China 101 Tour (Ren Min level)

Day 12

Start the day at Jade Temple (the biggest and oldest in Shanghai).

    

Drive to the Yu Garden, for a lunch and a short tour.  This visit has two purposes, it is not just a terrific series of classical buildings and ponds but it also it the best souvenir shopping center in Shanghai.

    

Take a walk down the nearby DongTai Lu, many blocks of street-side stalls selling real (and fake) antiquities and oddities, the most interesting market in Shanghai.

Visit the Shanghai museum, and walk around People’s Square.  This is perhaps the most “modern” museum displaying ancient artifacts.  Well-displayed and labeled exhibits, this is not “just another museum.”

    

Enjoy a nighttime walk around XinTianDi.  Although this shopping area has become a magnet for tourists, it is still a wonderfully renovated series of classical Shanghai architecture.  Shops, restaurants, and bars can all be enjoyed, or simply view and appreciate this brick building style.

Enjoy a nice dinner at one of the best Cantonese restaurants in Shanghai.

 

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