Day 1
Shanghai
In your 1 Day Shanghai Tour, you will visit Yuyuan Garden,The Bund, Xintiandi, Former French Concession, Pearl City, Jade Buddaha Temple, People’s Square and Shanghai Museum.
Yuyuan Garden is a famous classical garden located in Anren Jie, Shanghai. The garden was finished in 1577 by a government officer of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) named Pan Yunduan. Yu in Chinese means pleasing and satisfying, and this garden was specially built for Pan’s parents as a place for them to enjoy a tranquil and happy time in their old age. As a must-see tourist destination in your Shanghai Day Tour, which feeling Yuyuan Garden will give you? Let’s wait and see.
The Bund is an area of Huangpu District in Shanghai, China. The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District. Visiting the Bund is so popular as to be considered a must-do thing during tour in Shanghai.
Xintiandi is a car-free shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai, which can be said a best choice for leisure and entertainment in your 1 Day Shanghai Tour. It is composed of an area of restored traditional shikumen (“stone gate”) houses on narrow alleys, some adjoining houses which now serve as book stores, cafes and restaurants, and shopping malls. Most of the cafes and restaurants feature both indoor and outdoor seating.
Former French Concession is the area of Shanghai once designated for the French, consisting of today’s Luwan and Xuhui Districts. Luwan’s Huaihai Road is a busy shopping street and is also home to both Xintiandi and Tian Zi Fang, extremely popular shopping and dining spots for tourists. Xuhui is also ever popular for tourists and is home to Shanghai Stadium. The tree-lined avenues and their many Tudor mansions in the area still retain an air of the “Paris of the East”. The frenchy romantic character and style makes certainly your 1 Day Shanghai Tour more interesting.
Jade Buddha Temple was built between 1911 and 1918, housing 70 resident monks. Its exterior is easily identifiable by its bright saffron walls. Inside, the centerpiece is a two-meter-high white jade sitting Buddha encrusted with jewels. It is said the statue weighs 1,000kg. The sitting Buddha was installed in the temple when it was brought by monks from Burma to Zhejiang Province in 1882. A smaller reclining Buddha lies on a redwood bed. You can take this 1 Day Shanghai tour to enjoy the Buddhist architecture.
The People’s Square covers an area of 130, 7000 square meters, quite larger than before. Therefore, it is also called the New People’s Square. The green land beside the spring reaches 80, 000 square meters, where various trees are planted and all kinds of flowers are in blossom. It really adds more colors to Shanghai, the largest and one of most prosperous cities in China. From this 1 Day Shanghai tour, you can feel the modern atmosphere of Shanghai.
Shanghai Museum is a large museum of ancient Chinese art, which is helpful for your better understanding of China history in your 1 Day Shanghai tour. The museum style and presentation surround visitors with artifacts demonstrating ancient wisdom and philosophy. The exterior design of the round dome and the square base symbolizes the ancient idea of a round heaven and a square land. The museum is divided into eleven galleries and three exhibition halls. And the eleven Galleries cover most of the major categories of Chinese art.
