The Bund against the Skyline of the Huangpu River
2 min readStretching from Yan’an Dong Lu (Yan’an East Road)to the Garden Bridge on the western side of the Huangpu River, the Bund is regarded as the most beautiful scene in Shanghai, representing the city’s mage for over 100 years. Posing an elegant skyline along the Huangpu River the buildings along the Bund were designed by diff architects of different times. As the symbol and window of a flourish- ing city, the Bund has hanghai’s inclusive and eclectic character.
Back in the 1840 but a muddy track road hidden in reeds. After the pened its w cityesion. as gn trade, this area became part of the British Settlement and French its looks with wider roads, taller buildings and ever extending river ba ment continued until late 1930s. As if time stood still, more than 50 historical buildings Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu have ever since become testament to the history of Shanghai in the e Reputed as se of architectures of the world”, the buildings along the Bund comprise Gothic spires, Greek arches, Baroque colum s and even towers with English clocks. All these Western architectures w uilt during the period between 1900 and 1940, which boast the top designing level,best aesthetic taste and first-class construction techniques, representing the most advanced architec-tural trends of the tim At the beginnir foreign banks flocked into Shanghai, making it the financial center of China. Leading international banks such as HSBC, Deutsche Asiatische Bank, Yokohama Specie Bank, Russo-Chinese- Bank, Banque de lndochine’, Citi Bank, Belgian Bank, among others started to gather along the Bund, the Oriental Wall Street.
As the reconstruction of the Bund completed, the waterfront has now become Shanghai’s most important public area for outdoor activities. The Garden Bridge along with the historical buildings and the newly built stylish viewing platforms has made the Bund one of the most spectacular vistas in.
