Day 1: Huaihai Road, Chenghuang Temple, Xintiandi, dinner, Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, the Bund, JAZZ CLUB, Maoming Road Bar Street.
When the hotel check-in procedures, settle down, it should have been lunch time. Your first day's program should start around 2:00pm after lunch. You can call and make dinner reservations for the first and second day before the tour begins. On the first day, you can enjoy your dinner at 6:30pm at Sunkist in Xintiandi. On the second day, you can have dinner at Xujiahui "Shanghai Old Station" at 6:30pm.
The first stop after lunch is the famous shopping street, Huaihai Road. This short 20-minute tour of Huaihai Road will give you a taste of Shanghai's prosperity and elegance. But don't get carried away with your shopping, because you can only stay here for 40 minutes before you have to rush to the next stop, the City God Temple.
The City God Temple area is full of stores selling handicrafts. I suggest you "fine-tune" your visit to the Jiuqu Bridge and the nearby side streets, and try the famous Nanxiang xiao long bao (steamed dumplings). If you are particularly fond of old-fashioned Chinese gardening, you can also visit the Yu Garden. After an hour at City God Temple, it should be 5:00 p.m. It takes about 15 minutes to get to Xintiandi from here.
Xintiandi is a sprawling complex that recently opened its second phase. Here you can see the renovated old Shikumen houses, which are very characteristic of Shanghai, and it has a wonderful feeling of blending the East and the West. It is a bit like Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong. In the evening, it is filled with beautifully dressed men and women, bustling with activity. Jackie Chan and other Hong Kong stars opened the "Shanghai Dongmei" and many other famous stores are located here. The famous site of the First National Congress of the People's Republic of China is also located on Xingye Road. You can walk through the alleys here, and at 6:30pm, you will have dinner at Xinji Shi.
After dinner at around 8:00pm, take a cab to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street. At this time of the day, the Walking Street is beautifully lit up with neon lights. You can walk east along the pedestrian street to reach the Bund. Along the way, you will pass by the bustling Nanjing Road and the famous Peace Hotel.
It takes about 30 minutes to walk from the street to the Bund, and when you get there, you'll pass through a pedestrian tunnel to the beautiful Puxi Riverside Boulevard. Standing on the edge of the Huangpu River, you can enjoy the stunning night view of Pudong and Puxi. The Bund, known as the "Paris of the Orient", comes into view. 9:30pm or so, you can go back along the pedestrian tunnel you just walked through. Come to JAZZCLUB in Peace Hotel to enjoy jazz music. The cost per person is around 100 RMB. It is reported that the band playing here is the same age as this CLUB.
For the more energetic, head to Maoming Road Bar Street around 10:30pm for a taste of Shanghai's nightlife. But remember, don't get too tired tonight because you have to get up early tomorrow to go to Zhujiajiao.
Day 2: Zhujiajiao and Xujiahui.
Luxury buses to Zhujiajiao depart from Xujiahui 10,000 People's Stadium every 30 minutes from 7:30am to 11:00am daily. The bus ride takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes. On holidays or weekends it is more crowded, so we suggest you should arrive at the station as early as possible to buy your ticket and take the 8:30am shuttle bus departure. Adult package tickets (including round-trip ticket and tickets to various attractions) are 70 RMB, and children under 1 meter are free.
Take a cab from the Xujiahui 10,000-person stadium to Zhujiajiao, and discuss the fare with the driver, which in my experience should be at least 120 yuan.
Zhujiajiao is a little less famous than Zhouzhuang, and is basically the same, but it is quieter and less commercial than Zhouzhuang.
Zhujiajiao*** has nine attractions. I suggest you don't eat lunch in the restaurants there, there are a lot of small stores selling dumplings and tied meat. Why don't you have a cup of tea in the store and eat dumplings for lunch. I hope to visit all the attractions before 3:30pm and take the 4:00pm shuttle bus back to Shanghai.
Back to Xujiahui should be around 5:30pm. You're feeling a little tired, but this "Ironman" tour will continue.
The place where you get off the bus belongs to Xujiahui. You can take a casual tour of Xujiahui. Take a cab from the 10,000-strong stadium to Gateway Plaza, the commercial center of Xujiahui. The fare is about 12 yuan.
There are several large shopping malls in the Xujiahui business district. It's very beautiful at night when all the lights are on, but you should only stay here for 30 minutes.
Dinner will be at the very special "Shanghai Old Station" for Shanghainese food. If you want to eat on the train's dining card, be sure to make arrangements when you make your reservation.
After dinner, you'll start the night off right. A cab from the "Shanghai Old Station" to the Ruijin Hotel will cost you about 18 RMB. Here you will find Shanghai's famous Face Bar. Behind the Ruijin Hotel is the short bar street of South Maoming Road, which is as crowded on holidays and weekends as Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong.
The final event of the night is the PARK97 bar/DISCO in Fuxing Park, one of the most popular spots for beautiful women to hang out. On the eve of a holiday or on a weekend, there may even be a line out the door to get in. A drink here costs 40 to 60 yuan.
Day 3, Pearl of the Orient, Jinmao Tower, lunch, Duolun Road, end of trip.
Today you should check out of your hotel early in the morning, your trip will start at 10:00am. If your hotel is in Puxi and you take a cab to the Oriental Pearl Tower, you should take Yan'an Road over the river tunnel. The fare is about 28 RMB.
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Jinmao Tower are both in the Lujiazui Financial Center in Pudong. Instead of going up to the Pearl Tower, we recommend going to the 88th floor of the Jinmao Tower for a panoramic view of Shanghai. If the weather is bad, you don't need to go up because the top floor of the Jinmao Tower will be surrounded by clouds and you won't be able to see anything. Lunch was at Kai Hua Restaurant on the third floor of the Bank of China Tower next to the Pearl Tower. The entrance to this restaurant is hard to find and there is no big signage, but if you can find the entrance to the building, you will find this restaurant. The $5 Hong Kong-style dim sum is excellent, but you may have to wait for a table.
If you can finish your lunch before 2:00pm, you can move on to the next attraction, Duolun Road. Duolun Road is in Hongkou District. The cab fare should be less than 30 RMB. It is a famous cultural street with famous old movie bars and footprints of many famous literati. You can only stay here for about 40 minutes at most. Be sure to depart back to your hotel by 3:30pm to collect your luggage for the airport.