• Shanghai - Your exceptional tour guide will meet you at your centrally located hotel (or airport, port, Disneyland, depending on your choice) at your preferred time. Discuss the planned itinerary with your guide. If there’s something else you’re interested in that’s not included, we will try to adjust the tour to your preferences. The tour is entirely flexible, tailored to your interests.

This itinerary typically includes: Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Garden, Old Town market, City God Temple, lunch break, Confucian Temple, and more.

• Jade Buddha Temple - Visit the Jade Buddha Temple, where you will: Experience Buddhist culture through “Scripture copying.” This ancient tradition is significant for Chinese Buddhist believers and is an important practice in Chinese calligraphy. Focusing on Scripture copying can have a calming effect, bringing inner peace and enhancing life wisdom. (Note: If the Temple has other activities scheduled, Scripture copying may not be available.)

Your knowledgeable guide will also introduce you to the invaluable Jade Buddha statues and the rich history of Buddhism.

As an active temple, you can feel the monks’ spirit and way of life.

Entrance tickets included.

• Yu Garden (Yuyuan) - Next, visit Yu Garden, a 400-year-old classical garden originally built by the affluent Pan family. With rockeries, ponds, pavilions, towers, and plants, the garden blends Chinese culture, lifestyle, philosophy, beliefs, and traditions with landscape aesthetics. (Note: Yu Garden is closed every Monday.)

Entrance tickets included.

• Shanghai Temple Of the Town God (Chenghung Miao) - Visit the City God Temple, a Taoist temple. Taoism, a local Chinese religion, is known for its theories of Yin & Yang, Fengshui, Tai-chi, and the traditional 12 zodiac signs.

Here, you can discover the zodiac gods specific to you and your family/friends.

Entrance tickets included.

• Old Town (Nanshi) - Then, explore Old Town, where you’ll find yourself surrounded by traditional Chinese buildings. Enjoy shopping for various Chinese souvenirs such as tea, silk, chopsticks, pearls, jade, brushes, inks, paintings, and more.
• Shanghai - Food Tasting Break. Inform your guide when and what type of cuisine you wish to try. Your guide will have numerous culinary options to satisfy your taste.

Food tasting is at guests’ own expense.

• Shanghai Confucian Temple - After the food break, visit the Confucian Temple. Your guide will share Confucius’ story. Confucianism is not a religion but has had a profound influence on Chinese culture for 2500 years.

Confucius is deeply revered in China, often treated as the founder of a formal religion.

We will visit the Confucian Temple, experience a traditional tea tasting, and learn about Confucianism.

• Shanghai - Optional suggestions include the Bund, Shanghai Towers, Huangpu River cruise, Former French Concession, Xintiandi, Tianzifang, AP Plaza Market, South Bund Fabric Market, Jewish Refugees Museum, and more, time permitting.

After a flexible city tour, guests can choose any sightseeing spot to end their tour in Shanghai.

For guests from airports, Baoshan cruise port, or Disney area hotels, which are far from central Shanghai, we offer pick-up/drop-off options.

• Private transportation
• Excellent bilingual guide
• Bottled water
• Driver with business limo or mini van
• City hotel pickup and drop-off

• Gratuities
• Lunch

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.

• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Dress code is smart casual
• Please wear comfortable walking shoes

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.