Private Tour: Chinese Hairy Crab Food Tour at Yangcheng Lake and Suzhou Sightseeing from Shanghai
Shanghai, China
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Looking for a tour to try the famous hairy crab? It's now the best time to give it a try. In addition, you will have a tour of Suzhou to Chongyuan Temple, Silk Museum and a Kun Opera tea house.
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Looking for a tour to try the famous hairy crab? It's now the best time to give it a try. In addition, you will have a tour of Suzhou to Chongyuan Temple, Silk Museum and a Kun Opera tea house.
Chinese hairy crab (Da Zha Xie) is a seasonal delicacy found in rivers and lakes of the Yangtze Delta region during autumn season. During this time the best quality Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs with their green shells, white bottoms, rich in fat and roe, are shipped to restaurants and is the best time for eating crabs in Shanghai.
This autumn, don’t miss out on your private tour to find the best tasting Yangchen hairy crab. You will not be going to traditional restaurants to have this delicacy; however, your exclusive tour will take you on a private yacht heeling over in the Yangcheng Lake. Then, your crab tasting meal will set in the fish man restaurant directly on this private boat in the middle of the lake.
Your amazing adventure won’t end at just this cultural food tour, you will also see the tallest and heaviest indoor Buddha figure in China located in the Yangcheng lake peninsula by the Chongyuan temple. Chongyuan temple, originally named Chongxuan temple and constructed about 1500 years ago by emperor Liangwudi.
Lastly you will travel to the old town of Suzhou. Only a 18 miles drive away from Yangcheng Lake, Suzhou is rich in culture, known for its historical wealth, and most famous for the Kun opera and Silk. For your last stop, you will visit a silk museum and the Kun opera tea house to try some tea.
Kun Opera is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from the Kunshan melody and dominated Chinese theater from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Since 2001, the Kun Opera is listed as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
This autumn, don’t miss out on your private tour to find the best tasting Yangchen hairy crab. You will not be going to traditional restaurants to have this delicacy; however, your exclusive tour will take you on a private yacht heeling over in the Yangcheng Lake. Then, your crab tasting meal will set in the fish man restaurant directly on this private boat in the middle of the lake.
Your amazing adventure won’t end at just this cultural food tour, you will also see the tallest and heaviest indoor Buddha figure in China located in the Yangcheng lake peninsula by the Chongyuan temple. Chongyuan temple, originally named Chongxuan temple and constructed about 1500 years ago by emperor Liangwudi.
Lastly you will travel to the old town of Suzhou. Only a 18 miles drive away from Yangcheng Lake, Suzhou is rich in culture, known for its historical wealth, and most famous for the Kun opera and Silk. For your last stop, you will visit a silk museum and the Kun opera tea house to try some tea.
Kun Opera is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from the Kunshan melody and dominated Chinese theater from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Since 2001, the Kun Opera is listed as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
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