9 days · slow travel, second visit
Jiangnan Water Towns 9-Day Route
Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing on short rail legs. Gardens, canals and tea country with very little transfer pain.
Route logic
Built for real travel, not fantasy maps
This public skeleton shows city order and risk logic. Paid packs add hotel zones, rail timing, ticket windows, food routes and offline cards.
Shanghai
Arrival, Bund, French Concession, food route · Return leg and departure
Suzhou
Classical gardens, Pingjiang Road, silk museum
Hangzhou
West Lake, Longjing tea villages, Lingyin
Nanjing
City wall, Confucius Temple, republican history sites
Skeleton
Day blocks and risk controls
| Days | Base | Plan | Risk to avoid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Shanghai | Arrival, Bund, French Concession, food route | Keep the first evening low effort |
| 3-4 | Suzhou | Classical gardens, Pingjiang Road, silk museum | Gardens are crowded midday; go early |
| 5-6 | Hangzhou | West Lake, Longjing tea villages, Lingyin | Rain changes lake visibility completely |
| 7-8 | Nanjing | City wall, Confucius Temple, republican history sites | Summer heat here is genuinely severe |
| 9 | Shanghai | Return leg and departure | Leave a full buffer for the final rail hop |
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