Shanghai Tower

Shanghai Tower is a super high-rise landmark skyscraper. The Shanghai Tower has a project area of 433,954 square meters and the main building has 118 floors, with a total height of 632 meters and a structural height of 580 meters. Among them, “the top of the world” is the functional experience zone, with the city show viewing platform, entertainment, VIP small bar, catering, sightseeing meetings and other functions.

Official telephone number of the Shanghai Tower: 021-20656999

Time visiting for reference: 1-3 hours

How to go to the Shanghai Tower:

Tunnel: 1 minute from Yan’an East Road Tunnel and 2 minutes from XinJian Road Tunnel

Bus: take the No.938, No.961, No.995 bus, or tunnel No.3t line, tunnel night snack line, Shanghai South line

Subway: 5 minutes’ walk from Lujiazui Station on Line 2, 9 minutes’ walk from Shangcheng Road Station on Line 9

Airport: 44 km from Pudong International Airport and 26 km from Hongqiao International Airport

Railway station: 10 kilometers away from Shanghai Railway Station, 18 kilometers away from Shanghai South Railway Station, 26 kilometers away from Hongqiao Railway Station

Tickets:

Adult ticket: 180 RMB; tickets for student or senior citizen over 60: 120 RMB (from Monday to Friday during January 1st to December 31st)

Half ticket: children between 1 and 1.4 meters

Free of charge: children under 1 meter

Opening hours:

09:00-21:00 (from Monday to Friday during January 1st to December 31st)

Tips:

It is open to the 118th floor from Monday to Friday and is open to the 118th and 119th floors from Saturday to Sunday.

Recommended sightseeing time: 17:00-21:00 (day view + night view).

After you are in the Shanghai Tower, it will give you a new look. Taking the fastest elevator in China and the world, you will reach the 118-story sightseeing hall, which is known as the “Shanghai’s top”. The panoramic transparent glass allows you to see the beauty of the area.

Mogao Caves

Mogao Caves is also known as the Thousand Buddha Cave, and the scenic area consists of the Mogao Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center and the Mogao Grottoes. It has a large number of murals, grottoes, cultural relics, etc. It is a world-famous Buddhist art destination.

Mogao Cave is the preferred place to play in Dunhuang, when you make a trip there, first of all, you need watch the movie in the exhibition center to understand the history of Buddhism in Dunhuang for thousands of years, then take a shuttle bus to see the vast and rich grotto and mural art.

Inside the cave, there are Buddha statues, flying heavens, music, fairies, etc. There are of sittings statues which are up to nine stories in height and small bodhisattvas of more than ten centimeters. They are numerous and varied in shape and can be explained one by one during your trip there.

Now under the three-dangerous mountain opposite the Mogao Grottoes, some of the original large caves have been copied, making your trip there more colorful in the Mogao Grottoes.

Official telephone number of Mogao Caves: 0937-882500;0937-8869060

Visiting time for reference: one day

How to go to the Mogao Caves:

You can take a taxi directly in the city, or take the No. 12 bus to the Mogao Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center in front of the Silk Road Yiyuan Hotel.

Ticket:

Mogao Grottoes Tour Ticket: 200 RMB; Foreign Language Tickets: 220 RMB (from Monday to Sunday during May 1st – October 31st)

Mogao Grottoes Tour Ticket: 100 RMB; Foreign Language Tickets: 120 RMB (from Monday to Sunday during November 1st – April 30th of the following year)

Tips:

The digital display center ticket is 50 yuan.

Foreign language tickets include the 20-yuan foreign language explanation fee.

Opening hours:

08:00-18:00 (from Monday to Sunday during May 1st – October 31st)

09:00-17:30 (from Monday to Sunday during November 1st – April 30th of the following year)

Dali Ancient Town

The time of the ancient town is always lazy and idle. Probably when God arrives here, the pointer of the clock has been slowed down by the God. The Dali Ancient Town is simple and quiet, and there is a clear stream of water in the city. Every family raises flowers and trees. A lot of visitors like to see the ancient town, like to know something that the old town has experienced in the past, like its folk customs, and like its unique flavor and food. Each ancient town has its own characteristics, or history, or humanities, or landscapes.

The Dali Ancient Town is a city that you can dream when smelling the wind! As soon as you arrive in Dali, you will be drunk in Dali and could not leave. In August, there are more than a million tourists in Yunnan, but the ancient town of Dali is quiet like a girl. No matter it is in the sky, under the Cangshan Mountain, or next to the sea, here, the sky and the white clouds are so close, the sun and the air are very transparent, as if your world is filled with the taste of a rose, so crazy! I am sure that you will like Dali, so that as long as a friend asks you about the trip to Yunnan, you will recommend Dali, and repeatedly emphasize the need to live in the ancient city for a few more days, to completely slow down the pace, really feel how happy it is to play with time.

What color can you use to allow visitors who are roaming in the ancient town of Dali to integrate into the picture and jump out of the picture? The literary and small fresh plaid series is perfect, and the totem batik will be over-exaggerated; the daily life dress will give people the visual fatigue of “have visited this place”. So, you can choose Komori’s long skirt, retro shoes, and then make a few small flower buds to successfully play the Golden Flower of the Bai nationality.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

At the 38th World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha, Qatar, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda being one of the “Silk Road: Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network” jointly sponsored by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, was successfully listed on the World Heritage List.

When you travel to the Great Ci’en Temple, in fact, is to see the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Like the Bell Tower, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is also a landmark in Xi’an. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is one of the few existing Tang Dynasty buildings and the largest existing Tang Dynasty brick tower. From the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, you can see the shadow of the development of the tower in China: from the initial Indian stagnation style, to the localization of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and with some brick towers that block the shadows of the slopes, and then to the wooden towers that were completely Chinese.

In addition to the entrance ticket to the gate, boarding the Big Wild Goose Pagoda will also line up for security check-in and ticket purchase, and the rest will be full of respect for the Tang culture. The stairs are a bit steep, but it seems that every scene above is changing. A group of tourists climb the pagoda and feel the magic of the Chinese culture to them. They really worship from the heart, and even record the feelings and cultural knowledge in their notebooks every step of the way.

During your trip to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, it will be better for you to hire the tour guide, after listening to the introduction, you will know more about its history, and for the explanations in the pagoda, maybe because they are all learning Buddha, the articulation is very clear and logical, the speech is not bad, the listening is very comfortable. If you notice, you will find that there are inscriptions from the Ming and Qing dynasties on the walls.

Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon

From the urban area to the Grand Canyon, it’s good to go to the bus station to take bus, which costs ten yuan a person, and the journey takes 45 minutes. You can buy the tickets for the Grand Canyon in advance, and when you get down in the bus, you can go straight. Under the mountain, after a long slope, there is a free passenger bus going up the mountain. Every half an hour, there will be one bus. There is place for you to store your bags near the passenger bus, because the backpack is not allowed to be brought into the glass bridge, so you can store it under the mountains in advance. Don’t store it on the mountain, otherwise you have to take the shuttle bus to get it, which is very troublesome. Then you can go to the Grand Canyon to line up and prepare to walk the glass bridge. But if you run into the foggy weather, you can’t see the scenery under the bridge, and you will not be afraid at all.

The Grand Canyon of Zhangjiajie can be said that the Grand Canyon is the most interesting attraction in the trip, which features steep descending steps, interesting mountain slides, three thousand miles of deep canyons, and a section of water ferry. Compared to Shili Gallery, you will think the Grand Canyon should enjoy this reputation. In the mountain slide, the staff will send a set of protective gear and gloves to each person. The slide is quite long, and the speed of the road slides down, then you may scream loudly, which is really a super interesting experience.

The waterfalls in the Grand Canyon can be seen everywhere, and you can see all the way. The vegetation in the canyon is lush, the air is fresh, it is cool and comfortable, and the stream of water is filled with mist. It is like coming to the paradise, which makes people feel enjoyable. The interesting part of the scenic spot is actually a section of walking in the canyon. It is very beautiful. The glass bridge is worthwhile for the trip.

Zhujiajiao Water Town

Zhujiajiao is commonly known as “Jiaoli”, it is the oldest town in the south of the Yangtze River in Shanghai. It is one of the four historical and cultural towns in Shanghai. The small bridge in the town is full of water, showing the epitome of Jiangnan water town. The most famous release bridge is the largest five-hole arch bridge in Shanghai. There are many specialty snack bars in North Street. The famous Apo Zongzi, the ancient town dumplings, the sauce trotters, and all kinds of exquisite cakes can be eaten here.

Official telephone number of Zhujiajiao Water Town: 021-59240077

Time visiting for reference: 1 day

Ticket: free of charge

Opening hours: 08:30-16:30 all day (internal attractions)

How to go to the Zhujiajiao Water Town:

Take bus from People’s Square by Huzhu Expressway, Zhuxu Line, Shangzhu Line, Qinglan Line, Qingfeng Line, Qingshang Line, Qingshi Line, Qingshang Line, Qingxiao Line, Qingzheng Line, Qingjin Line, Songzhu Dedicated lines, Huzhu special line, Shanghai business line, Zhujiajiao NO.1, Zhujiajiao NO.2, Zhujiajiao NO.3 and other buses to get off at Zhujiajiao Bus Station, and turn right along Xiangxing Road to Xinfeng Road.

Now the metro line 17 is open, so it is very convenient to take public transportation. There is still a distance from the subway. It is better to transfer to a bus if you have transportation card.

Tips:

The folk customs tour includes the Humanities Art Museum, the Daqing Post Office, the Class Plantation, the Tongtian and the drug number, and does not include the boat ticket.

Xinshui Town ancient tour includes Shanghai Quanhua Watercolor Art Museum, Yuanjin Temple, Shanghai Handicraft Exhibition Hall, Chenghuang Temple, Daqing Post Office, Tongtian and Medicine No., Humanities Art Museum, Class Plantation, without the boat ticket.

If you have never been to the ancient water town before, the Zhujiajiao Water Town is your ideal choice to learn more about the custom while enjoying the ancient town charm there.

Longji Rice Terraces

The antique buildings at the entrance of the Longji terraced fields reflect the vitality of the mountain. The large green image is a splash of ink on the rice paper. If you feel tired, you can take the cable car up the mountain and enjoy the scenery along the way. The feeling of joining the green hills and green shadows is amazing.

Looking out into the distance from the foot of the mountain, the little cable car hangs on the thin line and slowly moves back and forth, like a naughty elf who is free to shuttle through the jungle.

Along the way, you can view the clear stream, which will make you excited, and you couldn’t help but squat and take a bite of the cool stream water. It will wipe off the tiredness of the mountain climbing.

After the rain, the sky is still gray, the mist hangs over the distant peaks, and the large-scale green terraces are progressively shaped to reflect the beauty of the mountains, which makes the Longji Rice Terraces more magnificent and spectacular.

For the green terraces at the foot, the majestic green waves of the mountains and the seas are straightforward. The breeze is coming, and the fragrance of the sweet-scented osmanthus in the wind is floating in the wind. It seems that the reputation of “the crown of the world of terraces” is really well-deserved.
When you enter the ticket office of Longji Town, you will start to buy the tickets of 100 yuan for the scenic spot. From the ticket office of the scenic spot to the cableway, you need to purchase 40-yuan ticket for the scenic traffic car. It is about 50 minutes’ drive to the cable car station. Longji Rice Terraces for people who like photography or travel will be very familiar. However, there is no guiding signs for the Longji terraced scenic spot. The terraces are really spectacular and beautiful! And there will be different scenery all year round, it is worth a visit!

Huangguoshu Waterfall

Guizhou Province is located in the southeastern part of southwestern China, adjacent to Hunan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan and Chongqing. The provincial capital is Guiyang. The landforms of Guizhou Province are mostly mountainous. It is the only province in the China that does not have plain support. Guizhou features quaint and picturesque scenery, and it is one of the most typical areas of karst landform development in the world, with the most colorful karst landscape. Famous scenic spots include Huangguoshu Waterfall, Chishui Danxia, Zhijin Cave, Hongfeng Lake Scenic Area, Fanjing Mountain, Zunyi Meeting Site, etc.

The Huangguoshu Waterfall river flows from the cliffs of more than 70 meters high to the rhinoceros pool, causing a loud bang, such as thousands of people drumming, ten-thousand horses running, creating a magnificent scene.

The tour team’s route is generally from steep slope pond to Tianxing Bridge to Great Falls, after eating lunch at the Star Bridge, they will go to the Great Falls, so in the morning, there will be the most visitors in the Star Bridge, and in the afternoon, there will be the most people in the Huangguoshu waterfall. In order to avoid the peak of the crowd during the peak season, it is necessary to travel at a different itinerary. You can go to the Stars Bridge at 16:00 pm, when there will be few people there, do not go out with the tour group when going to Gao Laozhuang. Then for the following itinerary, the Star Cave, the Silver Chain Falls Waterfall, and the water stone forest are the most essential.

The Great Falls We entered at 6 o’clock in the morning, and there were almost no ones. When If you can get up earlier, you can enter into the Huangguoshu Waterfall scenic spot at around 6 o’clock in the morning, when there are really not so many people there so that you can enjoy the charm of the scenery quietly. And you can return to the hotel to sleep again when it is 8:00 in the morning, which is the time that there are crowded people entering the scenic spot.

Tiananmen Square

Beijing, especially the Tiananmen Square, is very strict in terms of security check. First of all, the ID card must be carried with you. Secondly, don’t bring large luggage, because everything has to go through the security check machine, so the more luggage, the more trouble. You may need to pass several security checkpoints and pass several underground passages before arrive at the Tiananmen Square. Although it is just a flag drop, you will feel that it is already crowded. It is completely foreseeable how terrible the crowds will be when it is the flag-raising ceremony.

If you would like to see the flag-raising, you should go early so that you can see it. Otherwise, you should bring a selfie stick, because if you are behind, nothing can be seen. Even it is the flag-dropping ceremony, you will feel it very shocking. And you will feel that in the world is really only the People’s Liberation Army can do this, and they are really handsome. This kind of shock really needs to be felt on the spot.

There will be a lot of people to see the flag-dropping ceremony. When you arrive at the square, don’t forget to find a position and wait to see the flag. Compared to Beihai Park, the children are very interested in seeing the flag, and they are very excited. After the flag-dropping ceremony is over, you can go back to the hotel and rest, if the next day you still want to look at the flag-raising ceremony. Have a rest at about 21:00 in the evening, and set the alarm clock at three o’clock in the morning. Get up at 3:00 o’clock on time, immediately go to Tiananmen Square to see the flag-raising ceremony.

Many people have been there at Jinshui Bridge. Just immediately go to the waiting point on the east side of the square from the underground passage on the east side of Tiananmen Square. After four o’clock, you can smoothly enter the square and stand in the first row of the flagpole south side. Then you can see the spectacular Tiananmen flag raising.

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is an ideal place for family tour, especially when you are going to have a travel with your kids, you are highly recommended to take your children to play with the pandas in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding during the summer holiday, which will be an unforgettable memory for them.

Here are some guides for you to go to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding:

Method 1: In the Chengdu scenic area direct bus WeChat public number, you can buy the bus tickets + scenic spot tickets package, which is about 80 Yuan or so. The full price for the scenic spot ticket is 58 Yuan, and the bus fare is 20 Yuan. The direct bus will start at the Chunxi Road, pick up the tourists around the Jinli area, and then go to the panda base, with about 50 minutes journey. Since there is no half-price package for the package on the public number, those who can enjoy half-price tickets are not recommended to choose this package.

Method 2: In order to avoid detours and the situation of being unable to enjoy half-price tickets, you can go there directly. In fact, the traffic has been very convenient. You can take the subway from Chunxi Road to the Panda Avenue subway station. There is bus to the gate of the Panda Base at the exit, and it costs 2 Yuan/person. Note that it is bus opened by the government, and it is affixed with a red panda image. After getting off the bus, you can walk to the gate of the Panda Base in 3 minutes. The journey takes about 30 minutes and costs 8 Yuan. For tickets, you can buy 29 Yuan tickets in the public number which is mentioned in Method 1.

TIPS: If you live near Chunxi Road, Jinli and other attractions, it takes nearly two hours to get to the Giant Panda Base, so it is really recommended to get up early and get off early and arrive in the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding earlier.