The Magic City · 魔都
Shanghai 上海
Art-deco boulevards, a skyline from the future and the best soup dumplings on earth.
- Ideal stay
- 2–4 days
- Best time
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- Getting there
- International gateway
Destinations
Destinations in East China
Shanghai and the Jiangnan heartland — Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi and Nanjing — all within a short bullet-train ride.
Paradise on Earth · 西湖
Hangzhou 杭州
West Lake, Longjing tea terraces and temples hidden in the hills.
- Ideal stay
- 2–3 days
- Best time
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- Getting there
- 45–60 min by train from Shanghai
Venice of the East · 人间天堂
Suzhou 苏州
UNESCO-listed gardens, silk workshops and canal lanes just 30 minutes from Shanghai.
- Ideal stay
- 1–2 days
- Best time
- Mar–May, Oct–Nov
- Getting there
- 30 min by train from Shanghai
Pearl of Taihu Lake · 太湖明珠
Wuxi 无锡
Taihu Lake, a living Three Kingdoms film set and the home of purple-clay teapots.
- Ideal stay
- 1 day
- Best time
- Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov
- Getting there
- 30–45 min by train from Shanghai
Ancient Capital · 六朝古都
Nanjing 南京
Six dynasties of history, the world's longest city wall and a river of lanterns.
- Ideal stay
- 1–2 days
- Best time
- Apr–May, Oct–Nov
- Getting there
- 1–1.5 h by train from Shanghai
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