China - Shanghai - The Bund

Saturday, 4 May 2019

The Bund, along the Huangpu River, was the financial center of China at the height of colonial power. In recent years, the financial giants have moved across the river to Pudong.

The Bund promenade is a very popular.

The Customs House

The Peace Hotel is an Art Deco marvel.

Inside the Peace Hotel.

Lobby ceiling in the Peace Hotel.

Chandelier in the Peace Hotel.

At the north end of the Bund promenade is the Monument to the People's Heroes.

Largely lost in the greenery is another Communist monument. I couldn't find any information about it.

The promenade is 10 feet or so above street level. The retaining wall is covered with flowers - individual pots set in a metal grid on the wall.

The view of Pudong across the river is spectacular. Thirty years ago this was slums and farmland. The double-sphere tower, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, was the first modern structure in Pudong.

The Huangpu River has significant commercial barge traffic.

Laundry hanging out to dry on a container barge.