Huangpu River, Shanghai's most important shipping artery, winds it way like an undulating muddy dragon from the mouth of the Yangtze River in Wusong to the East China Sea.

The yellow, ice-free Huangpu River is 114 kilometers long, 400 meters wide and has an average depth of nine meters. Dividing Shanghai into the east and west, Huangpu River joins up 29 kilometers north of the city's downtown area. Daily cruises -- including short cruises navigating the main waterfront area between the Yangpu Bridge and the Nanpu Bridge, and complete cruises meandering eastward along the golden waterway over some 60 kilometers -- are available. In the daytime or at night, the views along the river are equally beautiful. While the great modern skyscrapers and the city's signature architectural styles are the best records of the city's development, Huangpu River, as the birthplace of Shanghai, is the faithful eyewitness.

The Nanpu Bridge

The Bund, also called Zhongshan Road, is a famous waterfront regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. It starts at Baidu Bridge, which is located at the connecting point of Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek, to East Jinling Road, stretching over a total 1,500 meters. Walking along the Bund, which lies on the western shores of Huangpu River, one can spot the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the Jin Mao Tower. As one of Shanghai's top 10 attractions, the Bund is a very beautiful and special place that is worth a visit. The newly built Flood Control Bank, the statue of Marshal Chen Yi, the Cenotaph, the riverside greenbelt, the Electronic Waterfall Bell and the Great Mural Carving are all must-see sites.

The most famous and attractive site, located west of the Bund, is a collection of 52 buildings featuring various architectural styles, such as Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, Classical and Renaissance. The Bund, as the center of Shanghai's politics, economy and culture hundreds of years ago, was home to foreign consulate offices, banks, businesses and newspaper offices. Although the various structures were not designed by the same person or erected in the same period, their architectural patterns are similar.

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