4-Day Tour of Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai

Take a flight to the earthly paradise of Hangzhou (flight time approximately 2.5 hours), and upon arrival, a professional tour guide and driver will pick up the group.
Lunch: "Authentic Hangbang Cuisine" - "There is no other feast in the world like Hangzhou". Step into a Hangbang restaurant that locals also go to and taste the Hangbang feast!
Tour: [West Lake Scenic Area 5A] (tour time not less than 1.5 hours, including West Lake cruise without visiting the island), take a boat tour of the West Lake Scenic Area, overlook the Three Pools Moon Island, the Leifeng Pagoda and the Baoshu Pagoda echo each other in the distance, the mountains are as green as jade, boating on the lake is dotted, and the maple leaves on the Su Causeway White Embankment are dyed, making people intoxicated with poetic and picturesque scenery. The maple leaves in Huagang Park of West Lake Scenic Area have turned red, and the maple leaves on the shore complement the stained maple forest on the lakeside mountains.
Visit: [Feilai Peak Scenic Area] (about 1.5 hours) On the hillside facing Lingyin Temple, Feilai Peak has more than 340 Buddhist grottoes statues since the Five Dynasties, which is a rare ancient grotto art treasure in Jiangnan of China and comparable to Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing. Su Dongpo once wrote a poem: "Everywhere in the mountains and rivers, you can find a house, but I love to hide my spirit and fly to the peak;
Tour: [Lingyin Temple] If you write a poem for Hangzhou, there is a beginning, a continuation, a transformation, and a combination... then Lingyin Temple is a couplet, or a freehand brushwork, or a scenery, or a book, like the pearl of the Li Long, held and never taken off. Lingyin Temple has inherited the past and present, coming from the prosperous scene of Southeast Buddhist countries and standing in the midst of the turbulent world. Freehand brushwork, it is a Buddhist paradise and one of the "Five Mountains" of Zen Buddhism in Jiangnan. Writing landscapes, it features "two peaks standing tall, towering trees, ancient temples deep in the mountains, and countless clouds and smoke"; Book affairs, it is "a thousand year old ancient temple, a Dharma tower with tall trees, and peace among the people of the sea"; As soon as we enter deep autumn, Lingyin welcomes the most brilliant and colorful season. The leaves have unconsciously turned red, yellow, brown, and orange, and the mountains and forests are like a color palette rendering rich colors! Here, the yellow walls and green tiles conceal the swaying maple shadows, without the desolation of autumn, but with a unique Zen charm. (This scenic spot is a seasonal viewing landscape and is greatly affected by weather factors. If you are unable to see the best scenery, please understand.)

Breakfast: Enjoy buffet breakfast in the hotel;
Tour: Xixi Wetland Phase I (including electric scooter and boat) (tour time about 1.5 hours) Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park is located in the western part of Hangzhou city, less than 5 kilometers away from West Lake, and is a rare secondary wetland in the city. In May 2005, the park was opened to welcome tourists from all walks of life, and in 2012, it was successfully listed as a national 5A level scenic spot. With abundant ecological resources, simple natural landscapes, and profound cultural heritage, it was once known as the "Three Wests" of Hangzhou along with West Lake and Xiling. It is currently the first and only national wetland park in China that integrates urban wetlands, agricultural wetlands, and cultural wetlands. When autumn arrives, the reed beds in Xixi Qiuxue Temple resemble snowflakes spreading on the ground. As the sun sets every day, looking at the entire reed marshes from afar, visitors seem to have entered a painting.
Car ride: After lunch, take the car to Suzhou, the city of gardens (approximately 2.5 hours by car).
Sightseeing: It's autumn and the sky is full of maples. We will take you to Suzhou Tianping Mountain Scenic Spot (about 2 hours) and invite you to enjoy the beauty of red maples (determined by the natural weather, not related to the travel agency). Tianping Mountain Scenic Spot is located in the southwest of the ancient city of Suzhou, on the shore of the Taihu Lake Lake. It is the core scenic spot of the Taihu Lake Lake National Scenic Spot and has the reputation of "the first mountain in Wuzhong" and "a scenic spot in Jiangnan". The scenic area covers an area of nearly 100 hectares and is known for its three wonders of "red maple, strange stones, and clear springs". It has eighteen scenic spots, including Wanhu Chaotian, Gaoyi Diecui, Wanzhang Hongxia, and Yuquan Qingyin.
Tour: Yangcheng Lake, a vast and boundless land of fish and rice in Jiangnan, take a speedboat to Lianhua Island in the lake. For dinner, we will taste authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, saltwater Yangcheng Lake prawns, steamed white silk fish, sauce fried lake snail lions, authentic grass chicken soup... A series of fishing life experience activities with Jiangnan water town characteristics, forget the hustle and bustle of the city, experience the original ecological fishing style of nature's water and sky up close, and experience the joy of a fisherman's harvest. Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs+farm dishes (tasting one male and one female crab) Crabs have the effects of relaxing tendons and qi, regulating stomach and digestion, promoting meridians, dispersing heat, and relieving stasis. Crab meat has a salty and cold taste, and has the functions of clearing heat, dissolving stasis, and nourishing yin. It can treat injuries such as falls, muscle injuries, fractures, and allergic dermatitis. The sentence is:

Morning: Enjoy a buffet breakfast at the hotel restaurant!
Visit: The Humble Administrator's Garden, one of the most famous gardens in Suzhou and one of the four famous gardens in China (about 1.5 hours), is listed as a world cultural heritage and a classic of Chinese gardening. It is a national treasure as well as a treasure of world culture, along with the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Confucius Temple, the Terra Cotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty, and the Potala Palace. The characteristic of Humble Administrator's Garden is that the division and layout of the garden are very clever, dividing the limited space and fully using garden art such as borrowing and contrasting scenery. Therefore, the beauty of Humble Administrator's Garden is self-evident. Some people say that Humble Administrator's Garden is the first of the four famous gardens in Suzhou.
Tour: Pingjiang Road Historical District (tour time about 1 hour) has a history of more than 2500 years and is the most typical and complete ancient city historical and cultural protection area in Suzhou. Until now, it has maintained a dual chessboard city pattern with parallel roads and rivers, preserving the characteristics of Jiangnan Water City with small bridges, flowing water, homes, and deep ancient alleys.
Tour: Millennium Ancient Temple - Hanshan Temple (tour time about 1 hour), climb the Sutra Tower Buddha Pagoda, overlook the ancient city of Suzhou, listen to the millennium bell, and remotely sense Zhang Ji's "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge". Wandering in the poetic and picturesque atmosphere of "the moon falls, the mist crows, and the frost fills the sky, the river maple and fishing fire bring sorrow to sleep".
Train to: Gather at the right time and take a bus to Shanghai。

After dinner, go to climb [Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower Zhongqiu] (about 1.5 hours). The Oriental Pearl TV Tower Radio and Television Tower is located on the tip of Lujiazui, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. With an absolute height of 468 meters, it is the tallest tower in Asia and the third tallest tower in the world. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower Tower is backed by the new modern buildings in Lujiazui area, and it blends with the World Architecture Expo on the Bund across the river, showing the spectacular scenery of an international metropolis. Later, we will visit the Oriental Pearl TV Tower [Shanghai History Exhibition Hall] on the ground floor (only the Oriental Pearl TV Tower is free), which is a great place to "learn about Shanghai history". Divided into five exhibition areas, it showcases the urban development process starting from a small fishing village. Realistic wax figures, old-fashioned household items, vehicles from the last century, various old scenes, combined with the faint sound of weaving, rooster crowing, and child crying, make it feel like "being there" and "time and space are reversed". After walking around, I gained a lot of insights and benefited greatly.

Tour: The Shanghai World Expo Museum (approximately 1.5 hours tour) is not only the first truly international museum in China, but also the unique museum in the world that comprehensively displays World Expo themes. The architectural design theme of the World Expo Museum is "World Expo Memory" and "Urban Life", interpreted by two images: the "Historical Valley" representing history, meditation, and eternity, and the "Celebration Cloud" representing the future, openness, and moment.
Exploration: [Internet celebrity · Wukang Road] (a 1000 meter long street that fully immerses oneself in Shanghai's petite bourgeois culture), it is said that when one comes to this road, those who cannot write poetry want to write poetry, those who cannot draw want to draw, and those who cannot sing want to sing. Here, more than 30 celebrity residences, represented by Ba Jin's former residence, with a history of nearly a century in Shanghai, are gathered; The most popular building in Shanghai is the Wukang Building, where internet celebrities from all over Shanghai come to check in; Here is also the three inch paradise "Juliet" balcony that girls dream of, where they can take photos, edit, add melancholic music, write anxious words, and then click send, waiting for a response; There are small bourgeois shops such as Rainbow Past internet celebrity coconut bowls and ice cream that must be eaten at Lao Mai Cafe.

Afternoon: Sightseeing: [Yu Garden] (about 1.5 hours, closed on Monday) is located in the northeast of the old city of Shanghai. It is the only surviving classical garden of Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty in the old city. It is a famous scenic spot and tourist attraction at home and abroad. In 1982, it was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council. The pavilions in the park are uneven, the mountains and rocks are rugged, and the lake is shimmering, earning it the reputation of "the most beautiful Jiangnan". The garden was built by Pan Yunduan, a Shanghai native who passed the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty and served as a political historian in Sichuan, in 1559 (the 38th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty), with the meaning of "pleasing parents". The layout in the park is exquisite and the scenery is pleasant. Pavilions and towers are staggered and scattered, with winding paths and corridors overlapping each other. Pools and rockeries surround each other, and precious flowers and rocks compete with each other, showcasing the style of the "Jiangnan Famous Garden". The site of the famous "Little Knife Society" uprising in Shanghai during the Qing Dynasty is also preserved. Comrade Jiang Zemin wrote an inscription of "Famous Garden on the Sea" with his own handwriting when Yu Garden was built 440 years ago.
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