Wukang Road Exploration - Shanghai - With Ratings

Wukang Road Exploration - Shanghai

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Tour Information

Key Details

  • Hotel pickup Available
  • Free Cancellation
  • Duration: 2 Hrs
  • Languages:
    English, Chinese

Overview

If you are an architecture or history and culture buff, this one is for you. This walking tour takes you down the legendary Wukang Road which is lined with historical buildings and charming houses - each individual structure having an interesting story behind it.  

Highlights

  • Walking tour of architecture, history and culture
  • Each house and its detail show interesting stories and colorful history
  • Visit Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling and Normandie Apartment designed by a famous Hungarian architect Hudec

Know More about this tour

Join us for a walking tour of architecture, history and culture. In 1897, an American, Route Ferguson, also known as the English teacher of Nanyang Public School, built the road to make it easier for his colleagues and students to get to school. The road was named Ferguson Road, and then renamed "Wukang Road" in the 1930s. It is only 1.17 km long, each house and its detail show interesting stories and colorful history. Many political leaders, elites, merchants and celebrities once lived. There are Huangxing apartment, a revolutionary who co-founded the Republic of China together with Sun Yatsen. Former residence of Tang Shaoyi, apartment of Chen Guofu and Chen Lifu, the two brothers have significant influence in the Kuomintang government and formed a political faction known as the CC Clique. Apartment of Mo Shangqing who was nicknamed the ‘silk king’ and the former residence of Bajin, a master in Chinese literature. We will also visit Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling and Normandie Apartment designed by a famous Hungarian architect Hudec.

 

Inclusions

  • All tickets admission to all sites listed.

Hotel Pick-Up

  • At checkout we'll ask you to provide your hotel information. Once your booking is confirmed, we'll send you a confirmation voucher with full contact information (phone number, email address, etc.) for our local operator in case you need to update or change your hotel pick-up details.
  • In case you have not booked your hotel, Don't Worry ! Once your hotel arrangements are finalized, you can contact our local operator directly with your hotel details.

Cancellation Policy

  • If you cancel between 0 days To 4 days before scheduled tour departure, the cancellation charge will be 100%
  • If you cancel between 4 days To 180 days before scheduled tour departure, the cancellation charge will be 0%
  • Please note that in case of No show, the cancellation charge will be 100% of the listed tour fare.
  • Please note tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.