Shanghai, Suzhou and Wuxi Splendid Tour - Private Tour - 5 Days

Owing to its ingenious design in Ming and Qing dynasties, the Yu Garden becomes a real museum of Chinese ancient architecture.
The Jade Buddha Temple is famous for its two precious jade Buddha statues brought from Burma, which are not only rare cultural relics but also exquisite artworks.
The Shanghai Museum has a collection of 120,000 pieces of Chinese ancient treasures. Optional tour: Top of the Pyramid - The Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian Civilization is on display from July 19th, 2024 to August 17th, 2025.
The Bund,featured outstanding European colonial architectures, is full of new skyscrapers and historical buildings in the center of Shanghai.

The Lingering Garden is known as one of the “Four Famous Classic Gardens” in China, and was listed as the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1997. The garden was built in the year of 1593. As a classic example of the refined art of gardening in ancient China, it highlights the delicate courtyard, magnificent halls, the green mountain, clear water and luxuriant trees.
The Surging Wave Pavilion was built in 1045 AD. Being the oldest extant garden in Suzhou, it has retained its original feature of "luxuriant plants, tall mountain, and expansive waters". Its natural scenery and simple design have earned the fame of "a mountain forest in urban surroundings".
Pingjiang Road, a ancient street along the Grand Canal, is filled with snack shops, tea houses, ping-tan museums, and boutique shops.
The Master of Nets Garden (built in 1174 A.D.) is an outstanding example of the small gardens in Suzhou. The garden covers only 0.6 hectare, small in size but very elegant. It keeps the traditional appearances of the time-tested and well-known residence in Suzhou, and it features the landscape garden in combination with the living quarters. The garden was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1997.
Optional night tour in the Master of Nets Garden: The Master of Nets Garden (built in 1174 A.D.) provides an atmosphere of peace and calm in the evening. Inside the small and exquisite garden, the yellowish lights and red lanterns outline the pavilions and chambers built by water, displaying the nobleness and elegance of the Chinese garden. Besides, visitors can enjoy performances such as Kunqu Opera and Suzhou Pingtan in the garden. The night garden tour is available during mid-March to mid-November.

Enjoy a great view of the Taihu Lake from Yuantouzhu (Turrle Head Isle), a peninsula on the northwestern shore of Taihu Lake and the best place to appreciate the vast waters and the beautiful lake scenery. Featuring wonderful natural scenery and many cultural attractions, Taihu Lake is China’s second largest freshwater lake.
Pay a visit to the Jichang Garden, Emperor Qianlong’s beloved destination in Wuxi. The emperor even built another garden in Beijing modeled on Jichang garden, which is today’s Xiequ Garden inside the Summer Palace.
Take a stroll around the Huishan Ancient Town and appreciate a cluster of family ancestral halls.
In the Qing Ming Bridge Cultural and Historical Area, you may go down the narrow water channel in a small boat and feel the typical watery township in the south of China. Coming ashore from the boat, you can wander along ancient streets with local bars, restaurants and interesting boutiques on both sides.