Pudong Don't put anything here Page Content Page Name (for URL) Page Title Breadcrumb Text Even though we started out trip in Shanghai and spent a full day there before taking off to Nanjing and Suzhou, it was it was only on our 7th day in China that we finally came to the place where most visitors start their visit to Shanghai: the Bund with a view of Pudong across the river. The Bund ("Waitan" in Mandarin) is the old British part of Shanghai, full of colonial architecture, which is a little strange in China, but not so strange as to be worth a trip. Across the Huangpu river from the Bund, however, one can see the futuristic skyscrapers of Pudong (Shanghai's newest neighbourhood), dominated by the Oriental Pearl Tower. We came to the Bund around sunset to take some pictures of Pudong in daylight and at night. We then took a psychedelic tourist train through a tunnel under the river. From inside, however, Pudong looked like a giant shopping mall, so we quickly got back on the subway and went back to one of the western neighborhoods for dinner. <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2006-05-31-d-pudong/20060531_092_8475 The Bund 2006-05-31-d-pudong/20060531_109_1067 Pudong 2006-05-31-d-pudong/20060531_120_5570 Pudong ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2006-05-31-d-pudong/20060531_079_3637 Pudong 2006-05-31-d-pudong/20060531_121_4400 Pudong 2006-05-31-d-pudong/20060531_129_8846 Pudong 2006-05-31-d-pudong/20060531_156_9739 Pudong ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2006-05-31-d-pudong/20060531_137_7876 Pudong 2006-05-31-d-pudong/20060531_141_3444 Pudong 2006-05-31-d-pudong/20060531_146_0723 Pudong ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> The next day (our last day in Shanghai), it rained heavily again. Luckily, we had reserved that day for a trip to the Shanghai Museum, which turned out to be quite interesting. Among other things, we are now fully versed in the history of Chinese porcelain, and can even discuss the links between porcelain and bronze styles. Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Page Content Template Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI Don't put anything here A summary of your changes Edit Summary Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Don't put anything here save preview cancel
