Garden of the Master of the Nets, Suzhou

Day 01: Entry Shanghai
Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area according to your international or internal flight schedule and then transfer you to the hotel. Stroll on the Bund and Nanjing Road to explore the modern Shanghai. The Bund is a must visit place for people visiting Shanghai for the first time. It locates at the bank of the Huangpu River. For hundreds of years, the bund is a symbol of Shanghai all along. Many architects from different countries in the world showed their talent at this small piece of land. Here gathered more than 20 buildings of different stages, different countries and different styles. Thus it got the name of “Gallery of International Architecture”. After paying a visit to the bund, you then will be accompanied to one of the most famous business street, the Nanjing Road which unifying shopping, traveling, business and culture in a whole.

Hotel : Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel 


Day 02: Shanghai - Suzhou
Take a soft seat train to Suzhou in the morning. The guide will pick you up at Suzhou Railway Station and transfer you to the hotel. Suzhou is a beautiful city which is well-known for its outstanding garden art. Our first destination today will be the Garden of the Master of the Nets. This garden is the smallest one among the residential gardens of Suzhou, yet it is the most impressive because of its use of space which creates the illusion of an area that is much greater than its actual size. Next, you will come to the Tiger Hill which was said to be the most attractive spot of historical interest in SuZhou. It is used to be called the Hill of Emergence from the sea. Afterwards, come to the largest garden in Suzhou, the Humble Administrator's Garden. Have a good time.

  Hotel : Suzhou Marriott 
Meals : B, L

Zhouzhuang Water Town

Day 03: Suzhou - Zhouzhuang - Shanghai
Drive to the No. 1 Water Town of China near Shanghai - Zhouzhuang to visit the Hall of Shen's residence, the Milou Tower and the Chengxu Taoist Temple. Zhouzhuang is a representative of the water towns of the regions situated at the south of the Yangtze River. Known as a collection of beauty, it was once called Zhenfengli. The town has stood up well through hundreds of years. Its typical style and features and even the inhabitants' life there remain unchanged. Drive back to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel before dinner
 
Hotel : Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel
Meals : B


Day 04: Shanghai
Take the day to tour around Shanghai including the Oriental Pearl TV Tower which is surrounded by the Yangpu Bridge in the northeast and the Nanpu Bridge in the southwest, Shanghai Museum located in the center of Shanghai and Yuyuan Garden. Although the Yuyuan Garden only occupies an area of 20,000 square meters, it is very delicate. The pavilions, halls and rockeries all have unique characteristics. Tonight's lunch will be arranged at a renowned restaurant with an a la carte menu.  

  Hotel : Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel
Meals : B, L


Day 05: Departure from Shanghai
Visit the Jade Buddha Temple. The temple has two jade statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha, one seated and one reclining, brought from Myanmar. After the visiting, our tour ends here by seeing you off.

Meals : B