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water as possible. Hire a bike to cycle round the lakeside and along its cause-
ways or seek divine inspiration at
Lingyin Temple
and
Jingci Temple
. Pop
down to
Qinghefang Old Street
for some entertaining street stalls.
HANGZHOU SUZHOU
Two hours
or
Two hours
Suzhou (
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Start at the excellent
Suzhou Museum
before quietly exploring Suzhou's gar-
dens, including the
Garden of the Master of the Nets
and the
Humble Ad-
ministrator's Garden.
Suzhou's fascinating crop of temples includes the
North Temple Pagoda
and the
West Garden Temple
. Further historical
charm can be explored on
evening boat tours
in the outer canal.
SUZHOU SHANGHAI
30 minutes
or
90 minutes
Shanghai (
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Shanghai's most grandiose sight is the
Bund
, which faces skyscraper-encrus-
ted Lujiazui in
Pudong
over the Huangpu River. You'll want to stroll along East
Nanjing Road all the way to
People's Square
and the standout
Shanghai Mu-
seum
. The
French Concession
is the place for boutique shopping, dining,
drinking and slow ambling past European architecture along leafy side streets,
as well as the
shikumen
(stone-gate) architecture of
Xintiandi
and
Tianzifang
. Save Pudong until last and visit the observation decks of the
Shanghai
World Financial Center
for evening views of Shanghai before dinner and
drinks on the
Bund
.
