| Day 1 Shanghai ( ) |
| Our English speaking tour guide will hold a welcome sign and wait for you at Shanghai airport. Pickup and transferred to the hotel, leisure on your own for the rest of the day. |
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| [ Optional ] The solar eclipse in China on July 22-2009: The solar eclipse that will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 will be a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.080 that will be visible in Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hangzhou and Shanghai, etc. The solar eclipse is the longest total solar eclipse that will occur in the twenty-first century. |
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| Day 2 Shanghai ( B,L,D ) |
| Shanghai city tour. |
Yuyuan Garden | The Yuyuan Garden, also known as the “Yu Garden”, is an eminent classical Chinese garden and famed as “an architectural miracle in South China”. Inside the Yu Garden, you will be fascinated with traditional Chinese style houses, grottoes, pavilions, lotus ponds, and zigzag bridges crossing streams. | Shanghai Acrobats Show | There are two famous Shanghai Acrobatic Theatres: Shanghai Circus World and Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe. Mostly, performances are held each night and last for about 1.5 - 2 hours. You will marvel at varieties of exciting programs with countless near-impossible feats of flexibility, strength, endurance…… | Jade Buddha Temple | It's a peaceful refuge from the bustle Shanghai, quite venerable, known for the two white jade Buddha statues imported from Burma. Its classic layout and architectural style of Song Dynasty makes the temple inimitable with neat and strict composition, ingenious structure and grand exterior. | Nanjing Road | If you are a fashion-seeking shoppers, this is the right place for you where all-in-one shopping malls, gorgeous restaurants and spectacular night views can be found. Buildings with distinctive features erect on both side of the street, huge signboards and advertisements show the city’s prosperity. | Yuyuan Market | Located next to the Yuyuan Garden, it's a lively market that specializes in traditional Chinese arts and crafts. Souvenir hunters should not miss this hot tourist destination. Also you can try some Shanghai Xiao Long Bao, vegetarian buns, chicken soup to experience a little of the Shanghai culture. | The Bund | The Bund is always the first thing to hit tourists when they visit Shanghai as it is regarded as Shanghai’s magnificent landmark. It is a waterfront area of Pu Xi (Shanghai Old Town), facing the newer part of Shanghai – Pu Dong. |
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| [ Optional ] Lingering Garden: Lingering Garden: Shouzhou is famouse for its the Gardens. Lingering Garden is an elaborate succession of small gardens. Linging in the garden you would marver this unique architecture art.The Lingering Garden was first built in 1522, one of the four most famous classical gardens in China. |
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| Day 3 Shanghai, Hangzhou ( B,L ) |
| After tour in Shanghai, transferred to Shanghai railway station to catch the evening train to Hangzhou. Upon arrival at Hangzhou railway station, be met by local tour guide and transferred to the hotel. |
Children's Palace | The Shanghai Children's Palace provides after school education for gifted children. Located on West Yanan Road in central Shanghai, it was founded in 1953 by Song Qingling (Madam Sun Yatsen). | Shanghai Museum | Shanghai reputedly holds China's best collection of treasures from ancient bronzes, exquisitely carved jades and Ming and Qing dynasty antique furniture. Every visitor to Shanghai should try to pop in for at least an hour, but it's easy to spend a whole morning here. | Oriental Pearl TV Tower | With 467.9 meters in height, It is the forth tower in height in Asia and the sixth tallest in the world, opposite to the Bund. Its transparent elevator will take you to the top, which will offer a quiet good view of Shanghai. The basement houses the Shanghai Municipal History Museum. |
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| [ Optional ] Wuzhen Town: Wuzhen is a small town with the history of 1200 years, with its black tiled, tung oil painted timber framework houses, that contrast sharply with its white walls and gray flagging, brings to mind a Chinese ink and wash painting. |
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| Day 4 Hangzhou ( B,L ) |
| Hangzhou city tour before departing for Haining city, in east of Zhejiang Province (1.5 hours driving). we can well witness the unique astronomical phenomenon-Solar Eclipse (take place on July 22nd, 2009) and watch marvelous spectacle that only the Amazon River's surging tide rivals it in Haining. Stay overnight in Haining. |
Lingyin temple | Lingyin Temple, commonly translated as "Temple of the Soul's Retreat" is one of the largest and wealthiest temples in China. It was originally founded in 326 AD, but has been rebuilt no less than sixteen times since then. | Dragon Well Tea Village | Dragon Well Tea is famous for its unique fragrance and flavor, distinguished leaf shape and green color. Dragon Tea and Tiger Spring match each other so well that they are rated together as the two superb specialties in Hangzhou. Visiting the Dragon Well and Sipping Tea there was a visual and oral p…… | Six Harmonies Pagoda | Six Harmony Pagoda is Highly erected by the Qiantang River and to the south of the West Lake, it is a perfect symbol of brick-and-wood structure built in the ancient China. It was first built in 970 AD in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The name "six harmonies" comes from the six Buddhist ordi…… | West Lake | West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou. Marco Polo called Hangzhou the most enchanting city in all the world. Hills embrace the lake on three sides; the city proper lies to the east. Ancient Chinese people praised the West Lake area as a land of intoxicating beauty. |
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| [ Optional ] West Lake: West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou. Marco Polo called Hangzhou the most enchanting city in all the world. Hills embrace the lake on three sides; the city proper lies to the east. Ancient Chinese people praised the West Lake area as a land of intoxicating beauty. |
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| Day 5 Hangzhou, Suzhou ( B,L ) |
| Eclipse Day in Haining! The eclipse will start around 8:30am, and the max time of the total phase will last about 5 minutes. Our eclipse site has been arranged at the Qiantang River Tidal Bore viewing area. The inspection tour to the astronomical observatory is highly appreciated. After the astronomical shocking, drive for 1 hour to visit Wuzhen water town, then drive for 1.5 hours to Suzhou. Stay overnight in Suzhou. |
Wuzhen Town | Wuzhen is a small town with the history of 1200 years, with its black tiled, tung oil painted timber framework houses, that contrast sharply with its white walls and gray flagging, brings to mind a Chinese ink and wash painting. | Total Solar Eclipse in China on 22 July 2009 | The solar eclipse will take place on July 22, 2009 and it happens once every three hundred years. The solar eclipse is the longest total solar eclipse that will occur in the twenty-first century. Totality visible in Haining will last for up to 5 minutes. |
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| [ Optional ] Lingering Garden: Lingering Garden: Shouzhou is famouse for its the Gardens. Lingering Garden is an elaborate succession of small gardens. Linging in the garden you would marver this unique architecture art.The Lingering Garden was first built in 1522, one of the four most famous classical gardens in China. |
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