In the 20th century, due to the development of building technology and the growth of economic strength, multi-storey and high-rise buildings appeared on the Bund, with various styles, including English classical, English neoclassical, British Renaissance Asia Building (formerly Shanghai Metallurgical Design Institute), Shanghai General Association (now Dongfeng Hotel), Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Building (formerly HSBC Building) and Chahe Building (now Foreign Trade Bureau Building).
There are also French classical style, French mansion style, Gothic style, Baroque style, modern Western style, East Indian style, eclectic style, and mixed Chinese and Western styles. , showing the situation of buildings all over the world. Therefore, this building complex, which starts from Baidu Bridge outside Suzhou Creek in the north and ends at Zhongshan East Road and Jinling East Road in the south, is known as the "World Architecture Expo". These buildings with both classicism and modernism have become the symbol of Shanghai.
The Bund has four distinct seasons, mild and humid, abundant rainfall and long frost-free period, belonging to subtropical monsoon climate. The Bund is short in spring and autumn and long in winter and summer. More than 60% of the annual rainfall is concentrated in the flood season from May to September.
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There are 33 buildings on the Bund, some of which are still requisitioned by some institutions. For example, the Bund 13 Customs Building, which was built in the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), is still the resident of Shanghai Customs. The Bund 14 Bank of Communications Building is the youngest building on the Bund. Completed in 37 years of the Republic of China (1948), it has been used by Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
There are also banks, insurance company headquarters and high-end hotels in various countries, such as the Bund 1 Asia Building, which was built in1913; Nissin Building, also known as Maritime Building, was built in the 14th year of the Republic of China (1925) and was originally a building of Nissin Foreign Firm. The HSBC Building, also known as the municipal government building, was built in the 14th year of the Republic of China (1925).
Yinglian, the 1 10.7-foot bar cabinet on the first floor is known as the longest in the East, and now it is Dongfeng Hotel; The Bund 19 Zhonghui Hotel Building, today is the Peace Hotel; Sassoon Building, No.22 on the Bund, was built in the Republic of China 18 (1929). It is the tallest building on the Bund and belongs to the Peace Hotel today. No.3, No.6 and 18 have been transformed and developed into high-grade leisure shopping and entertainment places, which are the coordinates of luxury consumption in Shanghai.
1: It is now the headquarters of China Pacific Insurance Company, formerly known as Asia Building. Founded in the second year of the Republic of China (19 13), it is an office established by British Asian Oil Company in Shanghai. Known as "the tallest building on the Bund" in history, it is the oldest building in Shanghai with baroque style at the bottom and upper part and modernist style in the middle.
Second place: Now it is Dongfeng Hotel, which used to be the most luxurious club in Shanghai-Shanghai General Association. Known as "Oriental London", it imitates English classicism in design and also refers to the Empire State Building in Japan. The triangle elevator is made by Siemens and has a history of more than 90 years. There is a sandbar over 1 10 feet.
Third place: Beneficial Building, formerly known as union buildings, owned by Beneficial Bank of the United States, is now the seat of Singapore Tong Jia Investment Co., Ltd., which was built in the fifth year of the Republic of China (19 16). It is the first steel structure building in Shanghai, and the steel comes from Germany. The building inherits the balanced and symmetrical architectural style of the Renaissance, but it is decorated with baroque vortex patterns.
5th place: It belongs to Huaxia Bank and was originally the Nissin Company Building in Japan. It is the product of the combination of modern Japanese western architecture and classical architectural style. The facade is granite, which was built in the 10th year of the Republic of China (192 1).
6th place: It belongs to Hong Kong Qiaofu International Enterprise Co., Ltd., formerly China Commercial Bank Building. Built in the 23rd year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1897), it is one of the oldest existing buildings on the Bund. The exterior wall of the building is covered with granite and has a row of sharp corners in British Gothic style. It is a typical building on the Bund from the end of 65438 to the beginning of the 20th century.
7th place: It is now the location of the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Thailand in Shanghai and the Shanghai Branch of Bangkok Bank of Thailand. Originally the building of Dabei Telegraph Company, it was completed in the thirty-third year of Guangxu (1907).
9th place: China Merchants Building for Ships, which was built in the 27th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (190 1), and Sheng Xuanhuai invested 2.2 million silver.
10- 12: It is now the seat of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, and was originally the seat of Shanghai Branch of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. It was established in the 12th year of the Republic of China (1923). The three bronze gates and the bronze lions on both sides were specially cast in England. It is said that the bronze mold was destroyed immediately after casting, and the lion became an out-of-print treasure. An octagonal hall protrudes from the middle of the ground floor and enters the spacious business hall.
At the top of the foyer, there are eight murals made of colorful mosaics, depicting the architectural features of eight major cities in the early 20th century, including Shanghai, Hongkong, London, Paris, new york, Tokyo, Bangkok and Kolkata. Next to the painting is the words "All men are brothers within the four seas". After liberation, the Shanghai Municipal Government used to work here. This building costs 8 million taels of silver and is known as "the most exquisite building from Suez Canal to Bering Strait".
13: Now it is the Customs Building, which is the sister building of the HSBC Building. It was built in the Republic of China 16 (1927), and it was modeled after the Big Ben of the British Parliament Building. It was built by Joyce Company in England and assembled in Shanghai.
The clock on the facade of this building is the largest clock in Asia and one of the most famous clocks in the world (one of the only three Westminster clocks in the world, the other two are Big Ben in the British Parliament and Basque Clock in Russian Red Square). The original Westminster chime rang every hour, but it was changed to Dongfanghong during the Cultural Revolution. ?
No. 14: Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions, designed by Hongda Foreign Firm, was built by Tao Fuji Construction Factory in the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948), which was the last building in the Bund complex before the liberation of Shanghai.
15: it is now the China foreign exchange trading center, which was originally the Dawson bank building in huae, and was completed in the 28th year of Guangxu (1902).
16: It belongs to China Merchants Bank and was originally the Bank of Taiwan Building. The Bank of Taiwan was originally a Japanese commercial bank. After Taiwan Province Province became a Japanese colony, it was opened in Taipei by Japan. In the third year of Qing Dynasty (19 1 1), a branch was established in Shanghai. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang government placed the Bank of Taiwan under the ownership of China Agricultural Bank Shanghai Branch.
17: Now it is AIA Building, formerly Zilin Xibao Building, which is the tallest building in Shanghai. Zilin West Newspaper, founded in the 30th year of Qing Daoguang (1850), is an English-language daily newspaper run by British people and the largest news and publishing organization in Shanghai.
Zilin West Newspaper was originally a four-page English weekly newspaper, which published business quotations, shipping schedules, flights and other traffic information. Later, he often published announcements and news bulletins from the British Concession authorities, and was called the mouthpiece of the Ministry of Industry of the Concession. Published in 195 1 year. There are white marble floors, black marble walls and golden mosaic roofs in the building.
18: Built in the 12th year of the Republic of China (1923), it is an 84-year-old municipal-level classic protected building, located on Nanjing East Road on the Bund, formerly known as Macquarie Bank Bund 18 building, and was once the headquarters of Standard Chartered Bank in China. Since 1955 Standard Chartered Bank moved, it has been used by many units.
The four ancient Greek marble columns at the entrance of the Bund 18, which was restored on June 5438+065438+1October 20, 2004, are authentic, and they came from the Tuscan church in Italy 200 years ago. Two special three-meter-high red glass chandeliers are all assembled from hollow glass tubes, and each lamp is assembled from 185 parts.
The 24K Massek mural in the hall is hand-made, and it has been built into an internationally renowned center for fashion, jewelry, watches, food, entertainment and art.
19/20: Now it is the Peace Hotel, which is divided into the South Building and the North Building. The South Building was originally the Zhonghui Hotel Building, and the North Building was originally the Huamao Hotel Building. Zhonghui Hotel is one of the oldest hotels in Shanghai. Built in the fourth year of Qing Xianfeng (1854), it is the most luxurious hotel in Shanghai.
In the thirty-second year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1906), when it was rebuilt, the elevator was installed in the building for the first time in old China, and 1965 was changed to the south building of Peace Hotel; Hua Mao Hotel is invested and built by real estate tycoon Sassoon, also known as Sassoon Tower, and is known as "the first building in the Far East". Changed to 1956 Peace Hotel North Building.
No.23: It belongs to China Bank and is a building with national characteristics in China.
24th: It belongs to China Industrial and Commercial Bank now, and it is the address of Laoshaxun Foreign Firm.
No.26: It is now the location of Shanghai Branch of Agricultural Bank of China, and was originally the building of Yangzi Insurance Company.
No.27: It is now the foreign trade company building, which was originally owned by Jardine Matheson, a British businessman. Jardine Matheson, founded in Guangzhou in the 12th year of Qing Daoguang (1832), was the first British trading firm to enter China.
No.29: Now it belongs to China Everbright Bank, and was originally Credit Suisse Building.
(Note: The house numbers are all from Zhongshan Dongyi Road)
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