Shanghai One-day Tour (17 November 2007)
9:00 AM
Pick up from Hotel and travel to Bund, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jade Buddha Temple
12:00-13:00 PM
Lunch
13:30 PM
Yu Yuan Garden, Old Town, Pearl Cultivation
16:00 PM
Travel to Hotel
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower: located in Pudong Park in Lujiazui, Shanghai.
The tower, surrounded by the Yangpu Bridge in the northeast and the Nanpu
Bridge in the southwest, creates a picture of 'twin dragons playing with pearls'.
This 468 meters high (1,536 feet) tower is the world's third tallest TV and radio
tower surpassed in height only by towers in Toronto, Canada and Moscow,
Russia. It is amazing that this ultra-modern tower combines ancient concepts
such as the spherical pearls, with 21st Century technology, commerce, recreation,
educational and conference facilities. Truly, 'oriental pearl' is the most suitable
name for this tower.
Yu Garden: located in the southern part of Shanghai, Yu
Garden is a well-restored Suzhou-style garden. It is one of
the best gardens in southern China. With pavilions, halls,
chambers, towers, ponds and rockeries, it presents more
than 40 scenic spots. No wonder people say "Those who
have come to Shanghai but missed Yu Garden and the City
God Temple Bazaar can not claim that they have been to
the city."
The Bund: The Bund, also called the Zhongshan Road, is a famous waterfront and regarded as the
symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. The most famous and attractive sight which is at the west
side of the Bund are the 52 various buildings of different architectural styles including Gothic, Baroque,
Romanesque, Classicism and the Renaissance. The Bund was the centre of Shanghai's politics, economy
and culture hundreds of years ago, consulates of most countries and many banks, businesses and
newspaper offices were settled there, and that's why we have
these art-like buildings.
Jade Buddha Temple: Built in 1882, Jade Buddha Temple has
2 jade statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha, one seated and one
reclining. The seated Buddha is 1.9 meters tall and was carved
out of a single piece of white jade and is wearing a robe inlaid
with precious jewels. The temple also houses a number of
ancient sculptures, rare paintings and Buddhist scriptures.
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Shanghai Suzhou Tour (17 November 2007)
7:30 AM
Pick up from Hotel and travel to Suzhou
10:00 AM
Arrive at Suzhou, travel to Master-of-Nets Garden, Humble Administrator's Garden
12:30 PM
Lunch
13:30 PM
Cruise on Grand Canal, Silk Factory
17:50 PM
Travel to Shanghai and return to Hotel
The Master-of-Nets Garden covers 5,400 sq.m. And is divided into
two parts: the eastern house and the western garden. Half enclosed by a
screen wall with a row of iron rings for tethering horses, and two
alleyway side entrances, the front door faces south, having a pair of var.
Pendula in front, and hairpin-like door ornaments above, and two huge
blocks of stone carved in the shape of drums kept fast with the hands,
placed one by its left side and another by its right side. This type of front
door showing owner's rank at the court has become very rare now. On a north-south axis there are four
successive buildings separated by garden courts, namely the front door hall, the sedan-chair hall, the
grand reception hall and the two-storied tower. Constructed in accordance with the strict regulations of
feudalism, they are magnificent buildings with extraordinary furnishing and interior decoration. In front
of the grand reception hall is a door with richly carved earthen ornamentation. The two-storied tower at
rear is the place where the family used to stay, and the hall in front is chiefly for reception, public
celebrations and ceremonial observances. Every hall has a door or walk-way leading to the garden. It is a
typical example of combining living quarters with a landscape garden in Suzhou.
Humble Administrator's Garden: Covering 51,950 sq.m,the Humble
Administrator's Garden is the largest of all classical gardens in Suzhou. It is
centered upon the broad expanse of a lake, making up about one fifth of the
total area. With well spaced buildings, the garden landscape and water scape
are simple, extensive and natural, possessing the traditional appearances of the
Ming Dynasty. It is divided into three parts; the eastern, middle the western
parts. The house lies in the south of the garden. The Humble administrator's
Garden boasts altogether 48 different buildings, 101 parallel couplets and door
plateaux, 40 stelae, 21 precious old trees, namely Wistaria, Sabina chinensis,
Pterocarya stenoptera,etc.falling into 13 different catalogues, and over 700 bonsai (potted landscape)
kept in the Bonsai Garden in the western part of the garden, representing the Suzhou style bonsai, one
of the four leading bonsai styles in china.
Grand Canal: The Grand Canal, 1,764 km (about 1200 miles) in length, is the longest man-made
waterway as well as being the greatest in ancient China, far surpassing the next two grand canals of the
world: the Suez and Panama Canals. Running from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in the south to Beijing
in the north of China, Grand Canal connects different river systems in China.
Silk Factory: Suzhou is also famous for its silk production. In the factory you can see how the silk is
processed from the silk worm to the final woven cloth.
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Shanghai-Suzhou-Hangzhou Tour (17-18 November 2007)
Day 1
7:30 AM
Pick up from Hotel and travel to Suzhou
10:00 AM
Arrive at Suzhou, travel to Master-of-Nets Garden, Humble Administrator's Garden
12:30 PM
Lunch
13:30 PM
Cruise on Grand Canal, Silk Factory
17:50 PM
Travel to Hangzhou and Check in Best Western Hangzhou Hotel
Day 2
9:00 AM
Travel to Ling Yin Temple
12:30 PM
Lunch
13:30 PM
Hua Gang Park, Cruise on West Lake, Tea Plantation
18:00 PM
Travel to Shanghai and return to Hotel
The Master-of-Nets Garden covers 5,400 sq.m. And is divided into
two parts: the eastern house and the western garden. Half enclosed by a
screen wall with a row of iron rings for tethering horses, and two
alleyway side entrances, the front door faces south, having a pair of var.
Pendula in front, and hairpin-like door ornaments above, and two huge
blocks of stone carved in the shape of drums kept fast with the hands,
placed one by its left side and another by its right side. This type of front
door showing owner's rank at the court has become very rare now. On a north-south axis there are four
successive buildings separated by garden courts, namely the front door hall, the sedan-chair hall, the
grand reception hall and the two-storied tower. Constructed in accordance with the strict regulations of
feudalism, they are magnificent buildings with extraordinary furnishing and interior decoration. In front
of the grand reception hall is a door with richly carved earthen ornamentation. The two-storied tower at
rear is the place where the family used to stay, and the hall in front is chiefly for reception, public
celebrations and ceremonial observances. Every hall has a door or walk-way leading to the garden. It is a
typical example of combining living quarters with a landscape garden in Suzhou.
Humble Administrator's Garden: Covering 51,950 sq.m,the Humble
Administrator's Garden is the largest of all classical gardens in Suzhou. It is
centered upon the broad expanse of a lake, making up about one fifth of the
total area. With well spaced buildings, the garden landscape and water scape
are simple, extensive and natural, possessing the traditional appearances of the
Ming Dynasty. It is divided into three parts; the eastern, middle the western
parts. The house lies in the south of the garden. The Humble administrator's
Garden boasts altogether 48 different buildings, 101 parallel couplets and door
plateaux, 40 stelae, 21 precious old trees, namely Wistaria, Sabina chinensis,
Pterocarya stenoptera,etc.falling into 13 different catalogues, and over 700 bonsai (potted landscape)
kept in the Bonsai Garden in the western part of the garden, representing the Suzhou style bonsai, one
of the four leading bonsai styles in china.
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Grand Canal: The Grand Canal, 1,764 km (about 1200 miles) in length, is the longest man-made
waterway as well as being the greatest in ancient China, far surpassing the next two grand canals of the
world: the Suez and Panama Canals. Running from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in the south to Beijing
in the north of China, Grand Canal connects different river systems in China.
Silk Factory: Suzhou is also famous for its silk production. In the factory you can see how the silk is
processed from the silk worm to the final woven cloth.
Ling Yin Temple: Ling Yin Temple is located to the northwest of the
West Lake at Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. The presence of a temple
on this site can be traced back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 - 420AD).
It is one of the ten most famous Buddhist temples of China. Ling Yin
Temple contains an important collection of Buddhist literature together
with many other treasures. The name means a Temple of the Soul's
Retreat.
West Lake: The West Lake is in the beautiful and fertile shores of the East China Sea near the mouth
of the Hangzhou Bay. The lake covers an area of 5.6 square kilometers. The Bai and Su causeways
divide West Lake into five sections. This is a must visit place in Hangzhou for it beautiful scenery.
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