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8 or 10 Hours Private Old Culture in New Shanghai Tour (or Layover) 20% OFF
Shanghai, Eastern China, China
$304
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Spend a quality 8 or 10 hours discovering China’s thousands year old cultural roots in today’s Shanghai… Buddhism; Taoism; Confucianism & classical garden art. You will…
• Experience Buddhist culture by copying Scripture calligraphy in Jade Buddha Temple;
• Learn about Confucius with tea testing process in Confucian Temple.
• Finding your own zodiac god in a Taoist temple: City God Temple;
• View the wonderful aesthetic of Chinese landscape by visiting the classical Yu Yuan garden;
• Visit Old Town Shanghai to see the traditional architectures of Ming & Qing dynasties, including time to souvenirs shop;
• Sample and enjoy the various delicacies of Shanghai’s “street food”, or dine at a well-known restaurant, as you wish… all delicious!
The tour itinerary can be fully customized based on your interests and needs, please feel free to discuss with your guide when meet up.
Pickup and drop-off by private car service is inclusive.
• Experience Buddhist culture by copying Scripture calligraphy in Jade Buddha Temple;
• Learn about Confucius with tea testing process in Confucian Temple.
• Finding your own zodiac god in a Taoist temple: City God Temple;
• View the wonderful aesthetic of Chinese landscape by visiting the classical Yu Yuan garden;
• Visit Old Town Shanghai to see the traditional architectures of Ming & Qing dynasties, including time to souvenirs shop;
• Sample and enjoy the various delicacies of Shanghai’s “street food”, or dine at a well-known restaurant, as you wish… all delicious!
The tour itinerary can be fully customized based on your interests and needs, please feel free to discuss with your guide when meet up.
Pickup and drop-off by private car service is inclusive.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
8 Hr Central Shanghai Guests
Duration: 8 hours: For guests' hotel centrally located in Shanghai city.
Pickup included
Duration: 8 hours: For guests' hotel centrally located in Shanghai city.
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- City hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver with business limo or mini van
- Bottled water
- Excellent bilingual guide
- Private transportation
- Lunch
- Gratuities
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ShanghaiYour excellent tour guide will pick you up from your centrally located hotel (or airport, port, Disland according to option) at your chosen time. Discuss the planned itinerary with your guide. If there’s anything else you are interested in and it’s not a part of your itinerary, we will try to modify the tour as you wish. The tour is 100% flexible, designed to suite your interests. This itinerary normally contains: Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Garden, Old Town market, City God Temple, lunch break & Confucian Temple etc.
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Jade Buddha TempleThen visit Jade Buddha Temple, where you will: Experience Buddhist culture via “Scripture copying”. Buddhist Scriptures copying is a time-honored tradition for Chinese Buddhist believers; and, is an important Chinese calligraphy practice. By focusing on Scripture copying, you will likely feel a calming effect on your mood, find inner spiritual tranquility, enhancing the wisdom of life. (Note…in the event that there are other activities arranged by the Temple, which happens occasionally, Scripture copying cannot be fully guaranteed.). Not mention your experienced guide will introduce you the priceless treasures of Jade Buddha statues with the long history of Buddhism. As it is active temple you can feel the spirit of monks and their way of living. Entrance tickets included.
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Yu GardenThen, Yu Garden, a 400 years old classical garden, originally built by the wealthy Pan family, with rockeries, ponds, pavilions, towers, plants, the garden mixes Chinese cultures, lifestyles, philosophies, believes and traditions with landscape aesthetics. (Note: Yu Garden closed at every Monday.) Entrance tickets included.
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Shanghai Temple Of the Town God (Chenghung Miao)City God Temple. This is a Taoist Temple. As a Chinese local religion, Taoism is famous for the theory of Tin & Yang, Fengshui, Tai-chi, and Chinese traditional 12 zodiac calculation. Here you can try to find the zodiac gods specific to you and your families/friends. Entrance tickets included.
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Old Town (Nanshi)Then, Old Town. You will find yourself in an ancient China with a number of traditional buildings around you. Here you can enjoy shopping of all kind Chinese souvenirs such as tea, silk, chopsticks, pearls, jade, brushes, inks, paintings and many others.
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ShanghaiFood Testing Break. Feel free to tell your guide when & what type of cuisine you are interested in try. Your guide will have a long list of culinary choices for your satisfaction. Food Testing is at guests’ own expense.
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Shanghai Confucian TempleAfter food break, Confucian Temple. your guide will tell you Confucius' story. Confucianism is not a religion, but instead, it’s 2500 years of magnificent influence on the whole of Chinese culture. Confucius has been so long and so fervently worshiped in China so much so that Chinese truly respect him and treating him as a founder of formal religion. We will visit of Confucian Temple, experience a traditional tea tasting process while learning about Confucian.
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ShanghaiOptional suggestions such as Bund, Shanghai Towers, Huangpu River cruise, Former French Concession, Xin tian di, Tian zi fang, AP Plaza Market, Sonth Bund Fabric Market, Jewish Refugees Museum etc. Time permitted. After a flexible city tour, any sightseeing spot guests wish to end in Shanghai city. Guests from airports, Baoshan cruise port or Disney area hotels etc, which is far from central Shanghai, we offer pick up/drop off at option.
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8 or 10 Hours Private Old Culture in New Shanghai Tour (or Layover) 20% OFF
Shanghai, Eastern China, China
$304
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!