Arrive at Zhouzhuang (80km away from Shanghai or 30km away from Suzhou), there you will pay a visit to the Ancient Memorial Archway, Quanfu Temple, the Hall of Shen's Residence and the Twin Bridge. Drive back to Suzhou or Shanghai afterwards.

Zhouzhuang: meaning “Zhou's village"，named after Zhou Digong in Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD) who donated more than 13-hectare of his land as the field for Quanfu Temple. Famed as “No.1 water village in China", with 900-year-old history, Zhouzhuang is an ancient town featuring great cultural traditions and unique architecture surrounded by water with many tributaries, stone bridges and old residences left from Ming and Qing Dynasties, where you can have a glimpse of particular charisma of Jiangnan(meaning south of Yangtze River).

Ancient Memorial Archway: an archway made of stone and standing upright at the junction of the old and the new town, it is the symbol of Zhouzhuang.

Quanfu Temple: standing on the bank of the Baixian Lake, built in 1086 AD in Song Dynasty on the land donated by Zhou Digong, it is a good combination of Buddhist culture with architectural arts.

Hall of Shen's Residence: consisting of seven courtyards and five archways, it is the top of the residences with the unique local style of Jiangnan (meaning south of Yangtze River).

Twin Bridge: indicating two bridges -- the Shide Bridge and the Yong'an Bridges which was built between 1513 and 1619 AD and connect with each other, one bridge is in the direction of north-south, the other east-west with one square and one round opening, because they look like an ancient key, it is also known as key bridge.

In the morning, drive to Tongli (18km away from Suzhou), there you will pay a visit to the Garden of Seclusion and Meditations, Pearl Pagoda, Triple Bridge, Ming and Qing Dynasty Street. Drive back to Suzhou or Shanghai afterwards.

Tongli: a beautiful water town with over 1,000 years old, it has been called Tongli since Song Dynasty because the initial one Futu(meaning Rich Land) sounded too luxury. Having abundant waterways and bridges, notable literators and mansions with spacious halls and extensive gardens, Tongli is praised as "Oriental Venice", "Natural Photo Studio" and "Ming and Qing Dynasty Architecture Museum." 

Pay a visit to the Zhujiajiao old town (50km away from Shanghai). At Zhujiajiao, walking through Fangsheng Bridge, Beida Street, Xi's Residence etc, it seems that you walk back to the old days. After the tour in Zhujiajiao, either go to Suzhou or Shanghai. 

Zhujiajiao old town: a well-preserved and fan-shaped old town with hundreds of years of history around the shore of vast Dingshan Lake, one of the largest commercial centers on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911AD), where you can see thousands of buildings in Ming and Qing style standing along the river, 36 old stone bridges connecting nine streets in the old town to form a unique and beautiful waterscapes.

Fangsheng Bridge: fangsheng means freeing captive animals, the bridge looks like a rainbow over the peaceful, flowing river.

Beida Street: 1 kilometer long, with over 400-year-old history, it is the best preserved street of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Shanghai area, where there are lots of old shops and old residences.

Xi's Residence: built by a celebrity in Ming Dynasty, it is the typical residence in Ming style, its exquisitely carved bricks and window frames are simple yet elegant with pretty high artistic value.