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Shanghai, Hangzhou & Suzhou Classic Tour - Private Tour - 6 Days

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Shanghai - Hangzhou - Suzhou - Shanghai
This well designed tour covers three characteristic cities in China – Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou. In six days, you will firstly enjoy the vibrant and fashionable city of Shanghai. Moreover, the lovely West Lake in Hangzhou and delicate Chinese gardens in Suzhou will not fail to impress you.
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Day 1 Shanghai

airport-hotel transfer in Shanghai

Day 2 Shanghai

breakfast, lunch
Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Museum, Bund, a local gift shop en route
Owing to its ingenious design in Ming and Qing dynasties, the Yu Garden becomes a real museum of Chinese ancient architecture.
The Jade Buddha Temple is famous for its two precious jade Buddha statues brought from Burma, which are not only rare cultural relics but also exquisite artworks.
The Shanghai Museum has a collection of 120,000 pieces of Chinese ancient treasures.
The Bund,featured outstanding European colonial architectures, is full of new skyscrapers and historical buildings in the center of Shanghai.

Day 3 Shanghai - Hangzhou (by Bullet Train)

train station transfer in Shanghai, train station transfer in Hangzhou
breakfast, lunch
West Lake , Six Harmonies Pagoda
The West Lake (UNESCO) is famous for its natural beauty and historic relics and it has has influenced numerous painters, poets, and garden designers throughout Chinese history. You will take a short cruise on the picturesque West Lake.
The Six Harmonies Pagoda is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture. You can get a panoramic view of the Qiantang River on the very top.

Day 4 Hangzhou - Suzhou (by Bullet Train)

train station transfer in Hangzhou, train station-hotel transfer in Suzhou
breakfast, lunch
Lingyin Temple, Dragon Well Tea Plantation, Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum, Qinghefang Historical Street
The Lingyin Temple is the biggest Buddhist Temple in southern China, which also features a large number of grottos and rock carvings.
The Dragon Well Tea Plantation is one of the origin places of Dragon Well Tea, also called Longjing Tea. The first picked tea leaves of the new harvest were once reserved solely for the Emperor and transported to him via the Grand Canal in ancient China.
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum will amaze you at the profound history and culture of Chinese medicine.
The Qinghefang Historical Street has been the most flourished street in the city since the ancient time. Hangzhou’s century-old shops are all located in this area.

Day 5 Suzhou – Shanghai (by Bullet Train)

train station transfer in Suzhou, train station-hotel transfer in Shanghai
breakfast, lunch
Lingering Garden, The Surging Wave Pavilion, Master of Nets Garden, Pingjiang Road
The Lingering Garden is known as one of the “Four Famous Classic Gardens” in China, and was listed as the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1997. The garden was built in the year of 1593. As a classic example of the refined art of gardening in ancient China, it highlights the delicate courtyard, magnificent halls, the green mountain, clear water and luxuriant trees.
The Surging Wave Pavilion was built in 1045 AD. Being the oldest extant garden in Suzhou, it has retained its original feature of "luxuriant plants, tall mountain, and expansive waters". Its natural scenery and simple design have earned the fame of "a mountain forest in urban surroundings".
The Master of Nets Garden (built in 1174 A.D.) is an outstanding example of the small gardens in Suzhou. The garden covers only 0.6 hectare, small in size but very elegant. It keeps the traditional appearances of the time-tested and well-known residence in Suzhou, and it features the landscape garden in combination with the living quarters. The garden was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1997.
Pingjiang Road, a ancient street along the Grand Canal, is filled with snack shops, tea houses, ping-tan museums, and boutique shops.

Day 6 Shanghai

airport transfer in Shanghai
breakfast

Service ends.

Tour Includes :

- Private English-speaking tour guide

- Private air-conditioned van

- Land transfers between airport and hotel

- Entrance ticket as listed

- Lunch as listed

- Hotel accommodation with breakfast

- Bullet train tickets as listed

- Service charge & government taxes

Tour Excludes :

- Flight tickets

- Personal expenses such as laundry, drinks, fax fee, phone bills, optional activities

- Gratuities for guides and drivers

- China Visa

- Travel insurance

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