Shanghai One-day Tour for New Comers

You can have a relaxing tour wherever you go in Shanghai, such as Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple or the Bund.
You can start from the Bund areas where you can have a stroll and take some photos of modern Shanghai, then you can walk to Yu Garden, a very traditional Chinese garden where you can find many Ming and Qing styled houses and a beautiful pond inside. After that I suggest you have a window shopping tour at Town God Temple Market where you can find varieties of typical Chinese commodities. The snacks there are numerous and delicious. You can either eat in a clean eatery or a big restaurant. In the afternoon you can take a cab to go to Jade Buddha Temple with its priceless collection of jade statues from Burma for a short visit, which is also located at downtown not far away from Nanking Road. All depends on your interest, whether you prefer culture tour or city tour. Late in the afternoon you can to Huaihai Road, the former French Concession District, where there are hundreds of flag shops of well-known brands. Finally, you’ll be able to stretch your legs in Shanghai’s hottest new entertainment district, Xin Tian Di. The brick buildings on these two-square blocks have been preserved and transformed into trendy clubs, restaurants and boutiques. You will have time on your own here, or can go back to your hotel with the group.
Back-street Tour at Shanghai Downtown
You can find many common daily scenes of this metropolis if you go off the main shopping street and enter the residential areas where you can see a panorama of the local residents. The following is some scenes of the back-streets. Hope you can have an adventure to explore more.
For more information about the back streets, just drop in an email and I can give you some my tour tips.
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Temple of Jade Buddha
The Yufo (Jade Buddha) Temple was built in 1882 but after all those years it remains in perfect condition as a sanctuary of Zen Buddhism. The temple derived its name from a jade statue of Sakyamuni from Myanmar. The image of the Buddha, his graceful posture, and the serene and calm look on his face are, to put it just in one word, mesmerizing

Shanghai City Planning Exhibition Hall is located in the east of the City Hall. On top of the building are 4 giant steel caps, symbolizing the city flower- the magnolia. The steel caps glitter in the sunlight, offsetting the crystal palace-like Grand Theater by its side. The building is 43.3-m high, with 5 stories above ground and 2 stories underground and a total floor space of 18,393-sq.m. The City Planning Exhibition Hall is available for citizens to comprehend the changes in the city and its future planning. It also gives an introduction to visitors to Shanghai the planning and construction of the city. It has set Shanghai's image as an international metropolis open to the outside world.

Yuyuan Garden & Bazar
The Yuyuan Garden on the road of the same name in downtown is perhaps the best example of classical gardens of Shanghai. Built in 1559, or the 38th year of the Jiaqing reign of the Ming, the garden is laid out in an intricate manner, with buildings out in an intricate manner, with buildings spaced providently and courtyards mutually containing, and all the components of the complex are cunningly grouped to camouflage a rather camped space. As a paragon of the south Chinese landscaping style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is a MUST for all visitors to Shanghai. The neighboring Yuyuan Bazaar, known among old-timers as "Old City God's Temple Market", is a rising tourist and shopping center where visitors loitering among a cluster of shops, restaurants and recreation facilities invariably find themselves making a tour of discovery of local folklore and Ming and Qing architecture.

Pudong New Area
The new area was established in April 1990. It has a total area of 523 square km. It consists of 4 smaller key areas: the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, the Jinqiao Export Processing Zone, the Waigaoqiao Bonded Zone, and the Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park Zone. Pudong New Area has become a new hot spot for investment in China.

The Oriental Pearl TV Tower
The "Oriental Pearl" TV Tower is a new landmark of Shanghai which faces the Bund across the Huangpu River at Lujiazui, the busiest part of Pudong new Area. At a height of 468 meters, it is the tallest TV tower in Asia. An elevator whisks visitors to the tower's observational deck at a height of 263 meters, where they can feast their eyes on a panoramic view of Shanghai. The tower is equipped with tourist service facilities, including eateries, shops, recreational including eateries, shops, recreational centers and a hotel. Open 8:30-21:30.

For detailed information, please drop in an email and you will get a tailor-made itinerary exclusively for your tour calendar and interest.
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