The Bund

The Bund is located on the bank of the Huangpu River in Huangpu District, Shanghai. It starts from Yan'an East Road in the south and extends to the Waibaidu Bridge over the Suzhou River in the north. The Huangpu River is to the east, and the west is the concentration of financial and foreign trade institutions in old Shanghai. After Shanghai was opened as a port, foreign banks, businesses, general meetings, and newspapers began to gather here, and the Bund became the financial center of the country and even the Far East. There are many historical buildings on the Bund, some of which are still used by some units and institutions. For example, the Customs Building at No. 13 on the Bund, which was completed in the 16th year of the Republic of China, is still the residence of the Shanghai Customs; the Bank of Communications Building at No. 14 on the Bund, the Asia Building at No. 1 on the Bund, the Hui Zhong Hotel Building at No. 19 on the Bund, which is now the Peace Hotel; the Sassoon Building at No. 22 on the Bund, and so on.