Travel: China - Shanghai

[fatmama75]

Dnls_mum:

fatmama75:

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Actually, with only 9 days to spare, I would pick 3 out of 4 destinations max. My pick would be Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou, leaving Nanjing for another trip.

Hi floppy,
I've made some plans for Shanghai alone so I'll stick to 2 days each at SZ and HZ. Moreover Scoot flies to NJ so I can always swing by to Shanghai again. :rahrah:

Gd idea not to do too much so that you can experience each place more thoroughly. Do consider a trip to Wuzhen from Hangzhou. It is a Watertown and very beautiful. The Xizha part of Wuzhen was where Bu bu jing xing was filmed. When we were there the posters of the serial was displayed to show the sites. Also consider watching Impression Westlake if you can. I love it :). A gd restaurant in Hangzhou is Green Tea restaurant at Long jing road.[/quote]Hi Dnls_mum
Oooh...I must visit Wuzhen then. I was hooked on bbjx some time back. Thanks so much.

[fatmama75]

Hi everyone


I tot I share with everyone that I just booked 2 nights at Suzhou Garden Hotel and another 2 nites at Orange Crystal Hotel.

I cant wait to check out all those attractions everyone has recommended/shared. :thankyou:

[Dnls_mum]

fatmama75:

Dnls_mum:

Gd idea not to do too much so that you can experience each place more thoroughly. Do consider a trip to Wuzhen from Hangzhou. It is a Watertown and very beautiful. The Xizha part of Wuzhen was where Bu bu jing xing was filmed. When we were there the posters of the serial was displayed to show the sites. Also consider watching Impression Westlake if you can. I love it :). A gd restaurant in Hangzhou is Green Tea restaurant at Long jing road.

Hi Dnls_mum
Oooh...I must visit Wuzhen then. I was hooked on bbjx some time back. Thanks so much.

The nicer part is Xizha (west side). Dongzha (east side) has lots of local tourist, more busy and crowded cos it is cheaper. Xizha entrance fee more ex but a more serene place and cleaner. Can visit both for the different experience. It is the street scenes that are filmed there. Not the palace scenes. I love BBJX too :). If you visit Wuzhen, then don't have to visit Zhouzhuang. They are similar.

[MMM]

Dnls_mum:

Do consider a trip to Wuzhen from Hangzhou. It is a Watertown and very beautiful. The Xizha part of Wuzhen was where Bu bu jing xing was filmed. When we were there the posters of the serial was displayed to show the sites. Also consider watching Impression Westlake if you can. I love it :). A gd restaurant in Hangzhou is Green Tea restaurant at Long jing road.

Yes, I also heard from colleagues wuzhen is a nice place.

BTW, for local tours, as we stayed near people's square, there are alot of agents there but poor memory me... cannot remember the name. There are 2 along the same stretch as raffles city. There will also be people distributing pamphlets on such tour. We observed that it's usually the same operator.

I think we paid around RMB138 to go to Zhou Zhuang. If you are keen to do more days and elsewhere, do visit the agency. They do have itinerary to other places within china. But be prepared to be in the same tour as locals from other parts of China. If you can speak the language, it's fine. It is not encouraged for non-mandarin speaker.

[yqyq]

went to 7 days Shanghai Jiangnan tour last Nov, cool but raining period..spoilt the mood.


We like the most Hangzhou West lake tour and the show, and the food nicer compare to Wuxi, Suzhou and Yiwu. Other than that, to me everywhere also serving the same dishes...all cover with oil and chilli :slapshead:

[Dnls_mum]

MMM:

Dnls_mum:

Do consider a trip to Wuzhen from Hangzhou. It is a Watertown and very beautiful. The Xizha part of Wuzhen was where Bu bu jing xing was filmed. When we were there the posters of the serial was displayed to show the sites. Also consider watching Impression Westlake if you can. I love it :). A gd restaurant in Hangzhou is Green Tea restaurant at Long jing road.

Yes, I also heard from colleagues wuzhen is a nice place.

BTW, for local tours, as we stayed near people's square, there are alot of agents there but poor memory me... cannot remember the name. There are 2 along the same stretch as raffles city. There will also be people distributing pamphlets on such tour. We observed that it's usually the same operator.

I think we paid around RMB138 to go to Zhou Zhuang. If you are keen to do more days and elsewhere, do visit the agency. They do have itinerary to other places within china. But be prepared to be in the same tour as locals from other parts of China. If you can speak the language, it's fine. It is not encouraged for non-mandarin speaker.

For Wuzhen, better to go on your own. Local Chinese tours are really not for us. They rush through places. Wuzhen Xizha has nice boutique hotels for those with time to stay a night. Advisable to visit dongzha in the morning, move to Xizha in the afternoon and stay till after dinner. The night scene at Xizha is beautiful. We took our own sweet time and even had foot massage at a classy spa.

[Dnls_mum]

yqyq:

went to 7 days Shanghai Jiangnan tour last Nov, cool but raining period..spoilt the mood.


We like the most Hangzhou West lake tour and the show, and the food nicer compare to Wuxi, Suzhou and Yiwu. Other than that, to me everywhere also serving the same dishes...all cover with oil and chilli :slapshead:

That's why I like the food at Green Tea restaurant in Hangzhou. The menu is not traditional china Chinese. The grill/BBQ dishes are great. Nice dessert too. Atmosphere and setting great as well.

[fatmama75]

Dnls_mum:

yqyq:

went to 7 days Shanghai Jiangnan tour last Nov, cool but raining period..spoilt the mood.


We like the most Hangzhou West lake tour and the show, and the food nicer compare to Wuxi, Suzhou and Yiwu. Other than that, to me everywhere also serving the same dishes...all cover with oil and chilli :slapshead:

That's why I like the food at Green Tea restaurant in Hangzhou. The menu is not traditional china Chinese. The grill/BBQ dishes are great. Nice dessert too. Atmosphere and setting great as well.

Thanks Dnls_Mum. Noted abt Green Tea Restaurant. Shall check it out

[fatmama75]

MMM:

Dnls_mum:

Do consider a trip to Wuzhen from Hangzhou. It is a Watertown and very beautiful. The Xizha part of Wuzhen was where Bu bu jing xing was filmed. When we were there the posters of the serial was displayed to show the sites. Also consider watching Impression Westlake if you can. I love it :). A gd restaurant in Hangzhou is Green Tea restaurant at Long jing road.

Yes, I also heard from colleagues wuzhen is a nice place.

BTW, for local tours, as we stayed near people's square, there are alot of agents there but poor memory me... cannot remember the name. There are 2 along the same stretch as raffles city. There will also be people distributing pamphlets on such tour. We observed that it's usually the same operator.

I think we paid around RMB138 to go to Zhou Zhuang. If you are keen to do more days and elsewhere, do visit the agency. They do have itinerary to other places within china. But be prepared to be in the same tour as locals from other parts of China. If you can speak the language, it's fine. It is not encouraged for non-mandarin speaker.

Hi MMM
After reading your comments, tgt with Dnls_Mum, I checked out Wuzhen and decided to book 1 night there. Wuzhen Guest House had gd reviews in TripAdvisor so I reserved a Suite C.

This is getting exciting. Thanks!

[fatmama75]

Any ideas where to buy longjin tea in Hangzhou? My gf wants me to help her buy but I am not sure which place to go to. I checked TripAdvisor and there’s a Hangzhou Longjinshan Tea Cultural Village. Is that the plc?


Are the longjin tea at ‘kill people set fire’ prices at this plc? Or it’s indeed the rt plc to buy authentic longjin tea?