外滩之概况 汇丰银行 海关大楼 和平饭店 中国银行TheBund TipsfortheGuide TheBundisashowcaseofthecity ssemi colonialpast k l n l 半殖民地的过去anditstransformationinthenewera Knownas theWallStreetintheFarEast inthepast theBundnowsymbolizesShanghai sintentiontobecomeamajorfinancialcapitalinAsia Thephysicalchangeinthe1990smakesitabeautifulwaterfrontpromenadeandavitallinkinthetrafficsystemofthecity AnintroductionoftheBundusuallycoversitslocation itshistory itslayoutandfunctions andtheattractionswhicharehighlightedbyalineofEuropean stylearchitectures EachoftheattractionsontheBundisusuallyintroducedwithitsname itshistory itsphysicalfeatures anditsfunction Briefintroduction BundisanAnglo Indianwordforembankment筑堤 堤防 堤坝 TheBundareareferstoa1 500 meterstretchalongtheHuangpuRiver runningfromtheWaibaiduBridgeinthenorthtoYan anRoadinthesouth Atthebeginningofthe19thcentury thisareawasamereshallowwaterfrontcoveredwithreeds AsaresultoftheOpiumWarinthe1840s theBundareabecamethesiteofsomeoftheearliestforeignsettlementsafterShanghaiwasopenedasoneofthefive TreatyPorts specifiedintheunequalNanjingTreatyimposedbyforeignpowers Blockafterblockofbuildingswereerected建立 竖立intheearly20thcenturyandtheyhousedembassies emb s hotels clubs companies agenciesandbanks Inthe1930s itwasdescribedasthe WallStreetintheFarEast forthelargenumberofbanksandfinancialinstitutionslocatedhere Briefintroduction Inthe1990s theBundareaunderwentagreatphysicaltransformation followedbyarenovationcompletedin2010 WhilerestoringtheBundasthecentralbusinessdistrict themunicipalgovernmentalsomanagedtohighlightthisareaasoneofthemajortouristattractions Alongtheriverfrontwhereformerlythereweredocks apromenadewasraised ontheonehand topreventthecityfromfloodingand ontheother tooffervisitorsawidewalkwayforpicture snappingorrelaxingbythebeautifulriver Thepromenade pr m n d 散步alsoseeslocalpeopledoingmorningexercisesandloversenjoyingthemselvesonromanticevenings Briefintroduction Thoughthephysicalchangeonthewaterfrontwasgreat theskylinesofthisarearemainedalmostthesame Themunicipalgovernmentrenovatedtheoldbuildingsofthismostforeignsectionofthecity highlightingthemasthebesttouristattractionsofShanghai Knownas GalleryofWorldArchitecture thisimposingneighborhoodboasts23buildingsinaline whichwerebuiltmostlyinthe1920sand30swiththeearliestin1906 Theyareinavarietyofstyles ancientGreekarches Baroquecolumns andSpanishbalconies b lk niz displayingbeforeyoutherichflavorofexoticlands丰富的异国风味 Theyharmonizeinarchitecturaltone dottingShanghai senchantingskyline Theluxuriant l g r nt decorations straightoutlinesandmajesticoutlookscreateanairofdignity eleganceandmagnificence Briefintroduction Asnightfalls allthenoble n b l andlofty l ft buildingsalongtheBund outlinedwithbeautifulartisticlights looklikegiantcrystalpalaces水晶宫殿 presentingafantasticcharm Whileofferingthebestscenicspots theBundisalsoatraffichubinthenewtransportationnetworkofthecity Themainstreetsrunningeast westallstartattheBund includingtheeast westartery theElevatedYan anRoad TheroadrunningalongtheBundisalsoavitallinkinthecity snewhighwaynetworkandabouthalfofthetrafficeastoftheNorth SouthElevatedRoadusestheBund Beneaththeroadisavehicletunnelconstructedin2010 Runningfor3 3kilometers thetunnelisanundergroundartery动脉 干道 主流betweentheHongkouDistrictnorthoftheSuzhouCreekandthecentralHuangpuDistrict Briefintroduction Inthenewcentury theBundareaisnotconfinedtotheformerBritishSettlement butextendsbothsouthwardandnorthward ItisevolvingintooneofthemostpopularurbanresortsofShanghai ThehistoryoftheBundcanbeconsideredtheepitomeofthehistoryofmodernShanghai ShanghaiPudongDevelopmentBank HSBCBuilding Shanghaiwasonceregardedasanorientalfinancialhub东方金融中心andtheBundareawasnicknamed theWallStreetintheFarEast Manyofthebuildingsliningthestonenowusedtohousebanksfromdifferentcountries Amongthesebanks themostlegendaryonewastheHongKongandShanghaiBank whichlaterevolvedinto演变成theHongKong ShanghaiBankingCorporation HSBC HongKongandShanghaiBankwasestablishedin1864tofinancethetradebetweenChinaandthewesterncountries TheShanghaiofficewasopenedin1865 Inthefollowingyears thebankgrewrapidlyinwealth anditsbusinessinvolvedcustomsduties关税 进口税andsalttax盐税盐课 thelifelineofChineseeconomy Tomatchitsfinancialstrength财政实力 agrandofficebuildingwassetupontheBundin1923 whichbecamethelandmarkofthefinancialcenteroftheFarEast成为了具有里程碑意义的远东的金融中心 ShanghaiPudongDevelopmentBank HSBCBuilding Thebuildingisarectangularestablishment describedasthe finestbuildingtobefoundanywherebetweentheSuezCanalandBeringStrait从苏伊士运河到远东白令海峡最讲究的建筑 itisoftheancientGreekstylethatbelongstotheneo classicalschool新古典学派 Markedbyhorizontallines theexteriorwallsweremadeupofhugestoneblocks Thefacades f s ds 外立面wereadornedwith被饰以archedgates拱形门andpowerfulCorinthian k rin i n 科林斯式pilasters p l st s 壁柱 Rightinfrontofthebankgateareapairofbronzelions TheonewithhismouthopeniscalledStephen andtheonewithaclosedmouthStitt namedafterthefirsttwomanagersofthebankofficesinHongKongandShanghai ShanghaiPudongDevelopmentBank HSBCBuilding Insidethegateisanoctagonalha