Sightseeing Tunnel -- The Bund

The Bund's Tunnel stretches from the end of Nanjing Road on the Puxi side to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower on the Lujiazui side -- a total length of 646.70 meters. This tunnel, finished at the end of 2000, was the first pedestrian tunnel built in China.

Tourists may enter the tunnel through an elevator at the entrance on either side. It takes between two to five minutes to walk the length of the tunnel. Many high-tech displays are featured inside. All kinds of designs, ads, panoramic displays, and background music about people, history, culture, and technology are displayed throughout the tunnel, making your visit there both interesting and thrilling.

  Waterfall Clock

The Waterfall Clock in front of the customs building is referred to as "Steps of the Era." The clock is in the middle of the long green corridor of the Bund, and stands 3.5 meters high and 2.7 meters long. The clock is computer-controlled, and shows the time of each of the world's main cities in Arabic figures though the colorful water column, providing local and international tourists with the time all day long.

  "Lovers Wall" at the Bund

The 1,700-meter-long "Lovers' Wall" stretches from Huangpu Park to the side of the Huangpu River (close to the Xinkai River). The sightseeing platform is actually built on the flood-prevention wall, and the floor of the platform is made of 140,000 pieces of colored granite and bricks. There are 21 bowl-shaped parterres (Flower beds), square kiosks, and irregular kiosks on the platform. There are also many marble chairs on the platform where tourists may stop and relax.

  Sightseeing around the Huangpu River

Tourists can board a yacht and cruise the Huangpu River, from which they can get a grand vision of both sides of the river. On one side tourists can see the lofty buildings on the Bund, the famous Wai Baidu Bridge, and Huangpu Park, Shanghai's first park in Shanghai. On the other side are the beautiful Oriental Pearl TV Tower -- the tallest tower in China, the Jinmao Building -- China's tallest building, and the rapidly expanding Lujiazui Financial Zone.

Tourists can also see two great bridges: the Yangpu and Nanpu bridges connecting the two sides of the river. In the middle of the river, tourists will see all styles of boats and ships from many countries.

Also along the river, tourists can see the busy Shanghai international passenger-transport station, row upon row of commercialized docks, China's biggest steel factory -- Bao Steel, the Wusong Ancient Emplacement Site, and the "Three-Colored Waters" - an intermingling of the yellow water from the Yangtze River , the gray-blue water of the Huangpu River, and the blue water from the East Sea. The waters do not blend with each other, thereby providing a truly wonderful sight under the sun.