Day 1 Shanghai → Wangshan → Tongli Ancient Town → Shanghai
11:45
We will gather at the designated location to sign in from 11:45 to 12:00 and depart on time at 12:00
For the July batch, due to traffic management on Kaixuan Road, the original gathering point has been changed to a new gathering point: near Exit 7 of Yishan Road Subway Station (Line 3/4/9), Xuhui District, Shanghai. The gathering time remains unchanged.
1:30 PM
We arrived at Wangshan, a blessed place that combines mountain vegetation, agricultural ecology, rural villages, and historical sites. We began our hike today at the Xishuangling Scenic Area, entering a bamboo forest and climbing the steps.
Then we followed the gently sloping road all the way to the top of Wangshan Mountain, where we could see a corner of Taihu Lake.
Around 3:30 PM, we took a break at the highest point of Wangshan Mountain, overlooking a corner of Taihu Lake. We then slowly descended the mountain along the cement road to the azure waters of the Jiulong Xishui Waterfall Scenic Area, a place truly worthy of being called the Little Jiuzhaigou of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai.
5:00 PM
Upon arrival, we gathered and boarded the bus to head to Tongli Ancient Town (approximately 0.5 hours by car)
Around 5:30 PM, we arrived at Tongli Ancient Town, known as the "Venice of the East." With a history spanning over 1,300 years, Tongli is one of Suzhou's eight ancient towns and one of the six famous towns of Jiangnan. Its unique architecture, characterized by whitewashed walls and green tiles, stilt houses, and canal-lined lanes, creates a picturesque water town scene characterized by "one river on both sides, surrounded by four waterways." For those weary of the journey, we can indulge in some authentic Suzhou cuisine this afternoon (tourist groups are welcome to share meals).
Around 19:00, the moon is a guest on earth, playing in the night. "Night show", "night entertainment", "night tour", "night market", "night photography", "night shopping", "night food" and "night stay" are eight wonderful activities of Tongli Night for everyone to enjoy on this summer night. The Sanqiao Street, Ming and Qing Street and Tuisi Garden are not to be missed.
8:00 PM
The night tour ends and we gather back to Shanghai
We arrived in Shanghai around 21:30 and everyone was reluctant to leave, feeling like they had not had enough!
