Huangpu
River, the most important shipping artery of Shanghai, wriggles
like an undulating muddy dragon from the mouth of the Yangtze
River in Wusong to the East China Sea. The yellow and ice-free
Huangpu River is 114 kilometers (71 miles) long, 400 meters (0.25
miles) wide and has an average depth of nine meters (30 feet).
Huangpu River joins 29 kilometers (18 miles) north of downtown
Shanghai and divides Shanghai into two parts, east and west. Cruises
are available everyday, including the shorter cruises (navigating
the main waterfront area between the Yangpu Bridge and the Nanpu
Bridge) and the complete cruises (meandering eastward along the
golden waterway, over a distance of 60 kilometers or 37 miles).
Whether it is in the daytime or at night, the views along the river
are the same beautiful. The great modern skyscrapers and the characteristic
buildings in different architectural styles are the best records
of the development of the city and the Huangpu River, the birthplace
of Shanghai, is the faithful eyewitness.
The
Bund, also called the Zhongshan Road, is a famous waterfront and
regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. It starts
from the Baidu Bridge, which is at the connecting point of the
Huangpu River and the Suzhou Creek, to the East Jinling Road and
winds a 1500 meters (less than one mile) length. Walking along
the Bund, which is at the west shore of the Huangpu River, the
Oriental Pearl TV Tower can be seen on the opposite side and also
the Jin Mao Tower.Being one of the Top Ten Shanghai Attractions,
the Bund is a really beautiful and special place which is worth
visiting. The newly-built Flood Control Bank takes the function
of preventing the oversize flood; the square with the statue of
Marshal Chen Yi is an open air podium which gives new views of
the Shanghai Plaza Culture; the Cenotaph which stands on the man-made
island is a monument of people's heroes; the riverside greenbelt,
the Electronic Waterfall Bell, and the Great Mural Carving are
all representatives of the Bund.
The
most famous and attractive sight which is at the west side of
the Bund are the 52 various buildings of different architectural
styles including Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, Classicism and the
Renaissance. The Bund was the centre of Shanghai's politics, economy
and culture hundreds of years ago, consulates of most countries
and many banks, businesses and newspaper offices were settled
there, and that's why we have these art-like buildings. Although
they were not designed by the same person or built in the same
period, the architectural pattern is similar.
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Huangpu
River, the most important shipping artery of Shanghai, wriggles
like an undulating muddy dragon from the mouth of the Yangtze
River in Wusong to the East China Sea. The yellow and ice-free
Huangpu River is 114 kilometers (71 miles) long, 400 meters (0.25
miles) wide and has an average depth of nine meters (30 feet).
The
Bund, also called the Zhongshan Road, is a famous waterfront and
regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. It starts
from the Baidu Bridge, which is at the connecting point of the
Huangpu River and the Suzhou Creek, to the East Jinling Road and
winds a 1500 meters (less than one mile) length. Walking along
the Bund, which is at the west shore of the Huangpu River, the
Oriental Pearl TV Tower can be seen on the opposite side and also
the Jin Mao Tower.Being one of the Top Ten Shanghai Attractions,
the Bund is a really beautiful and special place which is worth
visiting. The newly-built Flood Control Bank takes the function
of preventing the oversize flood; the square with the statue of
Marshal Chen Yi is an open air podium which gives new views of
the Shanghai Plaza Culture; the Cenotaph which stands on the man-made
island is a monument of people's heroes; the riverside greenbelt,
the Electronic Waterfall Bell, and the Great Mural Carving are
all representatives of the Bund.
The
most famous and attractive sight which is at the west side of
the Bund are the 52 various buildings of different architectural
styles including Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, Classicism and the
Renaissance. The Bund was the centre of Shanghai's politics, economy
and culture hundreds of years ago, consulates of most countries
and many banks, businesses and newspaper offices were settled
there, and that's why we have these art-like buildings. Although
they were not designed by the same person or built in the same
period, the architectural pattern is similar.
