8-Day Yangtze River Delta Discovery Tour

Meals: No meals
Accommodation: In Nanjing
 

Arrive in Nanjing, whose name means Southern Capital, and meet your driver at the airport for the transfer to your hotel. The remainder of the day is free.

Nanjing City View

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Nanjing
 

Begin at Zijin Mountain (Purple Mountain), a 31-square-kilometer area with more than 200 scenic and historic sites, including the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Xiaoling Mausoleum
 

Visit the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum on the southern slope of Zijin Mountain. Built of white granite and reinforced concrete beneath blue glazed tiles, the memorial is dedicated to Dr. Sun Yat-sen and is regarded as an important work of modern Chinese mausoleum architecture.

Then move to Meiling Palace. Its official name is “the official residence of the chairman of the national government”, and it has the reputation of “the first villa in the Far East”.
 

Walk along the sacred Road to Xiaoling Mausoleum of Ming Dynasty, which is located near the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum. As an honorable UNESCO World Heritage Site, Xiao Ling magnificent value of architecture and royal mausoleum culture.
 

Continue to the Confucius Temple, one of China's four largest Confucian temples and first built in 1034 as a place honoring Confucius. Walk onward to the national AAAAA-rated Qinhuai River Scenery Belt, which combines riverside scenery, gardens, temples, schools, traditional residences and local life. The illuminated district is especially active at night, and an optional decorated-boat ride offers another view of the river.

Temple of Confucius and Qinhuai River

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Suzhou
 

After breakfast, walk by the Gate of China and the the Ancient City Wall, then continue to Niushoushan Forest Park. Ride a sightseeing bus to Usnisa Palace, a modern nine-storey building created to preserve what the site describes as the world's only parietal relic of Buddha. Visit Foding Temple and Foding Pagoda before taking time to walk through the park.

After lunch, transfer to the railway station to Suzhou, one of the most beautiful cities in China and the well-known capital of silk. 

Niushou Mountain

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Hangzhou
 

Start with Lingering Garden, one of China's four renowned gardens. Continue to Tiger Hill, a Suzhou landmark with more than 2,500 years of history, then visit Panmen Gate, the country's only surviving combined water-and-land city gate.

Visit Suzhou Museum, including the newer building designed by architect I. M. Pei, then walk along Pingjiang Road. The well-preserved historic street follows a canal, with stone bridges, white-walled houses and black-tiled roofs reflecting traditional Suzhou life.

Take the late afternoon train to Hangzhou for overnight. 

Panmen Gate

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Hangzhou
 

Visit Meijiawu Tea Culture Village to see tea terraces and learn about tea picking, processing and preparation with a local farmer.

In the afternoon, take a boat trip on West Lake, then continue to Lingyin Temple, counted among China's ten best-known ancient Buddhist monasteries and one of its largest and wealthiest temples.

Enjoy a leisurely walk along Qinghefang Street, One of the most popular shopping district to do shopping and find local snacks, tea houses.

Lingyin Temple

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Shanghai
 

Drive about 1.5 hours from Hangzhou to Wuzhen Xizha Scenic Area. Travel by boat through the waterways and visit sites including the Ancient Bed Museum, Indigo Fabric Workshop, Water Market and Folk Custom Museum, then continue to Shanghai for the night.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Shanghai
 

Begin at People's Square with a visit to the Shanghai Museum, which holds collections of ancient Chinese art. Continue to Wukang Road, a 1.17 km street lined with European-style buildings whose details reflect different periods of Shanghai's history.

Ride to the observation deck of the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), a mixed-use tower with offices, hotels, conference space and shops, for a panoramic city view. Continue to The Bund, Shanghai's historic waterfront and International Architecture Exhibition Group, where 52 revival-style buildings face the Huangpu River and the modern Pudong skyline.

Enjoy a leisurely shopping time on your own in Nanjing Road, which enjoys the reputation as China No.1 commercial center. It was the earliest commercial street in Shanghai since the city opened to the outside world.

The Bund

Meals: Breakfast
 

Use the remaining time at leisure before your transfer to the airport for the flight home.

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