The Bund, also called the Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu (East Zhongshan 1st 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.
History of the Bund
Before the 1840s, the Bund was a muddy narrow lane with tall reeds. After Shanghai was established as the trading port in 1846, a street was paved there and the bank was reinforced. Then, rows of commercial buildings were constructed. As the UK Concession, the Bund is the starting point at which Shanghai walked into the modern times. It 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.

Among the earliest banks established on the Bund, the most powerful ones are Jardine Mathrson & Co., Dent & Co. and David Sasson and Sons Company invested by Great Britain, and Russell & Co. sponsored by the United States. In 1868, today's Huangpu Park was set up there. At that time, it was named Bund Park, which is the oldest park in Shanghai. Until July 1st, 1928, the park started to be open to Chinese people. By 1930, the layout of the Bund had been formed.
On September 30, 1995, the Bund History Museum was opened. The museum collected many historical pictures as well as some representative literatures and tangible objects. It shows the 150 years' developing history of the Bund.
Brief Intro to the Famous Buildings on the Bund
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| Map of the Bund of Shanghai |
The current East Wind Hotel on the Bund was founded up at the site of the exclusive Shanghai Club. It's a typical British classical architecture. It owned the longest bar counter at that time in a length of 110.7 inches.
The Grecian igloo was the past HSBC Building. Built in 1923, the British people once said it's the most splendid building from Suez Canal to Bering Strait.
Today's Peace Hotel once was the famous Sasson House. It's a ten-storied building, 77 meters high. In the past, it was the tallest building on the Bund. In 1992, Peace Hotel was entitled the World Famous Hotel.
In order to make these architectures known by people, experts and scholars write nameplates for them both in Chinese and in English. Hereunder are the 25 famous old buildings on the Bund:
| Built in | Currently Used by | Original Name | Designer |
| 1913 | China Pacific Insurance Co. Ltd. | McBain Building | Moorhead&Halse |
| 1910 | East Wind Hotel | Shanghai Club Building | T. Tarrant |
| 1922 | No.3 the Bund (originally No.4 the Bund) | Union Building | Palmer & Turner Group, P & T |
| 1925 | No.5 the Bund | The NKK Building | Lester, Johnson&Morriss |
| 1897 | No.6 the Bund | The Russell & Co. Building | Gabriel James Morrison+ F. M. Gratton |
| 1908 | Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited | The Great Northern Telegraph Company Building | Atkinson&Dallas Architects and Civil Engineers Ltd |
| 1916 | SHIATZY CHEN | The China Merchants Building Company | Atkinson&Dallas Architects and Civil Engineers Ltd |
| Jun. 23, 1923 | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank | HSBC Building | Palmer & Turner Group, P&T |
| Dec. 19, 1927 | Shanghai Customs | The Customs House | Palmer & Turner Group, P&T |
| 1948 | Shanghai Municipal Trade Union Council | The Bank of Communications Building | C.H.Gonda |
| 1910 | Foreign Exchange Trading Center | Russian Asiatic Bank | Becker&Baedeker |
| 1924 | China Merchants Bank | The Bank of Taiwan | Lester, Johnson&Morriss |
| 1924 | AIA.China | North China Daily News Building | Lester, Johnson&Morriss |
| 1922 | No.18 the Bund | Chartered Bank | Palmer & Turner Group, P&T |
| 1908 | South Building of the Peace Hotel | Palace Hotel | Gabriel James Morrison+ F. M. Gratton |
| Sep. 5, 1929 | North Building of the Peace Hotel | Sasson House | Palmer & Turner Group, P&T |
| 1937 | Bank of China | Bank of China Building | Palmer & Turner Group, P&T + Lu Qianshou |
| 1924 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,LTD. | Palmer & Turner Group, P&T |
| 1920 | Agricultural Bank of China | Yangtze Insurance Building | Palmer & Turner Group, P&T |
| 1922 | No.27 the Bund | Jardine Matheson Building | R S Stewardson + H M Spence |
| 1920 | Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group | Glen Line Building | Palmer & Turner Group, P&T |
| 1914 | China Everbright Bank | Banque de l'Indochine | Atkinson&Dallas Architects and Civil Engineers Ltd |
| 1873 | Peninsula Hotel | General Consulate of Britain | Grossman & Boyce |
| 1934 | Shanghai Mansion | Broadway Mansions | Shanghai Land Investment Company |
| 1907 | The Gutzlaff Signal Tower |
Bus Route: Take bus no. 20, 26, 37, 42, 65, 71, 123, 135, 145, 305, 311, 320, 715, 921, 940, Sui Dao Bus Route 9 or Tourism Bus Route 8 and get off at the Bund Station.
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Huangpu River and the Bund Pictures

Q & A on The Bund
1.
Feb. 5,2010 20:48 Reply
Mrs.Baldwin(Australia) said:
How do you get from the international ship terminal to nanjing road
2.
Jan. 19,2010 19:17 Reply
Ms.C2010(USA) said:
Hello.
I will be staying at the Hyatt on the Bund (199 Huangpu Road) February 18-20, 2010. I was wondering if anyone could provide me with public transit options, schedules & directions from the Maglev train (Longyang Road and Baiyang Road) station to the hotel?
Thank you, Cynthia Archer
Jan. 20,2010 20:47
Ms.Carol(CN) replied:
There is no subway station near the Haytt Hotel. I think you should take Subway Line 2 at Longyang Road and get off at West Nanjing Road. Then take a taxi to Hyatt on the Bund.
3.
Jan. 7,2010 07:15 Reply
Ms.Sally(Philippines) said:
Hi!
How much should i have in touring shanghai???
Jan. 7,2010 20:02
Mr.Goodman replied:
So how much do you have?
4.
Dec. 21,2009 11:48 Reply
Ms.Lady(Philippines ) said:
Hi!
How do we get here from Shanghai Vista?
Thanks,
Lady
5.
Dec. 16,2009 09:14 Reply
Mr.S(usa) said:
Hi,
I will stay in the SH Peninsula hotel in #32 The Bund, 32 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road, please let me the know fastest and easiest way to get to the hotel from Pudong airport. Should I take shuttle bus or use the Maglev train? thanks
Dec. 16,2009 22:10
Mr.Yvone replied:
Hi,
You can take Rolls-Royce, Limousine, Taxi or Maglev Train. All the details can be seen on the Airport Transfer page of the hotel's official website:
http://www.peninsula.com/Shanghai/sc/default.aspx#/Shanghai/en/Destination/
Airport_Transfers/