- The area centres on the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District.
- The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas.
- It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai. Building heights are restricted in this area.
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| The Bund |
Tourist Attraction :
- The Shanghai Bund has dozens of historical buildings, lining the Huangpu River, that once housed numerous banks and trading houses.
- The Bund houses 52 buildings of various architectural styles such as Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-Classical, Beaux-Arts, and Art Deco (Shanghai has one of the richest collections of Art Deco architectures in the World).
- A pedestrian transit tunnel crosses the Huangpu River from the Bund.
- Passengers board slow-moving powered vehicles which travel along the tunnel, with light effects projected onto the walls of the tunnel.
- These effects are marketed as a tourist attraction; the charge for the tunnel is ten times the fee for crossing the river on Line 2 and 20 times the 2 RMB fee for crossing by ferry.