One-Day Bus Tour of Shanghai City Highlights

Meet your guide and hop on the bus to begin the city sightseeing, you will first check out the Yuyuan Garden -the biggest ancient garden of Shanghai. With a history of about 400 years, Yuyuan Garden boasts incredible buildings, pavilions, corridors, and ponds, making it unique among all of the landscaped gardens in China. Then move to the Confucius Temple, also named Wenniao, which is the only historical architectural complex dedicated to Confucius in central Shanghai.

Move on to the Bund to enjoy the amazing combination of the old European style architectures and the modern skyscrapers, and explore a Pearl Center where you can get useful information to discover the real pearls and select your preferred souvenirs. After lunch, continue on with sightseeing to the Former French Concession Area, move around the quiet and idle pedestrian street, and discover the history and unique beauty of the city and escape from the bustling city for some time. Then proceed to probably the most famous Buddhist shrines in the city, Jade Buddha Temple. Both the Sitting Buddha and the Recumbent Buddha are carved with whole white jade, these two precious jade Buddhist statues are not simply rare cultural relics but also porcelain artworks.

Later you will explore the Silk Museum to learn Chinese silk culture and purchase beautiful silk products. The last site will be the Shanghai Museum located on the People's Square, it is considered one of China's world-class modern museums and particularly famous for its collection of bronzes, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy. After the trip, the guide will transfer you back to the original departure point, and this highlight city tour concludes.