HomeShanghaiDay toursShanghai Yu Garden + Shanghai City God Temple half-day tour: Traditional culture experience with optional Chinese tea tasting
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Shanghai Yu Garden + Shanghai City God Temple half-day tour: Traditional culture experience with optional Chinese tea tasting
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Four time slots available daily at 9:00 AM/11:00 AM/1:00 PM/3:00 PM, with same-day arrangements possible.
Small group tours for more interaction with guides; professional tour guide service to avoid superficial sightseeing; each guest gets a personal audio guide receiver for on-the-go commentary.
Explore a 400-year-old classical garden, glimpse the epitome of scholar life, and enjoy a touch of greenery amidst urban bustle. Recommended Shanghai delicacies: pan-fried buns, soup dumplings, and xiaolongbao.
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Guest User
Sun Sep 14 2025
5.0
Excellent
Our tour guide, Xiaoxiu, was fantastic. She's young and talented, highly recommended!
Our flight was delayed by an hour, and we were worried we wouldn't arrive at our destination on time. After contacting us in advance, she not only expressed her understanding but also thoughtfully reassured us and urged us to be safe. So thoughtful and touching!
The entire explanation was engaging and engaging, with interactive questions and discussions. Our family is quite unorganized, and there might be people who don't stay with the group. Haha, this beautiful tour guide would go find them, never abandoning them, hahahaha.
While researching the Yu Gardens stamp collection, we learned that the tour guide even went to the trouble of taking us back to the Cultural and Creative Center to redeem our stamps. She's an angel for stamp collectors!
Thank you so much to our tour guide for accompanying us. Our whole family was so happy!
Guest User
Mon Oct 06 2025
5.0
Excellent
Strolling through Shanghai's Yu Garden, you'll find the poetic charm of the Jiangnan region flowing between the green tiles and white walls, the rippling blue waters beneath the Nine-Curve Bridge, and the quaint buildings telling the story of four hundred years of prosperity and tranquility. Every corner is a landscape carved by time.
Guest User
Wed Aug 06 2025
5.0
Excellent
Mr. Xiaohou arrived at the north gate of Yuyuan in advance and waited, explained patiently and meticulously, and took the two of us to visit Yuyuan Garden, which increased a lot of knowledge. Also helped to take pictures and pointed out the place to eat in Chenghuang Temple. We are all very satisfied!
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Wed Oct 29 2025
5.0
Excellent
I liked my tour guide Skylar. She was so professional and friendly. It was very interesting trip with her
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Tue Oct 07 2025
5.0
Excellent
Jessssssieeee!!!! A huge thank you to Jessi for an incredible tour – it was the best we have ever had and likely ever will have!
As we were the only ones on the tour, we had the chance for a very personal and engaging conversation. Jessi was able to teach us everything we could possibly want to know about the Yu Garden.
She is very smart, kind, and a wonderful guide. We will miss her! ❤️ Tim&Julia
Product details
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:
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Eligibility
Adult: 18–59 years old
Child: 6–17 years old
Senior: Age 60+
Change & cancellation policies
No fees will be charged for cancellations requested before 07:00 on the day of date of use.
A fee of 50% will be charged for cancellations requested before 09:00 on the day of date of use.
A fee of 100% will be charged for cancellations requested before 23:59 on the day of date of use.
If a discount is applied, the cancellation fee will be calculated based on the original price before the discount and will not exceed the amount paid.
Partial refund is not available.
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