1-Day Shanghai Trip

Morning: Visit: Shanghai World Expo Museum (approximately 1.5 hours) 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.

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.
Visit: [Chenghuang Temple Mall] (about 1 hour) Before the opening of Chenghuang Temple, it was the only place for Shanghai people to play. It represents the history and traditions of Shanghai, and is a carrier of local culture in Shanghai. The temple fair culture, which has developed over the years from the temple market, almost covers all aspects of people's material and spiritual life such as religion, commerce, and folk customs, and is known as the business card of Shanghai Beach tourism.
Tour: [Yellow River Road] (tour time about 1 hour) Most of the plot in "Flowers" takes place on this road, which is only 755 meters long. With the popularity of TV dramas, Huanghe Road has also become the first check-in point for Shanghai in 2024. Walking into Huanghe Road, reliving the memories of Shanghai's prosperity.
Evening: After dinner, go to visit [the Bund] The Bund is the starting point of modern Shanghai, and also contains the essence of the whole city. There are dozens of classical revival buildings standing tall on the Bund, with well-known buildings such as the Bank of China Building, Peace Hotel, Customs Building, HSBC Building, etc. reproducing the charm of the former "Far Eastern Wall Street". The Bund has various architectural styles, including French classical, French residential, Gothic, etc. These are important historical sites and representative buildings of modern China, as well as a beautiful scenery along the Huangpu River.