Not one of the Hi-lights of our China trip
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/15/07
I'm sure that it really is a lovely garden, but our tour, although guided, was an absolute nightmare.
It happened to coincide with China's National Holiday Week, the Special Olympics and the Shanghai Grand Prix. It was so unbelievably crowded that it was scary. Not only were there thousands of international tourists, but many thousands of domestic visitors too.
Tempers became very frayed when domestic and international tourists fought for positions to be able to see and take photos....try for a much quieter time is my advice.
The sad thing is that I can only remember how awful it was, not how beautiful it was.