The Bund - a kind of symbol of Shanghai, has a second name "Fair Architecture 10000 states". Translated from the Chinese name of "Bund" means "Outer Beach."

On the waterfront it housed many European colonial buildings, where once upon a time worked various banks and commercial enterprises of the USA, the UK, Belgium, Japan, Germany and France. Consulate General of the Russian Federation is still in the same place.

The length of the entire waterfront - one and a half kilometers from the street Jin Lin (south side) to the bridge Vabaydu thrown over the Gulf of Suzhou (north side). Waterfront runs along the western shore of the Huangpu River, which is one of the main tributaries of the Yangtze River. The total length of the Huangpu River - 115 kilometers.

On the western end of the promenade located 52 houses in the style of Neo-Gothic, neo-classical, Art Deco, and others. It is because of such buildings called architectural Bund Shanghai museum.

The most prominent building on the Bund - a building of HSBC, the hotel "Peace Hotel" and the Shanghai customs. The hotel was built in 1929 thanks to the efforts of the family Sassoon. At first, the building was called "Kathay hotel." The building has 12 floors, the height is about 77 meters, and its appearance resembles a gothic skyscraper. The floor of the hotel is made of marble and columns, lamps and windows hit the road elegant finish.

The building «HSBC Building» currently houses within its walls the office "Bank of Shanghai", but before there was the headquarters of the bank.

Customs House was built in 1927 at the same location as the building department, which was built in a traditional Chinese architectural style. The clock on the building were made in England and resemble the famous clock 'Big Ben'.

The Bund - a very popular tourist place and one of the most popular sites in Shanghai. In order to keep it in its present form as a unique architectural monument, the authorities do not allow the construction of high-rise buildings on the square near the waterfront.