Muslim Special Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou 5 Days Tour

Place & Transport: Arrive in Shanghai
Today's Activities: Pick up at the airport, then transfer to the hotel
Meals: Muslim dinner

Detailed Itinerary:
Upon arrival at the airport, our guide will greet you at Shanghai airport and transfer to Suzhou (1.5hours). Suzhou is the city with over 2,500 years of history and regarded by Marco Polo as the "Venice of the Orient". Suzhou is also known as the Silk Capital of the World.

Place & Transport: Suzhou-Hangzhou by private coach
Today's Activities: The garden of the master of nets, Cruise on the Grand Canal, Outside view of Panmen City Gate, Silk Factory
Meals: Hotel Breakfast, Muslim lunch and dinner

Detailed Itinerary:
The garden of the master of nets which is one of the smallest gardens in Suzhou. Being the most exquisite and the best-preserved garden in all old residential gardens in Suzhou, The most striking feature of Garden of the Master of the Nets is its use of space. Small as its size is, the scale of the building is large, but nothing appears cramped.

Cuise on the Grand Canal which was constructed in the Sui Dynasty (AD581-AD618) as a waterway to ship the produce of Southeast China to the capital of Beijing.

Then we will outside view the Panmen City Gate and the Silk Factory where we will learn the ancient art of making Chinese silk products by hand.

After visit, transfer to Hangzhou.

Place & Transport: Suzhou-Shanghai
Today's Activities: The garden of the master of nets, Cruise on the Grand Canal, Outside view of Panmen City Gate, Silk Factory
Meals: Hotel Breakfast, Muslim lunch and dinner

Detailed Itinerary:
Su Causeway: built in the fifth year of Yuanyou Period in the Northern Song Dynasty (1090) and has evolved since then. At that time, Su Shi (Dongpo), a poet known as the prefect in Hangzhou Prefecture, had the West Lake dredged, and built the Su Causeway by dredged silt. To commemorate Su Dongpo's achievements in controlling the West Lake, it is named as "Su Causeway". Since the Southern Song Dynasty, Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway has ranked the top among the "Ten Views of the West Lake". Built above horizontal waves, the long Causeway links the South Mountain and the North Mountain, adding a charming landscape for the West Lake.

West Lake: With an average depth of just five feet the lake comprises five distinct sections. The largest part is known as the Outer Lake and it is bounded by the North Inner Lake, Yuehu Lake, West Inner Lake and Lesser South Lake. Held in the embrace of hilly peaks on three sides, this water wonderland has been an attraction for centuries and it is small wonder that it was a favourite imperial retreat. The lake and its environs have all the elements of a traditional Chinese garden but on a grand scale.

Phoenix Mosque: one of the four greatest mosques in the coastal area of Southeast China. Hangzhou Phoenix Mosque is also called Zhenjiao Mosque. Hangzhou Phoenix Mosque was built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and was ruined in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). In 1281, Hangzhou Phoenix Mosque was reconstructed again on its original site. Hangzhou Phoenix Mosque was repaired and expanded during the period from 1451 to 1493 in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the current complex of the Phoenix Mosque was formed.
 

Place & Transport: Suzhou-Shanghai by private coach
Today's Activities: Yuyuan Garden, Chenghuangmiao Market, Pearl Shop, Xintiandi, Xiaotaoyuan Mosque, the Bund and Nanjing Road
Meals: Hotel Breakfast, Muslim lunch and dinner

Detailed Itinerary:
Yuyuan Garden: Located at a very busy marketplace in a complex of traditional-style buildings, backing onto Yu Gardens, you can find everything there from popular local snacks and food, crafts, antiques and souvenirs to Starbucks, teahouses and some great restaurants. There is a small (reconstructed) Temple (Chenghuang: Temple of the City Gods) in there as well.

Chenghuangmiao Market: located in Shanghai's old town surrounded by ancient buildings with traditional Chinese architecture. The complex consists of sightseeing and shopping areas. It is known as a "paradise for tourists" to get handicrafts, small commodities and to try the Shanghai local snacks. The shopping area has expanded from its former 18,000 square meters to 80,000 square meters. The shops here used to be known in the past as "a kingdom of small commodities”. Now the market also sells large and medium commodities and it is specially known in Shanghai for the complete collection of tourist souvenirs with local feature. The newly erected buildings are featured of "antique exterior but modern interior” harmonizing with the original scenic sights and offsetting each other.

Xintiandi: Located in the center of Shanghai City south of Huaihai Zhong Lu, Shanghai Xin Tian Di has become an urban tourist attraction that holds the historical and cultural legacies of the city. Shanghai Xin Tian Di is a fashionable pedestrian street composed of Shikumen and modern architecture style.

Xiaotaoyuan Mosque: The mosque features the Islamic architectural style in West Asia. Inside the gate there is a rectangular courtyard. On the west side of the hall stands the great worship hall of 500 square meters, which can hold 200 worshipers. The main hall has two storeys. In its center there is a vault dome, with the Wangyue Pavilion on the top. A three-storeyed hall building stands on the eastern side of the courtyard, and there is a library and a reading room on the second and the third floor respectively, and a sermon room on the first floor. There are the Imam's room, reception rooms, and bathrooms on the southern side of the courtyard.

The Bund: Once the home of the foreign traders and major banks, the embankment has taken on a new vitality; lovely old European-style buildings mix with futuristic developments, chic restaurants, top end shops and bars offer plenty to see and do – and by night it's magic!

Nanjing Road: China's premier shopping street, 3.4-mile-long Nanjing Road, starts at the Bund in the east and ends in the west at the junction of Jing'an Temple and Yan'an West Street. Today Nanjing Road is a must-see metropolitan destination attracting thousands of fashion-seeking shoppers from all over the world.
 

Place & Transport: Depart Shanghai, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Shanghai)
Meals: Hotel Breakfast

Detailed Itinerary:
After you enjoy breakfast at hotel, free and easy until transfer you to airport. Tour ends.