9-Day China Classic Tour of Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huangshan

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Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

Welcome to Shanghai! After retrieving your luggage, you will find your local guide waiting for you in the Arrival Hall of the airport, holding a welcome sign with your name on it. After a warm greeting, you will be taken to the hotel in a comfortable and air-conditioned vehicle and your guide will help you with the check-in. 

Attractions:Shikumen, the Bund, Shanghai Old Street, Jade Buddha Temple, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai History Exhibition Hall

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Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

Today, walk into the Shikumen, the old alley with old buildings, a blend of Western and Chinese traditional culture, where the local residents still live there. Enjoy orientation walk on the Bund. The Bund is located on the banks of the Huangpu River in Huangpu District of Shanghai, that is, the Outer Huangpu Beach, which is a Chinese historical and cultural district. The Bund stands 52 classical revival buildings with different styles, known as the Bund International Architecture Exhibition group, is an important historical site and representative architecture in modern China, and one of the landmarks of Shanghai.

Then walk on the Shanghai Old Street. Visit Jade Buddha Temple, also known as Jade Buddha Zen Temple, located in Putuo District Anyuan Road, although the temple history is not long, but it is one of the most famous ancient temples in Shanghai, one of the four Buddhist temples in Shanghai. The Ruyi Wheel Guanyin statue of Jade Buddha Temple is located in the Hall of Great Compassion in the temple.

Visit Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower. The Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower, referred to as the Oriental Pearl, is located in Pudong New District, Shanghai, was built in 1994, is one of the landmark buildings and tourist attractions in Shanghai, the first batch of 5A tourist attractions in China. 

You will also have a chance to visit Shanghai History Exhibition Hall. With a construction area of more than 20,000 square meters, the exhibition hall, with the theme of "City, people, environment and development", shows the achievements of Shanghai's urban planning, construction and development to the people of Shanghai and even the world. It is an important window to show the achievements of Shanghai's urban planning and construction, and is also one of the landmark buildings of Shanghai. Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall has won the honorary titles of National Science Popularization Education Base, Shanghai Patriotism Education Base, Shanghai Environmental Protection Education Base, etc.

Attractions: Tongli Water Town, Pingjiang Ancient Street, Tiger Hill, Jinji Lake

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Hotel: Overnight in Suzhou

Drive to Tongli Water town, located in Wujiang District, Suzhou, has a history of more than 1,000 years since it was built in Song Dynasty. Unlike Xitang and Wuzhen, which have been eroded by commercialization and become noisy and impatient, Tongli's permanent population is still mostly indigenous people, who get up early and go to bed early, the old houses are still mottled and old, and the atmosphere of life is still there.

After lunch, stroll around the Pingjiang Ancient Street, an ancient cultural road which has been preserved for more than 800 years. Continue visit to Tiger Hill, with a history of more than 2,500 years, the Tiger Hill has been known as No. 1 Sight of Suzhou. The Jinji Lake would be a good choice for night activities, where has the Asia No.1 sky wheel on water and the laser show.

Attractions:Lingering Garden, Suzhou Museum, Silk Factory

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Hotel: Overnight in Hangzhou

You will firstly have a sightseeing tour to Lingering Garden. It is a classical garden in Suzhou, one of the four famous gardens in China, and also a world-renowned example of artistic treatment of architectural space. It was built in Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it was called "Han Bi Villa", commonly known as "Liu Yuan", and later changed to "Liu Yuan". The park has been listed as a World Cultural Heritage by the United Nations, and has been rated as a national 5A tourist attraction.

And then, take a short visit to Suzhou Museum - the masterpiece of I.M. Pei. Drive to visit Silk Factory, where you could learn how the silk is made.

Attractions: West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Six Harmonies Pagoda, Tea Museum, Hefang Street

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Hangzhou

Today is a joyful day with visit the West Lake, also known as Qiantang Lake, is located at No. 1 Longjing Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, in the west of Hangzhou City, with a catchments area of 21.22 square kilometers and a lake area of 6.38 square kilometers. In 2007, the West Lake Scenic Area in Hangzhou, where the West Lake is located, was named "National AAAAA tourist Attraction". On June 24, 2011, Hangzhou's West Lake cultural landscape was inscribed on the World Heritage List.

After that, visit the Lingyin Temple, an ancient Buddhist temple in China, is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, backed by the North peak, facing the Feilai Peak, was built in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, covering an area of about 87,000 square meters. The founder of Lingyin Temple was the West Indian monk Hui Li. Liang Wu Emperor in the southern Dynasty granted the field and expanded it. Qian Liu, king of Wuyue in the Five Dynasties, invited Yongming Yanshou Master to revive the development and gave the name Lingyin New Temple.

Visit Six Harmonies Pagoda, see a view of the Qiantang River and a far view towards the misty horizon. After that, visit China Tea Museum you can have close touch with the China tea history and know more about the tea producing process. Shopping time at Hefang Street, which is the most prosperous place in Hangzhou since the ancient time.

Attractions: Tunxi Old Street, Chengkan Ancient Village

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Hotel: Overnight in Huangshan

Enjoy afternoon tour to Chengkan Ancient Village which is a perfect and typical combination of beautiful natural scenery and Huizhou culture art. It is famous for well-preserved residential architecture of the Ming Dynasty (1368 AD - 1644 AD). Then enjoy your free time at Tunxi Old Street. The whole street, consisting of more than 300 Hui-style buildings built in different ages, is distributed in the shape of a fish skeleton, narrow in the west and wider in the east. Because Tunxi Old Street is located at the confluence of Hengjiang River, Shuihui River and Xin 'an River, it is also known as the flowing "Qingming River Map". It is the most complete preserved ancient market with the architectural style of Southern Song Dynasty and Ming and Qing Dynasties in China, and it is also China's "national key cultural relics protection unit".

Attractions:Mt. Huangshan

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Hotel: Overnight in Mt.Huangshan

Enjoy your full day excursion to visit Mt. Huangshan. o save energy and time, you will directly transfer by park bus from the mountain foot to Yungu Temple to take a cableway to upper beautiful sightseeing area of Huangshan Mountain - North Sea Scenic Area. Walk to lofty Begin-to-Believe Peak (1668m) to stretch your eyesight over cloud seas to far distance, and then hike about 40 minutes to Dispelling Cloud Pavilion to look down the Dreamland - West Sea Grand Canyon.

Attractions: Mt. Huangshan

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Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

Get up earlier to go to Danxia Peak or nearby peak to watch the sunrise and sea of clouds. It is under the influence of weather. If lucky, you might have opportunity to see colorful sea of clouds which is the top view of Mt. Huangshan. 

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Free day at leisure and be transferred to the airport for departure flight. Service Ends.