Shanghai Attractions
The Bund, Shanghai
The Bund
The picturesque Bund, Shanghai's waterfront promenade stretching
for one mile (2km) along the bank of the Huangpu River, was once
the most famous street in Asia, and is still renowned for its strip
of Art Deco buildings. One of the grandest of these buildings,
formerly the City Communist Party headquarters, is now the home of
the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. The wide riverfront promenade
on the east bank of the river provides a captivating view of
Shanghai, particularly at night. From the Bund visitors can take a
river trip down the Huangpu to the mouth of the Yangtse. Boats
leave regularly from the Shiliupu Pier south of the Bund and the
trip takes about three hours.
