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Humble Administrator's Garden, Shanghai

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Shanghai

4 sights within 85 km of Shanghai. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.

4 sightsShanghaiWithin 85 kmUSD 305 per person, 2 travelers

At a Glance

Quick Facts

City
Shanghai
Sights
4 UNESCO World Heritage sights
Range
72 to 84 km from the centre
Closest
Retreat and Reflection Garden
Farthest
Lingering Garden
Length
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Price

Price of This Private Tour

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.

Estimated price per person for UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Shanghai, by number of travelers
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Why These Sights

UNESCO World Heritage Sites Within Reach of Shanghai

4 UNESCO World Heritage sights lie within 85 km of central Shanghai, from Retreat and Reflection Garden at 72 km to Lingering Garden at 84 km. They are: Retreat and Reflection Garden, Master of the Nets Garden, Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden.

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

Map of the Sights

The gold marker is central Shanghai. Numbers run from the closest sight to the farthest.

Sight by Sight

The 4 Sights

50 to 150 km from Shanghai

Retreat and Reflection Garden, Heritage Site
1
Heritage Site

Retreat and Reflection Garden (退思园)

72 km from central Shanghai, straight line

The only UNESCO garden inside a Jiangnan water town, a 140-year-old "water-hugging" garden where every building seems to float on the pond, built by a banished official who never got to enjoy his retirement.

Master of the Nets Garden, Heritage Site
2
Heritage Site

Master of the Nets Garden (网师园)

80 km from central Shanghai, straight line

A tiny 8-mu garden considered the "perfection of small gardens", the model for the Ming Dynasty courtyard in New York's Metropolitan Museum, with evening Kunqu opera performances.

Humble Administrator's Garden, UNESCO Site
3
UNESCO Site

Humble Administrator's Garden (拙政园)

81 km from central Shanghai, straight line

Begun in 1509, and by convention listed first among the four great classical gardens of China. Seventy-eight mu of garden wrap around water. Borrowed scenery works here by counting a view outside the wall as part of the garden.

Lingering Garden, Heritage Site
4
Heritage Site

Lingering Garden (留园)

84 km from central Shanghai, straight line

A textbook case of Chinese garden space design: a narrow dark corridor opens into a bright courtyard, and a 6.5-meter Song Dynasty lake stone survived the emperor's ill-fated rock-collecting fleet.

Distances

Distance From Central Shanghai

#SightTypeStraight line
1Retreat and Reflection GardenHeritage Site72 km
2Master of the Nets GardenHeritage Site80 km
3Humble Administrator's GardenUNESCO Site81 km
4Lingering GardenHeritage Site84 km

Straight-line distances from the centre of Shanghai. Road and rail distances are longer.

Independent Travel

Visiting These Sights Independently

Arranging these 4 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

Turn This Into a Private, Custom Tour

This route is a starting point: 1 day and 4 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.

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Questions

FAQ

How many UNESCO World Heritage sights are near Shanghai?

This page lists 4, all within 85 km of central Shanghai in a straight line.

Which sight is closest to Shanghai?

Retreat and Reflection Garden, at 72 km from the centre in a straight line.

How far is Lingering Garden from Shanghai?

84 km in a straight line. The road distance is longer.

How many days do I need?

It depends on which sights you combine. Your private itinerary sets the number of days, the order and the pace with you.

Who is this route not a good fit for?

Anyone who wants a full day at one place. The route moves between 4 stops, so the visit at each is shorter.

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This route is in Shanghai. The province page lists its city guides, themes, museums and other routes.

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