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Private Tour of Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre, Yu Garden and Fuxing Park

7–8 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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Private Tour of Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre, Yu Garden and Fuxing Park

About this activity

This tour provides a great opportunity to explore must-see attractions and local communities. With a private guide, we will learn about culture and history of Shanghai, admire the city’s skyscrapers and experience the original Shanghai atmosphere. The itinerary includes Former French Concession, Fuxing Park, Sun Yat-sen's Former Residence, Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre, Yuyuan Old Street, Yu Garden, South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market, Nanjing Road and the Bund.

1. Get in touch with the everyday people and experience local lifestyle in Fuxing Park

2. Admire classical Chinese architecture, exquisite sculptures and carvings at Yu Garden

3. Wander in the Bund to see the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles and modern skyscrapers

4. Enjoy a traditional Chinese dim sum - Xiaolongbao for lunch

5. Make the most of limited time with convenient hotel pickup and drop-off

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At a glance

Duration
7–8 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–15
Guide
German, Chinese, Japanese, English, French, Spanish
Operated by
MoreFunAsia

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–17 years) · Adults (18–75 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Knowledgeable tour guide
  • Included: Private transportation
  • Included: Bottled water
  • Included: All Fees and Taxes
  • Included: Chinese Dim-sum Lunch
  • Included: Entrance fee of the indicated attractions

Itinerary

  1. Fuxing Park

    30 min

    Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel at 09:00 a.m.. Then, we will transfer to Fuxing Park and start the highlight tour.

    Fuxing Park, also called Gujiazhai Park. It is a unique park in Shanghai that maintains the French classic style, which is characterized by plaids and patterns. Now stays popular both for senior's exercises in the morning. We will experience the colorful life of retirees.

  2. Shanghai Museum of Sun Yat-sen's Former Residence

    30 min Admission included

    The Former Residence of Sun Yat-sen is a two-storey European-style building. Sun Yat-sen, also named Sun Wen, is the great forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution, the founder of the Republic of China and the respected contributor to Chinese modern history.

  3. Sinan Mansions

    45 min

    A Nice Leisure and Entertainment Place.

    Sinan Road is a famous French-style road in Former French Concession Shanghai. There are about twenty garden houses on both sides of the street that are representative of almost all the residential styles of Shanghai in the early 20th century. There are boutique hotels, apartment hotels and enterprise mansions. Moreover, there are a variety of restaurants, bars, coffee houses, tea houses, as well as a large number of clubs, convention centers, showrooms, cultural salons, designer shops and recreational parks. Stroll down this clean and romantic one-way street and enjoy the shade of the plane trees on both sides of the road. You can feel the peace in the middle of the crowded Shanghai.

    Then, we will transfer to Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre and appreciate original propaganda posters from the 1940s to 1990s.

  4. Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre

    30 min Admission included

    This is a private museum dedicated to collecting and displaying posters. It contains over 6,000 collections of original propaganda posters from the 1940s to 1990s. It covers chairman Mao’s time and shows the political movements that were taking place during the New China era. It was founded by Mr. Yang Pei Ming who started collecting the posters as a hobby in 1995.

    Then, we will walk along Yuyuan Old Street and visit Yu Garden.

  5. Yuyuan Old Street

    30 min

    Shanghai Old Street, historically called Miaoqian Dajie, is an old business street that has a combination of tourist attractions, shops, entertainment and cultural exhibits. It owes its special social attractions and rich commercial background to the fact that the earliest bank, gold shop, jeweler's store, wine shop and tea house of the city were all to be found here. Visiting the old alleys of Shanghai is a great way to discover the traditional culture of this city and experience the real life of the Shanghainese.

    We can walk to the Zigzag Nine Bend Bridge. Chinese people believe that the number nine symbolizes auspiciousness. Walking across the Bridge is said to bring people good luck. The Bridge leads to Mid-Lake Pavilion Teahouse, which is the oldest teahouse in Shanghai.

  6. Yu Garden

    one hour Admission included

    Yu Garden was a private garden of the Pan family in the Ming Dynasty. It was the largest and most prestigious of its era in Shanghai after it was completed.

    Yu Garden is small in size, but it contains all elements that a classical Chinese garden should have. The pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters all have unique characteristics. The exquisite layout, beautiful scenery, and the artistic style of the garden architecture have made the garden one of the highlights of Shanghai.

    You can walk to the Zigzag Nine Bend Bridge. Chinese people believe that the number nine symbolizes auspiciousness. Walking across the Bridge is said to bring people good luck. The Bridge leads to Mid-Lake Pavilion Teahouse, which is the oldest teahouse in Shanghai.

    After lunch, we will visit the famous Shanghai "Fabric Market" - South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market.

    Then, we will enjoy a traditional Chinese dim sum - Xiaolongbao for lunch.

    After lunch, we will visit the famous Shanghai "Fabric Market" - South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market.

  7. South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market

    one hour

    The famous Shanghai "Fabric Market" is home to hundreds of tailors and seamstresses, and is the city's prime destination for bespoke clothing garments. Most people who come to Shanghai will recommend the South Bund Spinning Material Market as a must-visit place. There you can choose a variety of fabrics and then work with a tailor to customise the clothes you want.

    Once you enter the market, you can see almost all the shops are using several languages to write their billboards as 80% of the customers are foreigners. “Tailor” is the most prominent feature, not only satisfying Chinese and foreigner's requirement for tailored fit clothes, but also bringing them unique clothing characteristics.

    Then, we will stroll around Nanjing Road and explore surrounding communities and the thinnest building.

  8. Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road)

    one hour

    Nanjing Road is considered to be the 'No. 1 commercial street in China', which has been a landmark for this city for a long time. Along its 5.5 kilometers, you will find over 600 shops that on average are visited by some 1.7 million people each day. Here, you can purchase everything wanted, spanning from special and cheap souvenirs to the luxurious world famous brands. You can also visit the surrounding neighborhoods and the thinnest building.

    The thinnest in Ningbo Road is known as Paper Building(纸片楼).

    The building was once reported by British Daily Mail, stated as perhaps the world's flattest and thinnest building. Standing diagonally in the front of the the building, it just looks like a piece of paper. The old house had four floors, not all that thin; it takes the shape of triangular polygon. This novel and strange building still has a large number of residents.

    Then, we will transfer to the Bund and admire the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles along the Bund.

  9. The Bund

    30 min

    The Bund is a famous waterfront on the west bank of Huangpu River and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai. Here, the charm of Shanghai as a bustling metropolis combining the century-old history and flourishing future is fully presented, making the Bund Shanghai a must-see attraction. We will see the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles at the Bund. Such as Peace Hotel(Heping Fandian), Shanghai Customs House and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. We will appreciate skyscrapers across the Huangpu River.

  10. The Bund City Sculptures

    Passing by

    We will see the Bund City Sculptures, Monument to the People's Heroes, Huangpu Park and Waibaidu Bridge.

    Afterwards, enjoy comfortable transfer back to your hotel. Wrap your memories and say good-bye in your hotel.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

End point

Pickup points

  • Jinjiang Inn Shanghai Qingfang Market Caoan Road
  • Aishang Boutique Hotel Shanghai Changning Road
  • Guoguang Hotel
  • Dongfangge International Apartment
  • Hengtian Fashion Hotel
  • Everbright Exhibition Center Grand Hotel
  • DingJu Family Apartment (Binjiang Garden)
  • Chateau Star River Pudong Shanghai
  • GreenTree Inn Shanghai Zhongshan Hutai Business Hotel
  • Express Habitat Apartment Hotel Shanghai Shengtiandi
  • Grand Mercure Shanghai Hongqiao
  • Fuxin Hotel

and 1,707 more pickup points

We pick up from hotels centrally located in Shanghai.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Service animals allowed

  • Specialized infant seats are available

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Private Tour of Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre, Yu Garden and Fuxing Park

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