group details: Optional private tour or join-in tour (up to 15 people per group).
Service includes: An experienced professional guide will accompany you throughout the entire tour.
Audio guide: includes headphones, with one receiver provided per person.
Guided tour duration: 1 hr at Yu Garden and 30 min at Shanghai City God Temple.
Guided route: Meet at the North Gate entrance on Fuyou Road > Ticket check > Explore Yu Garden > Visit Shanghai City God Temple > Tea house > Free shopping and dining.
Services available in Chinese, English, Cantonese, Japanese, French, Spanish, or Russian.
Free for children aged 6 and under. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
A classic Jiangnan-style Chinese garden with over 400 years of history, featuring elegant landscapes with hills and water features.
The Yuan Dynasty iron lions, older than Yu Garden, always appear in pairs as lion sculptures.
The Zigzag Bridge and Mid-Lake Pavilion are the centerpieces of Yu Garden and Shanghai City God Temple, where ancient and modern elements meet and converse. Here you'll find classic Taoist motifs—the Twelve Flower Deities. Oh, and no, they're not the sculpted goddesses in the photo below! If you're curious, take a stroll across the zigzag bridge, look down, and you'll discover China's twelve floral deities representing each month of the year!
If you're interested in Chinese Gongfu tea, here are our recommended teahouses:
Here you'll find excellent outdoor seating with views overlooking the massive artificial rockery in Yu Garden, which took 20 years to create.
After settling your tea bill, if you'd like to take home some Chinese-style cultural souvenirs, pick up a souvenir, or sample local delicacies, be sure to explore the tourist area thoroughly:
