight.
Day 5: West Lake, Lingyin Monastery, Feilai Peak, Six Harmonies Pagoda, Mei Jia Wu Tea Village (B, L, D)
After your breakfast, your trip starts with taking a boat on West Lake to enjoy the famous sceneries. West Lake is not only famous for its picturesque landscape, it is also associated with many scholars, national heroes and revolutionary martyrs, thus embracing many aspects of Chinese culture.
Next, move to Lingyin Monastery which is notable as one of the ten most largest and wealthiest Buddhist temples of China near to the lake. Walk in front of the temple and you can see Feilai Peak. Legend has said that this limestone peak flew from India where it had formed part of a holy mountain. These are of particular interest to Buddhists and those who have a love of sculpture and art.
Then drive to Six Harmonies Pagoda, one of the true masterpieces of ancient Chinese architectures, was built in 970 A. D.. It has the appearance of being a thirteen-story structure, though it only has seven interior stories. On the top, visitors will have a spectacular view of the Qiantang River Bridge spanning the surging tides of the Qiantang River.
Then, visit Tiger Spring which is ranked the third in China according to scientific research on the quality of the water of the spring. The pleasures to be gained from Tiger Spring are listening to the spring, viewing the spring, tasting the spring, feeling the spring.
Afterwards, you have a chance to enjoy one of the most well-known tea in China, Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea at Mei Jia Wu Tea Village which has long been well-known for this tea. You will be able to understand why partaking in tea ceremonies is of such importance in Chinese culture. Stay at Hangzhou overnight.
Day 6: Departure from Hangzhou (B, -, -)
After breakfast, your personal guide will escort you to the Hangzhou Airport for your flight to next destination.
Itinerary: B: Breakfast AB: American Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner SD: Special Dinner
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