Half Day Tour of the Bund and Shanghai Museum

Highlights / General details

The Shanghai Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art. The museum has a collection of over 120,000 pieces, including bronze, ceramics, calligraphy, furniture, jades, ancient coins, paintings, seals, sculptures, minority art and foreign art. The Shanghai Museum houses several items of national importance, including one of three extant specimens of a "transparent" bronze mirror from the Han Dynasty.

The Bund is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai international Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai. Building heights are restricted in this area. The Shanghai Bund has dozens of historical buildings, lining the Huangpu River, that once housed numerous banks and trading houses from the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Italy, Russia, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as the consulates of Russia and Britain, a newspaper, the Shanghai Club and the Masonic Club.

Inclusion

Private car/coach for transfers service and sightseeing program. Local English-speaking tour guide for transfer and sightseeing program. Entrance fees to scenic spots as indicated in the itinerary. Parking fee & toll fee wherever applicable.

Exclusion

Personal expenses such as drinks, optional activities, etc. Gratuities to the tour guide & driver.

Hours of operation

Available: Daily. Tour Departs: 9:00am or 1:00pm.

Duration

Approximately 4 hours.

Location Your private English-speaking guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel around 9am or 1pm.

Itinerary Take a half-day city tour to visit People's Square, Shanghai Museum, also known as the Museum of Ancient Chinese Art, was established in 1952, you will find more than 120,000 precious and rare works of art in 21 categories and the Bund, also called the Zhongshan Road, is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. End the tour and transfer you to the hotel. During today's tour, a Chinese cultural shop visit is organized.

Location

Your private English-speaking guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel around 9am or 1pm.

Itinerary Take a half-day city tour to visit People's Square, Shanghai Museum, also known as the Museum of Ancient Chinese Art, was established in 1952, you will find more than 120,000 precious and rare works of art in 21 categories and the Bund, also called the Zhongshan Road, is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. End the tour and transfer you to the hotel. During today's tour, a Chinese cultural shop visit is organized.

Policies Tour requires a minimum of 2 people to operate. Complete information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, will be included on your Confirmation Voucher.

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