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Near Shanghai

Travel places near Shanghai, such as Shengsi, Nanjing, Suzhou, Lin An, An Ji, Huizhou, and Huang Shan. Most of tour can be completed within 1 or two days. If you are already in Shanghai, I'd like to suggest you to take a look.

Articles in Near Shanghai

Third Day in Nanyuan Hot Spring Jan 18, 2008
Still in the offsite in Nanyuan Hot Spring, Ninghai, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. Photo by Jian Shuo Wang Photo by Jian Shuo Wang Photo by Jian Shuo Wang Photo by Jian Shuo Wang Photo by Jian Shuo Wang Photo...
I am in Ninghai in Ningbo Jan 18, 2008
I am in a company offsite meeting in Ninghai, Ningbo City. It is about 5 hour's bus ride from Shanghai. The Nanyuan Hot-Spring Resort is very nice - it reminds me of another similar resort: Chaminade in Santa Cruz. The...
Snowing Huangshan Jan 14, 2008
Wendy got back from her trip to Huangshan. She went there with her team in a team building event. It snows heavily in Huangshan, and she was very cold there. The good thing is, she took back some great photos...
Humble Adminstrator Garden in Suzhou Dec 6, 2007
This is maybe the third time I visit the Humble Administrator Garden. This time, I am with the fellows of Young Leaders Forum. We also have the wonderful (temporary) guide June Mei. She was well know by her interrupting work...
Suzhou Museum by I.M. Pei Dec 6, 2007
I visited the Suzhou Museum on Dec 3. The museum is designed by I.M. Pei, and we had the honor to attend a behind the scene tour conducted by Bobbie Pei. Bobbie was so kind to talk about the design...
Zhouzhuang, Tongli or Zhujiajiao Aug 22, 2007
Ling asked:Hi Jianshuo, It's me again. Wow, your replies are pretty prompt! Thanks! I did some research on the various nearby attractions, and got myself even more confused now. I just found out that there are also 乌镇 (Wuzhen) and...
Trip Plan Case Study - Shanghai - Hangzhou May 31, 2007
This is a case study of a typical trip, along with my suggestions. (The questions were edited a little bit - just some editorial changes). I read your blog. It's very interesting, especially because I'll visit Shanghai in next 10...
Nice Hotel in Tongli Apr 12, 2007
I didn't write about it. Wendy and I went to Tongli for a night during Saturday - arrive at late night, and stayed in a very nice small hotel there, and left early in the morning (at 8:30 AM, we...
Peach Flower in Nanhui District Apr 2, 2007
Share some pictures I took during the weekend in Nanhui 南汇. Direction: Drive along A20 toward Pudong Airport, and turn to A2. Exit at Hunan Highway and turn left....
Jiading is Not As Far as I Thought Mar 20, 2007
Jiading 嘉定 is a district of Shanghai, but far from the downtown Shanghai. I haven't been there before I attended the wedding ceremony for my friend. The express way from Shanghai Downtown to Jiading is the first express way in...
Dishuihu (Dishui Lake) Pictures Sep 13, 2006
Shanghai is a city without high mountains. Sheshan is maybe the only hill Shanghai has. Shanghai has a river - Huangpu River, but Huangpu is not that interesting - you cannot sail or swim in it. Shanghai is near sea,...
Shengsi Island Pictures Apr 19, 2006
Here are Shengsi Island Pictures on flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jianshuo/tags/shengsi/ Here are some hightlights: Volleyball on the Beach Lunch in village. Kijiji logo on sand Sea Near the sea: Road on island: P.S. This post was posted on April 28. Changed date...
Back from Shengsi Apr 18, 2006
Back from Shengsi Island. The island is about 1 hour fast boat to the Little Yangshan Harbor. For the first time, I go through the East Sea Birdget - a bridge of 30 KM long. It is not common to...
Hello from Nanjing Mar 16, 2006
I am in Nanjing now. I am still at the excitement of the Maglev's extension to Hangzhou, and imagine how lives in both city will change if the 30 minute connection line is built. Now I am in Nanjing, the...
Back from Ji'An Trip Oct 23, 2005
Just back from camping in the mountains of Ji'An in Zhejiang Province with Kijiji team, media and community members. Here are some pictures I took during the trip. See what happened on the date of 2005-10-23. Obviously, we only have...
Zhuo Zheng Yuan of Suzhou Feb 11, 2005
Suzhou is famous for its gardens. This is the second time we visit a garden in Suzhou. We planned to visit some places none of us had visited, but finally, we chose the Zhuo Zheng Yuan or the Hamble Administrator's...
Drive to the City of Suzhou Feb 11, 2005
If you have two or three days in Shanghai, I'd suggest you to pay a visit to Suzhou. Although a visit to Suzhou is not as rewarding as a visit to Hangzhou (personally, I love Hangzhou better), it is very...
Bamboo at Mt. Tian Mu, Lin An Oct 31, 2004
Drove 550 km (round trip) from Shanghai to Lin An near Hangzhou (45km away) and visied the Mt. West Tian Mu. I took some pictures of the bamboo wood there. © Jian Shuo Wang © Jian Shuo Wang © Jian...
Group Drive to Yang Cheng Lake Jul 10, 2004
I drove my car to Yang Cheng lake today with my friends. We have four cars today. The Yang Chen Lake is the darker lake on the top to the characters Suzhou in the map below. First Time on Highway...
Drove to Songjiang University City Oct 25, 2003
Songjiang I heard about the University city in Songjiang. Driving along the Caobao Rd., Husong Rd, I get there after one and half hour - actually, it should only take 50 minutes, but the terrible traffic jam at the Zhongchun...
Travel Tips to Hui Zhou Oct 8, 2003
People are interested in my photos and travel experience in Hui Zhou. JL wrote to ask for the details of the trip (transportation, accommodation, main attractions ect.). Well. Not surprisingly, I am willing to share with you about the trip....
Returned from Huizhou (Huang Shan) Trip Oct 7, 2003
We finally returned to Shanghai today after the four day trip to Hui Zhou. We planned to go to Huang Shan (the Yellow Mountain) but changed our route to visit the villages near Huang Shan instead. The places I visited...
Going to Huang Shan Oct 2, 2003
In the next few days, maybe four days, I will leave for Huang Shan - or the Yellow Mountain in Anhui Province in China. We have been there serveral years ago, but it was raining and frogy....
Interested in Degree Confluence Project Aug 6, 2003
Today, I found very interesting stuff - the Degree Confluence Project via this thread (Chinese) of Digiblog.org The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take...
Tongli - Beauty at Night Jul 2, 2003
The most impressive spot on my journey from Shanghai to Taihu is the small town of Tongli 同里. The accient town, Tongli, may seems quite boring at day time if you have visited lots of similiar town like Zhouzhuang, Luzhi........