shanghai package
(Yu Yuan Garden-Jade Buddha Temple-Oriental Pearl Tower-the Bund)
Day 1 Shanghai: Arrival at Beijing. Concept Voyages representative will meet you at the airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 Shanghai: Breakfast at hotel. Proceed for full day tour of Shanghai covering
Yu Yuan Garden, is one of China's loveliest private classical gardens. Its name means Garden of Contentment, and it is indeed a pastoral world apart from modern and hectic Shanghai.
Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai's most popular temple with visitors, it exudes a powerful potion of thick incense, flashy decorations, and a dark, seedy atmosphere that makes it seem centuries older. The architectural style from the Song Dynasty. The chief attractions are the painted religious statues, which are stacked high in the three main halls. The Treasure Hall of the Great Hero contains golden images of the Buddhas of the past, present, and future, flanked by their 18 followers. The White
Jade Buddha, located up a narrow set of old stairs on the second floor of Wentang Hall, is the true treasure. Carved in Burma and brought to Shanghai in 1881 by Huigeng, a Chinese pilgrim, it is twice life-size (weighing 205kg/455 lb. and measuring 2m/6 ft. 7 in. tall in seated position). There is a Sleeping Buddha, also carved from a single slab of Burmese jade. People Square, Nanjing Road,
Oriental Pearl Tower, a soaring 468 meters high (1,536 feet) tower can easily attract the attention of everyone. It is widely accepted as the symbol of Shanghai thanks to its spectacular structure. Standing halfway up on it, you will be rewarded a splendid and unparalleled view of the Bund and new shanghai. Along with the Nanpu Bridge and the Yangpu Bridge, it forms a picture of two dragons playing with a pearl, which Chinese believe it implies a favorable auspice to the region and
The Bund, (which means the Embankment) refers to Shanghai's famous waterfront running along the west shore of the Huangpu River, forming the eastern boundary of old downtown Shanghai. Lunch included during the tour Overnight at hotel.
Day 3 Shanghai: Breakfast at hotel. Drop back at Shanghai airport for boarding flight.
End of Tour!
Tour Booking Code: CVICN-02
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