Travel in China
Start at the southern end near the Old City wall and walk north along the promenade - the architecture becomes grander as you approach the Garden Bridge.
Suggested Itinerary
- South Bund and Old City
Begin near the Jinling Road ferry crossing, walk north past the older buildings. - The central section
The grandest facades cluster between Nanjing East Road and the Customs House - look for the clock tower. - Garden Bridge and North Bund
End at the Waibaidu (Garden) Bridge, Shanghai's most photographed steel bridge, with views up to the Jewish Quarter.
What to See
The Customs House Clock Tower
The 1927 clock tower that has chimed over Shanghai for nearly a century.
Former HSBC Building
The domed neo-classical palace once called 'the most luxurious building between the Suez Canal and the Bering Strait'.
The Waibaidu Bridge
The 1908 steel truss bridge at the Bund's northern end - a Shanghai icon.
Pudong Skyline
The four towers of Lujiazui, best photographed from the elevated promenade at dusk.
The Bull Statue
A bronze charging bull facing the river - the financial district's mascot.
The Bund History Museum
A small free museum beneath the elevated promenade.
Photo Gallery
Tips from Real Travelers
Food & Drink
M on the Bund
The classic fine-dining terrace with river views - book weeks ahead.
Nanjing East Road food halls
Shanghai dumplings and street snacks in the department-store basements.
The Peace Hotel Jazz Bar
Live 1930s jazz in the iconic Green Pyramid-topped hotel.
Old Town God Temple Bazaar
15 minutes south - xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) at their spiritual home.
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