Shanghai Bund(China--Shanghai)
The Bund is a section of riverfront along the Huangpu river in Shanghai which until the early 1800"s was undeveloped. The British set up their consulate and other buildings there after the Opium War. In the early 1900"s the Bund sprouted up with buildings designed by architects from Britain, France, China, America, Russia, Japan, and others including Jews from various countries. The Bund is a record of architecture of the times from around the world, and many of its buildings were the best in Asia for their time.
The Bund, or the waterfront, is surrounded by over 20 architectures along from No.1 to No.33, west of No.1 East Zhong Shan Road. Many of them are bank buildings. The others are commercial buildings, national organizations, restaurants, clubs, press etc. The Bund represents the architectural buildings of finance and trade. And these big banks as well as big companies are of international feature, thus Shanghai is made internationalized. Most of the architectures were built before 1930s, having got no radical change for the Bund, or waterfront, at present.
People have made the best advantage of the fine architecture as a contribution for Shanghai showing herself in the international society.
The Bund has turned into the centre of international finance as well as the touring resort thus constitutes as a beautiful picture of the Shanghai City.
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