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01. Day Shanghai. Yu Garden, a classical garden in downtown Shanghai, boasts a history over 400 years. Each pavilion, hall, stone and stream in the garden is expressing the quintessence of South China landscape design from Ming and Qing Dynasty
02. Day Shanghai. (B.L) Zhujiajiao is an ancient water town well-known throughout the country, with a history of more than 1700 years. It covers an area of 47 square kilometers, be called“Shanghai's Venice”and 'Pearl Stream' - the little town is the best-preserved among the four ancient towns in Shanghai. Unique old bridges across bubbling streams, small rivers shaded by willow trees, and houses with courtyards attached all transport people who have been living amidst the bustle and hustle of the modern big city to a brand-new world full of antiquity, leisure and tranquillity. 03. Day Shanghai - Suzhou. (B.L) 04. Day Suzhou - Hangzhou. (B.L) Hanshan Temple in Suzhou is not only a charming historic temple, but a place of deep cultural resonance for people not only in China, but throughout Asia and especially in Japan. The temple is located on the edge of the modern city center, alongside the ancient Grand Canal and several ancient bridges which cross it. The temple was founded over 1,500 years ago, but owes it fame to a a poem written in the Tang dynasty by Zhang Ji, a poet who traveling by boat through Suzhou 05. Day Hangzhou. (B.L) West Lake: An old Chinese saying declares, "There is heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below." Centuries later, Marco Polo called Hangzhou the most enchanting city in the world. This is most evident in the West Lake area--the effective, if not geographic, center of Hangzhou. 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. Su Shi, a poet from the Song Dynasty, likened the lake to Xizi, a Chinese Cleopatra, for its allure. The Six Harmonies (Liuhe) Pagoda lies in Yuelun Hill on the north bank of the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The name "six harmonies" comes from the six Buddhist ordinances, meaning "harmonies of the heaven, earth, north, south, east, and west". The pagoda was first built in 970 AD by the King of Wuyue State, who intended to demonstrate his authority by conquering the evil of the river tidal bore of the Qiantang River. The 06. Day Hangzhou - Shanghai. (B.L) Bund is very famous at Huangpu River with its buildings in colony. Nanjing Road, a famous shopping street of China. 07. Day Shanghai - Airport. (B) After the breakfast you will be transferred to the airport to catch flight to go back home or continue to travel.
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