PreeChina · Sight Guide
5 sights within 172 km of Shanghai. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.
At a Glance
Price
Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.
| Travelers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day trip | USD 305 | USD 220 | USD 185 | USD 175 | USD 160 | USD 155 | USD 145 | USD 135 |
Premium hotels and first-class rail raise the price: the selectors on Private Tours show by how much. The final price is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
Why These Sights
5 temple and sacred site sights lie within 172 km of central Shanghai, from Langshan Scenic Area at 98 km to Lingyin Temple at 171 km. They are: Langshan Scenic Area, Chong'an Temple, Lingshan Grand Buddha, Mount Putuo, Lingyin Temple.
This page lists the sights and how far each one sits from the city centre. It does not set a length for the trip: your private itinerary decides which sights to combine, the order and the number of days.
The Shanghai city guide covers the city itself.
Map
The gold marker is central Shanghai. Numbers run from the closest sight to the farthest.
Sight by Sight
98 km from central Shanghai, straight line
One of the eight lesser Buddhist mountains. Guangjiao Temple stands on a lone peak by the river.
118 km from central Shanghai, straight line
The temple site is now a commercial street in the old city.
133 km from central Shanghai, straight line
An 88-metre bronze standing Shakyamuni, completed in 1997. The Buddhist Palace of Lingshan stands beside it.
162 km from central Shanghai, straight line
One of the four sacred Buddhist mountains and the seat of Guanyin. Puji, Fayu and Huiji temples and the Guanyin statue of the South Sea stand here.
171 km from central Shanghai, straight line
A 1,700-year-old temple in a forested valley. The monk Ji Gong, whom folk memory keeps alive, lived here, and the site holds 340 ancient stone carvings including China's earliest laughing Buddha.
Distances
| # | Sight | Type | Straight line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langshan Scenic Area | Buddhist Site | 98 km |
| 2 | Chong'an Temple | Buddhist Temple | 118 km |
| 3 | Lingshan Grand Buddha | Buddhist Site | 133 km |
| 4 | Mount Putuo | Sacred Mountain | 162 km |
| 5 | Lingyin Temple | Heritage Site | 171 km |
Straight-line distances from the centre of Shanghai. Road and rail distances are longer.
Independent Travel
Arranging these 5 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.
Custom Tour
This route is a starting point: 1 day and 5 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.
Questions
This page lists 5, all within 172 km of central Shanghai in a straight line.
Langshan Scenic Area, at 98 km from the centre in a straight line.
171 km in a straight line. The road distance is longer.
It depends on which sights you combine. Your private itinerary sets the number of days, the order and the pace with you.
Anyone who wants a full day at one place. The route moves between 5 stops, so the visit at each is shorter.
Explore More
This route is in Shanghai. The province page lists its city guides, themes, museums and other routes.
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Tell us when you arrive in Shanghai, who is travelling and how much time you have. We build the route around your group.
