ShanghaiTravel Guide

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The Bund

The Bund runs along the Huangpu River with stone banks, broad paving, and disciplined old facades. Former banks and trading houses face the water in neoclassical and Art Deco lines. Across the river, Lujiazui rises in glass, steel, and sharp night light.

Its power is the collision of two Shanghais in one view. The west bank holds the city’s treaty port memory, while Pudong shows its modern ambition. Visitors come for that rare civic theatre, where history and money still face each other across the river.

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Peace Hotel

The grand Art Deco tower dominates the Bund with its iconic green copper pyramid roof. Inside, polished marble floors, bronze fixtures, and octagonal rotunda glass create a sophisticated golden-era atmosphere.

Travelers gather to hear the legendary elderly jazz band play classic tunes from the thirties. This landmark preserves the extravagant spirit of old Shanghai like no other place in the city. The music carries the echoes of a glamorous, vanished era.