Shanghai Plane-Tree Streets and Suzhou Gardens

Stay in the Hengfu Historic District to take your time exploring old villas, shikumen houses and museums, with a day by high-speed rail to the Suzhou gardens.

Based in the Hengfu Historic District, walk and take the metro to explore Wukang Road, Yuyuan Road, the Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden, Sinan Mansion and Tianzifang in separate areas at a leisurely pace. On day three, take the high-speed train to Suzhou to see the Humble Administrator's Garden, the Suzhou Museum and Pingjiang Road. On the last day, wrap up on the West Bund waterfront in Xuhui. No Disneyland or high-altitude observation decks are included; the itinerary suits visitors who enjoy neighborhoods and local life.

Spring and autumn are the most pleasant times to explore the plane-tree streets. The plum rain season and midsummer are muggy, so plan more indoor activities.

Day by day

Day 1 · Strolling Wukang Road and Yuyuan Road

Shanghai（Soong Ching-ling's Former Residence、Wukang Road / Hengfu Historic Area、Yuyuan Road、Jing'an Temple）

Take Metro Line 10 from Hongqiao Railway Station about 30 minutes to Jiaotong University station, then walk the whole way, reaching Jing'an Temple in the evening.

The Former Residence of Soong Ching-ling is closed on Mondays.

Stay: Hengshan-Fuxing Historic District (Former French Concession)

Day 2 · People's Square Museums to the Bund

Shanghai（Shanghai Museum、Yu Garden & City God Temple、The Bund、Huangpu River Cruise）

Take the metro to People's Square for the museums. Walk or take the metro to Yuyuan Garden, then walk north along the Bund. In the evening, board a sightseeing boat at Shiliupu Pier.

The Shanghai Museum requires advance real-name booking.

Stay: Hengshan-Fuxing Historic District (Former French Concession)

Day 3 · Suzhou Gardens Day Trip by High-Speed Rail

Suzhou（Humble Administrator's Garden、Suzhou Museum、Pingjiang Road）

Take a high-speed train from Hongqiao Railway Station or Shanghai Railway Station, about 30 minutes to Suzhou Railway Station. Visit the gardens by metro or on foot, and return by high-speed train in the evening.

The Suzhou Museum requires reservations and is closed on Mondays. Buy Humble Administrator's Garden tickets online in advance.

Stay: Hengshan-Fuxing Historic District (Former French Concession)

Day 4 · Shikumen Lanes and Sinan Mansion

Shanghai（Tianzifang、Sinan Mansions、Memorial of the First National Congress of the CPC、Xintiandi）

Walk all day from Tianzifang via Sinan Mansion to the Xintiandi area, a distance of about 3 km.

The Memorial Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China requires reservations and is closed on Mondays.

Stay: Hengshan-Fuxing Historic District (Former French Concession)

Day 5 · West Bund and Longhua Temple

Shanghai（Longhua Temple、West Bund）

Take the metro to Longhua station to see Longhua Temple first, then walk to the West Bund riverside. Then take the metro about 40 minutes to Hongqiao Railway Station.

Most art museums on the West Bund are closed on Mondays.

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