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The Bund (Chinese: Wàitān) is an area of Huangpu District in central Shanghai. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District.<br/><br/> The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas.
The Bund (Chinese: Wàitān) is an area of Huangpu District in central Shanghai. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District.<br/><br/> The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas.<br/><br/> Shanghai began life as a fishing village, and later as a port receiving goods carried down the Yangzi River. From 1842 onwards, in the aftermath of the first Opium War, the British opened a ‘concession’ in Shanghai where drug dealers and other traders could operate undisturbed. French, Italians, Germans, Americans and Japanese all followed. By the 1920s and 1930s, Shanghai was a boom town and an international byword for dissipation. When the Communists won power in 1949, they transformed Shanghai into a model of the Revolution.
The Peace Hotel sits on Shanghai's famous Bund (Waitan) and overlooks the Huangpu River. The North Building, Sassoon House, wad built by Sir Victor Sassoon and originally housed the Cathay Hotel and is today the Fairmont Peace Hotel. The South Building was built as the Palace Hotel and is today the Swatch Art Peace Hotel . The two buildings both face the Bund, but are divided by Nanjing Road.<br/><br/> Distinguished guests include Charlie Chaplin, George Bernard Shaw, Noel Coward and Sun Yatsen’s wife, Song Qingling.
The Peace Hotel sits on Shanghai's famous Bund (Waitan) and overlooks the Huangpu River. The North Building, Sassoon House, wad built by Sir Victor Sassoon and originally housed the Cathay Hotel and is today the Fairmont Peace Hotel. The South Building was built as the Palace Hotel and is today the Swatch Art Peace Hotel . The two buildings both face the Bund, but are divided by Nanjing Road.<br/><br/> Distinguished guests include Charlie Chaplin, George Bernard Shaw, Noel Coward and Sun Yatsen’s wife, Song Qingling.
The Peace Hotel sits on Shanghai's famous Bund (Waitan) and overlooks the Huangpu River. The North Building, Sassoon House, wad built by Sir Victor Sassoon and originally housed the Cathay Hotel and is today the Fairmont Peace Hotel. The South Building was built as the Palace Hotel and is today the Swatch Art Peace Hotel . The two buildings both face the Bund, but are divided by Nanjing Road.<br/><br/> Distinguished guests include Charlie Chaplin, George Bernard Shaw, Noel Coward and Sun Yatsen’s wife, Song Qingling.
The Peace Hotel (Chinese: 和平饭店) is a hotel on The Bund in Shanghai, China which overlooks the Huangpu River. The hotel today operates as two separate businesses. The North Building, built as Sassoon House, originally housed the Cathay Hotel and is today the Fairmont Peace Hotel run by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Canada.<br/><br/> The South Building was built as the Palace Hotel and is today the Swatch Art Peace Hotel. The two buildings both face the Bund, but are divided by the famous Nanjing Road, arguably the busiest street in Shanghai.
The Peace Hotel (Chinese: 和平饭店) is a hotel on The Bund in Shanghai, China which overlooks the Huangpu River. The hotel today operates as two separate businesses. The North Building, built as Sassoon House, originally housed the Cathay Hotel and is today the Fairmont Peace Hotel run by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Canada.<br/><br/> In 1930, the Shanghai Metropole Hotel, built by Mr. Saxon, Chairman of the Jewish Confederation, topped the European style buildings with its Baroque tower. Shanghai Metropole Hotel neighbors the Bund on the East, the Yu Garden on the south, the People's Square on the West, and the Walking Street of Nanjing Road on the north.
The Bund (Chinese: Wàitān) is an area of Huangpu District in central Shanghai. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District.<br/><br/> The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas.