Tour Overview
This 8-hour compact city exploration tour is tailor-made for foreign newcomers in Shanghai. It blends classic sightseeing with hands-on local transport practice. You will wander City God Temple and Tianzifang, ride metro, shared bikes and Huangpu River ferry, and pick up practical daily living skills to settle into Shanghai quickly.
Highlights
Detailed Itinerary
Meet at People's Square Metro Station Exit 1, Shanghai's downtown transport hub. Start with a practical learning sharing session. Your English guide will introduce essential Chinese mobile apps: WeChat, Alibaba services, local taxi-hailing software and metro payment system. Learn how to use mobile QR code to enter metro stations, operate shared bicycles, and get familiar with basic functions of these tools before field practice.

Stroll through the City God Temple area, the well-preserved ancient old town of Shanghai. Admire classic Chinese ancient architecture, browse craft shops and taste traditional local snacks. Feel the old Shanghai folk culture in this bustling historic quarter, and practice mobile payment with your newly learned app skills.

Walk to Tianzifang, a charming Shikumen community with crisscross narrow alleys. Discover art galleries, boutique stores and cozy cafes hidden in old Shanghai stone-gate houses, experiencing the mix of tradition and trendy urban culture. Enjoy authentic Shanghai-style lunch at a local restaurant within this area. It is also a good chance to practice mobile payment and chat with your guide about daily dining customs in the city.

Take the public Huangpu River ferry, a budget local transport across the river. Enjoy spectacular views of the Bund and Lujiazui skyline. Put what you learned into practice, completing the whole procedure of ticket purchase, boarding and route selection.

Practice unlocking, riding and parking shared bicycles along the Pudong Huangpu River waterfront. The guide will explain traffic rules, safe riding routes and parking requirements. During the relaxed riverside ride, listen to practical expat living tips, including shopping, neighborhood selection and simple useful phrases for daily communication.

Ride to the Expo Zone. The tour finishes at China Art Museum Metro Station. Review all transport skills and sightseeing highlights, answer your questions and wrap up this city exploration tour at this landmark Expo site.
