The Bund
The Bund is a mile long string of 18th and 19th century classical buildings along the bank of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. In total, fifty buildings were designed by primarily European and American Architects. The buildings feature heavy ornamentation in the styles of beaux-arts, gothic, art deco, and neo-classical. All of these styles are in stark contrast with the merely decade old Pudong district across the river.
Nanjing Road
Running perpendicular to the Bund is Nanjing Road, known as the No. 1 shopping street in Shanghai. Nanjing road has served as Shanghai’s center of commerce for more than a century, but unlike the Bund, Nanjing road has undergone major transformations. From its early days as an 18th century market street to its current condition as a largely pedestrian commercial street, it has become a solid corridor of shops extending for some six kilometers. The street attracts nearly a million visitors a day, and at night the street becomes electrified with neon lights reminiscent of Las Vegas.
Running perpendicular to the Bund is Nanjing Road, known as the No. 1 shopping street in Shanghai. Nanjing road has served as Shanghai’s center of commerce for more than a century, but unlike the Bund, Nanjing road has undergone major transformations. From its early days as an 18th century market street to its current condition as a largely pedestrian commercial street, it has become a solid corridor of shops extending for some six kilometers. The street attracts nearly a million visitors a day, and at night the street becomes electrified with neon lights reminiscent of Las Vegas.
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