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The Bund

The Bund is one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of Shanghai.It begins at the estuary of Suzhou Creek in the north and ends at Jinling Road in the south, with a total length of 1.5 kilometers. The newly-built Flood Control Bank takes the function of preventing the oversize flood.

Walking along the Bund,the Oriental Pearl TV Tower can be seen on the opposite side and also the Jin Mao Tower. The Bund is a selection of west riverside of Huangpu, the mother river of Shanghai, and it is a record of architecture of times from around the world. Most of the architecture were bank buildings or other commercial buildings. Though these buildings represent different architectural styles, such like Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, Renaissance and Chinese-Western combined, they are identical in their tones and skylines are harmonious. 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.