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Are you looking for Shanghai side trips? Tongli Water Town Day Tour from Shanghai is what we highly recommend. Tongli Water Town features its rivers, ancient streets and gardens are intergrated perfectly as one, earning it the name of "the Oriental Venice" due to its unique scenery. This private door-to-door service tour will take you explore the best of Tongli including alluring gardens, Chongben Halls, Jiayin Halls, Arched Bridges and much more. Experienced guide, professional driver, Shanghai round way transfer, entrance fees are all included.
Duration: 6-8 hours
Attractions(Cities):
Tongli Water Town: Residential House, Retreat and Reflection Garden (Tuisi Garden), etc.
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Your hotel in Shanghai (based on your requirement)
Finishing point:
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Available: Daily (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
Our Shanghai guide will pick up from your hotel in Shanghai with a welcome signage "Shanghai Private Tour". And drive you to Tongli Water Town (around 1.5 hours). One day tour in Tongli water town includes the following attractions and activities.
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Residential House: Tongli Water Town deserves its name of a "museum of ancient architectures" as there are many homes and temples dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Designed along the riverside and embellished with carved windows, porcelain furniture, figured clay bricks, flying eaves, dapper gardens and tiny stairs leading all the way down to the water, these complexes named Tongli Water Town could be a shining pearl among the water townships south of Yangtze.
Retreat and Reflection Garden (Tuisi Garden): designed by the retired official Ren Lansheng throughout 1885 and 1887, is that the most spectacular in Tongli Water Town. Its name, Tuisi, suggests being meditative upon the previous faults when away from officialdom. The ingenious style for Tuisi Garden conforms to the native landforms and conditions and covers 700 square meters. Compact and harmonious, the garden is made from two parts. The garden within the east has verandas, ponds, waterside pavilions, Marble Boats, halls, kiosks, rockeries and bridges.
In conjunction with flourishing trees and colorful flowers the garden greets guests with its beauty and charm regardless of the season. The residential area to the west consists of an outer house and inner house together with the tea hall, the sedan hall, 2 buildings forming the particular dwelling and a main reception hall.
Ancient Bridge: Taiping Bridge was built in 1747 during the Qing dynasty. Changqing Bridge, also named Guangli Bridge, was rebuilt by Xiezhen in the Ming dynasty. Siben Bridge, built in the Southern Song dynasty, is the oldest bridge in Tongli town. Dubu Bridge, 5 feet in length and 3 feet in width, is the smallest bridge in the town.As a character of Tongli, these ancient bridges today is reputed as the witness of the history, telling the story of the past.
Free on your own for a while and you will be transferred back to your Shanghai hotel.
Price Per Person in US Dollars
Duration:4-5 hours
Attractions(Cities):Zhujiajiao Water Town
Tour Style:Nestled amidst the tranquil waterways and boasting the poetic moniker "Pearl Stream," Zhujiajiao, with a history spanning over 1,700 years, stands as the most impeccably preserved among Shanghai's four ancient water towns. Embark on a captivating half-day tour led by your knowledgeable local guide, as you venture into the heart of this enchanting town. Discover the charm of ancient bridges gracefully spanning lively streams, wander along tree-lined canals, and marvel at courtyard-style houses that narrate tales of a bygone era. Escape the bustling pace of the modern metropolis, surrender to the allure of Zhujiajiao, and relish the leisure, antiquity, and tranquility that define this quaint town.
Duration:6-8 hours
Attractions(Cities):Zhouzhuang Water Town: Twin Bridges, Old Drama Stage, Zhang House and Shen House, etc
Tour Style:Zhouzhuang water village is one of the most famous water townships in China. This private guided tour from Shanghai to Zhouzhuang will help you escape the bustle and mustle of life in Shanghai and see how old lifestyle has mantianed in this tranquil area. Accompanied by your knowledgeable guide, stoll amid the botanical beauty of Zhouzhuang's gardens, appreciated the well-presered ancient residential houses and enjoy the elegant watery views.
Duration:6-8 hours
Attractions(Cities):Xitang Water Town
Tour Style:Put language and transport worries aside on this private tour to enjoy the door-to-door service in a comfortable private vehicle by a courteous driver from your lovely Shanghai hotel to Xitang Water Town. This tour including the visit to the cobbled streets, old buildings, bridges arching over canals, rowing boats lingering on the river, and enjoy the locals singing folk songs, you'll truly understand the charm of Xitang ancient water town.
Duration:8 Hours
Attractions(Cities):Nanxun Water Town
Tour Style: If you're looking for the magic of ancient China, take a trip to Nanxun water town back in time from Shanghai on this private one day tour. Nanxun water town not only features its natural scenery, also its rich culture. Walk around Nanxun with your private tour guide to see the traditional old houses of ancient China and learn the local customs, which has not been affected by the modern way of life. The famous scenic spots in Nanxun include the little Lotus Garden (Xiao Lian Zhuang), Baijian Lou, and the former residence of Zhang Shiming, etc.
Duration:8 hours
Attractions(Cities):Wuzhen Ancient Water Town
Tour Style:Take a 1 day tour from Shanghai to the spectacular Wuzhen Water Town, leaving the navigation and transportation to someone else. Soak in the Wuzhen Water Town's Charming. Follow your private knowledgeable guide, admire the traditional architecture lining up along the river, flagstone lanes, ancient tiles and stone bridges. Take an authentic home-cooked meal at a riverside restaurant which is great chance to talk with the villagers and experience the real life in the water village.
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