A charming river which flows across a part of Shanghai City, Huangpu River gets its rise form Tai Laks and streams eastwards thought Qingpu County’s Dianshan Lake and runs to Minhang District in Shanghai. This yellow colored river with a length of about 114 miles divides the Shanghai city into two parts, west and east, locally known as Puxi and Pudong. If in search of Hua Hin Road hotels to stay at during your vacation in the region, look no further than Ascott Huai Hai Road Shanghai.
The multi-functional Huangpu River offers drinking water and serves purposes such as fishery, flood discharge, shipping and tourism. In fact, the famed Shanghai Port is also located on it. Over the years this port went through several developments till it became China’s largest throughput.
Along this river a range of attractions are located, hence cruising along the river has become a tradition for the tourists. The starting point of these cruises is at the Bund, which is an attraction in its own right. It is a famed waterfront considered to be the icon of Shanghai for over a century. Located on the Huangpu River’s west bank, it is renowned for the alluring sight of a group of buildings with striking architectural designs ranging from the Renaissance and Classicism to Romanesque, Baroque and Gothic.
Popularly known as a ‘museum of international architecture’, the Bund has a history dating back to the 1840’s. A statue of the first Communist mayor of Shanghai, Chen Yi stands near the Nanjing Road intersection and along the riverfront at the northern end Huangpu Park is located. Within this park is a monument dedicated to those who passed away during the revolutionary battle in Shanghai. This goes to show that The Bund & Huangpu River together make for one of China’s most prominent tourist sites.
Thanuja Silva is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Auburn Silver. She has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world.