Tour Highlights: • The Bund • Yu Garden & Old Town • Jade Buddha Temple
  
Tour Duration
7 Hours (08:00 - 15:00)
Departures
Daily
Meals
Includes lunch
Guide
English-speaking guide service
Admissions
Entrance fees to scenic spots or show tickets as listed in the itinerary
Pick-up
Available at your hotel
Drop-off
Available at your hotel
Tour Excludes: • Hotel accommodation. • Flight/train ticket. • Additional meal and drink. • Personal expenses such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities, etc. • Gratuities to the local guide, driver, hotel bellboy. • Services not mentioned in the itinerary. • Traveler insurance.
The Bund The Bund is the birthplace of Shanghai. Cruise boats meander eastward along the golden waterway to the intriguing "three-layer waters" at the Wusong Mouth.The Bund is the most famous sightseeing spot in Shanghai. The Waibaidu Bridge, the long embankment along the Hungpu River, and the imposing array of tall buildings known as "an international exhibition" together from a symbol of the East. The Bund has always been closely linked with the development of Shanghai.
Yu Garden Yu Garden, a classical garden in downtown Shanghai, boasts a history over 400 years. Each pavilion, hall, stone and stream in the garden is expressing the quintessence of South China landscape design from Ming and Qing Dynasty. Over forty spots, divided by dragon walls, wound corridors and beautiful flowers, form an unique picture featuring “one step, one beauty; every step, every beauty.”
Lunch at local restaurant
Jade Buddha Temple The Jade Buddha Temple (Yufo Si) was built during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1875-1909) and burned down in the early 20th century. In 1918, Jade Buddha Temple was rebuilt on Anyuan Road. The construction of the temple is in the magnificent architectural style of the Song Dynasty. The temple is composed of several compounds such as the Halls of Heavenly Kings, the Main Hall, the Hall of the Sleeping Buddha and the Hall of the Jade Buddha. There are monks currently living in the Temple and the Temple houses the Shanghai Buddhist Institute. Here many ancient statues, paintings, a complete set of Buddhist scriptures (printed in the Qing Dynasty), and over 7000 other rare scriptures are kept.
Visit local silk weaving workshop, and discover about how China became the world's largest silk producer.