Shanghai Pujiang River Night Tour

For dinner, we will head to a local restaurant to sample some of the Shanghai cuisine. The dishes of Shanghai are known for their fresh, clear, mellow, sweet, spicy, and subtle tastes, and is quite different from Sichuan or other regional styles. (1 hr)

Following dinner, you’ll go on an evening cruise of the Huangpu River, Shanghai’s central river that divides the city into two parts. It i s one of the best ways to see both old and new Shanghai. From the deck of your riverboat watch the buildings of the Bund slip past, and the glittering cityscapes of east and west. City lights at night provide a glorious technicolor spectacle, with Puxi and the Bund in the east and the glittering high rises of Pudong in the west. (1 hr)

Following the cruise we will take a walk down Nanjing Road, Shanghai’s premier shopping street. Open-air bars, abstract sculptures, and lingering sounds from street musicians enhance evening strolls. A trackless sightseeing train provides a comfortable tour of the night-transformed pedestrian street. Flashing neon signs illuminate the magnificent buildings and spangle the night skyline, giving you the impression of a Tokyo or New York. (30 min)

From Nanjing Road we’ll come to the People’s Square. Once known as the gambling house and a racecourse honored as the "No.1 racecourse in Far East", the People's Square is now a political, commercial and cultural center of Shanghai downtown area. The square is hoe to many of the city’s cultural attractions, such as the Shanghai Museum, the Shanghai Grand Theater, and the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. (30)

We’ll cap off your night with a walk through Xintaindi. Xintiandi is a trendy cultural and entertainment center built with a combination of Shikumen and the modern architecture. The Shikumen building was created by converting residential blocks into a multifunctional dining, retail and entertainment center with many restaurants, boutiques, cafes and bars of international standard. Xintiandi is one of the busiest urban tourist attractions and imbued with the city's historical and cultural legacies. (30 min)