Shanghai East of Guilin is the city that was once a playground for adventurers, socialites and opium traders – Shanghai.

Like a set piece from the film Blade Runner, Shanghai features eye-popping architecture and super-sized freeways. Uniquely fusing modern Shanghai with the Shanghai of old and the cultures of east and west; Shanghai nestles temples, street markets and classical Chinese gardens between glass and steel structures and the enduring British architectural sweep of the famous riverside Bund.

Referred to as the "Paris of the East" for its glamour and tree-lined streets, it is the largest and richest city in China and a shopper’s paradise. Shop on Nanjing Road, stroll through the serenely beautiful Chinese Yuyuan Gardens – built in the Ming Dynasty more than 400 years ago, take tea in the Chinese tradition and view the Jade Buddha Temple, home to two precious jade Buddha statues.