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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
Founded in 2017 by a team of passionate souls, Free Tours China is on a mission to redefine travel experiences in China. As the first and only free tour operator in mainland China, we are committed to making our tour experiences accessible and affordable for everyone. Our visitors are taken on an authentic journey through China, seen through the eyes of our local storytellers. Join us to embark on an adventure where you can experience, explore and embrace the true spirit of China! We look forward to meeting you! 我们期待与你相遇!
Interspersed in the incredible skyscraper clusters of Shanghai, you will find propaganda ever-present. It is one of the few things to remind us that we’re in the most powerful communist country in the world. Propaganda, only footsteps away, remains mysterious and beyond recognition. Some can be touched and heard, some can only be felt. What? How? Why? Who?...
Walk with us, on a journey of discovery, on this Propaganda tour. See hundreds of creative propaganda posters, feel their immeasurable spiritual power, hear about China’s dramatic history of the past several decades, experience how propaganda influences daily life, how it is rooted in China’s education and people’s mindset.
※The tour focuses on culture and history, not political cynicism.
Tour highlights:
Chinese Propaganda poster street art
The most beautiful road in French Concession
Shanghai Camera History Museum
Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center Museum
Propaganda billboard in local neighborhood
Local primary Schools
Propaganda slogan demonstration walls
Shanghai Theatre Academy
Street Propaganda statues
And more!
Meeting Time:
2:00 pm on Every Wednesday and Sunday.
The tour lasts about 3 hours until 5:00 pm.
*Suggest to arrive 5-10 min earlier.
*By booking only.
Meeting Point:
Changshu Road Metro Station (line 1/7), Exit 6. It is in front of a 7/11 store.
Chinese: 常熟路地铁站(1/7号线)6号口
Address: Changshu Road and Wuyuan Road intersection
(Chinese: 常熟路与五原路路口)
Ending Point: Jing'an Temple (Jing'an Temple Metro Station on line 2/7)
Chinese: 静安寺,靠近静安寺地铁站(2/7号线)
Where you can eat, shop, and do more sightseeing on your own!
We look forward to meeting you soon!
Look for our YELLOW umbrella to find us!
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).