The Bund has been the symbol of Shanghai for more than a hundred years. The Bund is on the East First Zhong Shan Road(中山东一路). It is about one and a half kilometers long. To the east of the Bund is the Huang Pu River(黄浦江). To the west of the Bund are 52 buildings of various European styles, including Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque, etc. These buildings are the essence of the Bund and the reason why it is so famous.
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Picture of the Bund during evening

Shanghai used to be a small town and the Bund was referred to as a small area between the town and Su Zhou River(苏州河). In the year of 1845, this area was acquired by British as the british consession (英租界). At the start of the 20th century, a lot of foreign banks came into Shanghai and made Shanghai the financial center of China at that time. Some of banks built a lot of luxurious buildings along the Bund. In recent years, some modern buildings have also been built on the Bund. Although these buildings were built in different decades and were designed by dozens of different architects, the materials used are silimar, and the color of the buildings are identical, which make these various buildings look like quite unanimous.
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In the evening, a lot of lights will be projected onto the buildings, which would make the buildings look really marvelous. The Bund is definitely the place that you must go, both in the daytime and during the night.
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How to get to: Taxi (recommended).

	Chinese	Pin Yin
The Bund	外滩	Wai Tan
Huang Pu River	黄浦江	Huang Pu Jiang
East First Zhong Shan Road	中山东一路	Zhong Shan Dong Yi Lu
Su Zhou River	苏州河	Su Zhou He