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Harris Gu Private tour guide in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou - China

Harris Gu

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Hi there, Welcome to Shanghai, China!

Having worked in top-class hotels and travel service company with awards, Harris is simply the right guy to be with in your Shanghai tour. Knowing the city from various sides, I am committed to making tour experience exceed your expectation.

Aside from regular tour that covers all the popular tourist's spots, I am specially focused on bringing you off-the-beaten-road perspectives by organizing featured activities, which involve you in a close touch with local residents. Programs include practising Taichi, learning cooking, learning calligraphy, watching attired opera, viewing tea ceremony, watching acrobatics, with more to come...

I am also concentrated on hotel booking around China. Either you need recommendation of high-end hotels, or you are looking for cost-effective deals for accomodation in cities around China, just let me be at your service :-)

Explore Shanghai, Enjoy China ! ---- :-))

*** YOUR INQUIRY WILL BE ANWSERED AS PROMPTLY AS IN 24 HOURS

Recent reviews of this tour guide:

5 stars Allen L.

Unfortunately, due to severe winds, our ship was unable to dock in Shanghai, therefore we did not take the tour with Harris.

Tour guide services/sample itinerary:

*TWO-DAY TOUR - DAY1

- the Bund

- Yuyuan Garden, Bazaar & City God Temple

- Xintiandi

- Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street

- Observatory Deck of World Financial Center Tower or Oriental Pearl TV Tower

- take a cruise to see the Bund and Pudong at night

*TWO-DAY TOUR - DAY2

- City Planning Exhibition Center

- Longhua Buddhist Temple

- Tianzifang

- Fuxing Park (in French Concession)

- Acrobatic Show

*THREE-DAY TOUR - DAY1 & 2

Please refer to the TWO-DAY REGULAR above

*THREE-DAY TOUR - DAY3

- Hangzhou (45-mins by high-speed train) or Suzhou + Zhouzhuang (or Tongli) Water Town (private car/van needed)

**CULTURE & ART & LIFESTYLE EXPLORER'S COLLECTION

- Shanghai Museum

- Propoganda Poster Art Center

- Shanghai Art Museum

- M50 Creative Park

- Dongtai Road Curiosity & Antique Market

- Flower & Pet Market

**SHOPPING GOER'S COLLECTION

- Yatai Xinyang Fashion & Gift Market (@ Science&Technology Museum Stop of Metro Line 2)

- Hancity Fashion & Accessories Plaza

- Hongqiao New World Pearl Market

- South Bund Fabric Market (specialized in tailor-making)

**EPICURE'S COLLECTION

- Shanghai Classical Restaurant (Shanghai food & dim sum)

- Lv Bo Lang Restaurant (Shanghai food & dim sum)

- De Xing Guan Restaurant (Shanghai noodle, dim sum & dishes)

- Fuchun Xiaolong Tavern (Shanghai home-style dim sum, noodle & dishes)

- Baguo Buyi Restaurant (Sichuan spicy food; Face-changing performance)

- Lost Heaven (Yunnan-style food)

- Bi Feng Tang Restaurant Chain (dim sum, noodle, dessert and dishes)

**MINOR'S COLLECTION

- Madame Tussaud's

- Science & Technology Museum

- Ocean Aquarium

- Sightseeing Tunnel

- Shanghai Zoo

***FEATURED ACTIVITIES

- Practise Taichi

- Learn Shanghai cooking

- Learn calligraphy

- View tea ceremony

Transportation by tour guide:

* Public Transport (advised as Shanghai is a walkable city with well-knitted metro system)

* Private Car (3 pax below)

* Private Van (4 pax above)

Tour guide interests:

* Sports

* Reading

* Travel

* Cultural matters

Reviews of this tour – by clients who booked!

5 stars Allen L. 06 Apr 2013

Unfortunately, due to severe winds, our ship was unable to dock in Shanghai, therefore we did not take the tour with Harris.

5 stars Kenneth C. 29 Mar 2013

Highly recommended. We organised a tour for 10 from Diamond Princess cruise ship whilst berthed in Shanghai on 29th March 2013. We had a wonderful day with Harris Gu as our passionate, knowledgeable and friendly guide with excellent English capabilities. He planned an exciting 7 hour extravaganza of activities which gave us all a strong introduction to Beijing. A pleasure to deal with an open conversationalist and a good listener. Just a great day ion this wonderful new city.

5 stars Bonnie B. 16 Mar 2013

Harris is superb! His English is outstanding, down to the subtleties of our language few non-Americans get. His explanations of what we saw were in-depth and most interesting. He has a joy about his city and his life that made us feel so welcome. He is very bright and extremely knowledgeable. Our days in Shanghai were wonderful with him, and we look forward to returning to tour more of the city with Harris. He really looked after us in every way. Thank you, Harris!

5 stars Valentina L. 13 Mar 2013

We had a wonderful experience with Harris despite rainy and cold weather. He has a very good knowledge of the area, which makes touring with him interesting and entertaining. He cares about client's interests and needs making your day with him easy going and not exausting. You won't be bored or disappointed while taking tour with Harris.

5 stars Strahinja V. 23 Feb 2013

Harris Gu help to make my trip to Shanghai such a memorable one. That 2 days in Shanghai with him was a dream for me because of that fantastic guide. He is very honest, committed and caring with a deep knowledge of the culture and history of Shanghai. I highly recommend him and I will attest to his honesty, trustworthiness and professionalism. He is excellent representative of his country. Thank you Harris!!!

5 stars Harold M. 21 Feb 2013

Thankyou Harris for the wonderful day we spent in Shanghai. You new Shanghai backwards explaining the customs & sights of your country and your speaking and expertise of english language was outstanding. We enjoyed our time with you.

Harold Mayo.

5 stars Jeffrey D. 30 Dec 2012

My family had the pleasure of having Harris show us the beautiful city of Hangzhou over our two week trip to China during the 2012 winter holidays. We could not of been more fortunate to have Harris as our guide. He could not of been more pleasant, spoke wonderful English, was very punctual and helped make our stay in Hangzhou wonderful.

We highly recommend Harris and feel a better choice cannot be make

5 stars Barry G. 03 Dec 2012

Harris is a very well rounded tour guide and our experience with him was a perfect one!! What makes a tour guide really good is not only their knowledge of the city, county and their ability to deliver the information (without it being too much to digest) but their maturity and ability to adjust on the spot and mold into the needs of their client and i must say Harris is this person. I am anal retentive and i give Harris a Perfect score and wont hesitate to recommend him to my closest friends!

5 stars ninfa G. 15 Nov 2012

Harris was exellent, we have a great expierence. Will highly recommended

5 stars Rossella G. 11 Nov 2012

Harris was more than a simple guide for us, he managed to change our schedule to enjoy better weather conditions during tours; helped us extensively in choosing the best spots to visit both in Hangzhou and Suzhou/Tongli Village; brought us to real local places where we had authentic chinese food and last but not least, managed to haggle prices for us when we shopped in non-touristy locations. Before leaving, i had the pleasure to get some great Guanyin tea thanks to him. We will meet again!

5 stars Susanne H. 30 Oct 2012

Harris listened to our needs both in our email before arriving & on our day with him that needed to be modified pbecause of rain.He chose things we enjoyed & answered many questions so well. A true professional who taught us much yet did not overwhelm us.It was a most helpful introduction to a very friendly civilized city where we feel at home. We had a busy but relaxed day with so many fond memories. We very highly recommend Harris.

5 stars Glenda C. P. 27 Sep 2012

Harris was a great guide. During the organization of the tour, He gave us many suggestions for a beautiful day in Shanghai. We started the tour with a fantastic traditional breakfast, it would be really hard to take from us alone. Then took us to the most beautiful places in Shanghai. We talked a lot about Chinese culture and he 's been very helpful in answering our questions, which were many! Harris recommend to anyone who wants to see the real Shanghai.

5 stars Jim O. 24 Sep 2012

Great job! - I would highly recommend Harris as a guide.

5 stars Linda N. 05 Jul 2012

Harris is awesome! He is very responsive & goes out of his way to be helpful. He responded to my emails, very quickly, in the months leading up to my trip. During the tour, he made great suggestions, & introduced many Chinese snacks (something that I love). Even in the 100F heat & extensive walking, Harris was a trooper. I gained a lot of insight to Chinese culture. Perhaps even more invaluable, he helped me book my train ticket & offered help if needed in the future. Thanks Harris!

5 stars melissa V. 18 Jun 2012

Harris was a fantastic, knowledgable guide in Shanghai! Our family would highly recommend him to anyone planning a trip to Shanghai. Along with the must-see spots in the city, we were also able to catch a glimpse of parts of Shanghai that you would never be able to see on a big tour group. We were able to try fabulous, local food. We were travelling with our three children and Harris was able to keep them engaged and provide educational information to them as well. Also, his English great!

5 stars Ralf P. 28 Apr 2012

Harris is a very good tour guide.

I can recommend him highly. He speaks very good English and gives a lot of information.

Thank you for the nice day.

Best regards

Ralf

5 stars Zachary D. 21 Apr 2012

It was a great tour and Harris was very knowledgeable about the city. In addition he was very engaging in terms of general conversation and additional information about Shanghai.

5 stars michele G. 19 Apr 2012

Harris was very informative and flexible with 3 generations of women, my Mom, daughter and I. We saw things only a local can show you! It was great!

5 stars Tony R. 20 Mar 2012

Harris was an outstanding guide and gave us two wonderful days. I would highly recomend him.

5 stars gerald C. 10 Mar 2012

My daughter and I went with a tour group to China but hired Harris our first day in Shanghai because we wanted to go to the museum and view a tea ceremony (things the group weren't doing). We had a wonderful time with Harris as our guide. He was so pleasant and friendly. He responded to all my e-mails promptly and met us in the lobby of our hotel with no problems. He made sure we saw the things that interested us and provided us with plenty of interesting facts on what we saw. He was great!

5 stars Helen H. 24 Feb 2012

Harris is a wonderful guide, he knows Shanghai and its history very well. We really enjoyed our day, he showed us so much of the city, I still cannot believe we managed to fit it all in and not feel exhausted. I highly recommend Harris if you are looking for a good, friendly guide.

5 stars EVERETT K. 31 Dec 2011

5 stars Arne S. 07 Dec 2011

We had nothing less than a perfect day with Harris. He knew a lot about the history of Shanghai and China and was also very interested in the European culture. We spent a lot of time talking about the past and the future of China and got way more than just an expression of a city.

5 stars Liz M. 01 Aug 2011

We are indebted to Harris for all of his efforts on our behalf. He went way beyond our expectations. He was hired to give my pre-college son a tour, as he was traveling alone. Harris helped us ahead of time by finding him a hotel, made train recommendations and even helped him check-in. He emailed me many times before the tour and even afterwards to let me know my son caught his plane, even though it was the day after the tour. Harris was worth many times more the $$ paid. Highly Recommended!

5 stars seena A. 05 Jun 2011

Harris was more than a guide.He became our good friend.We would defintely recommend Harris to anyone visiting Shanghai.He understands your needs & is very proffessional, patient, informative and manages time well to cover most important tourist spots & fluent in English.He recommends top tourist spots & leaves it to us to decide depend'n on the time & transport. He took us to the local streets, shopping areas to get the local flavor of the city. With Harris being around U'l never waste ur time.

4 stars Donna N. 06 Jul 2012

Our group of 8 had Harris as our tour guide in Shanghai. Harris met us with a car at the railway station as we arrived from Beijing. Harris was informative and accommodating and we had a great time with him!

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The word “Shanghai” first appeared in the Song Dynasty (960–1279). In order to discharge the floods of Wusong River that emptied into the sea near then-Shanghai, 18 canals were dug out of the river. Each canal was called a “pu” in regional dialect. Among these, two canals near the sea were named “Shang Hai Pu” and “Xia Hai Pu” as the former was theoretically closer to the upstream of the Wusong River.

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A city is much the same as a living organism. When overlooking the city from high above, one finds that it is closely linked by crisscrossed roads like numerous blood vessels. Those roads are variously addressed in different times and areas. In Shanghai, these back-alley ways are called "Longtang".

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In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Shikumen Houses came into being in the foreign concessions of Shanghai. In the European architectural style of closely connected townhouses and with the advantage of occupying less and low costs, the Shikumen Houses were massively built.

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