The Bund & Pudong

4 things to see and do in The Bund & Pudong

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   The Bund 外滩

   The Bund stretches one mile (1.6 km) along the west bank of the Huangpu River, centred on Zhongshan Road. Wikipedia counts 52 buildings along it. The riverside levee sits about 10 metres above street level, which is why the promenade feels like a terrace over the water.

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   Waibaidu Bridge 外白渡桥

   A steel bridge over Suzhou Creek, which meets the Huangpu near the Bund. It adds a different angle on the old riverfront to the main promenade.

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   Huangpu River cruise 黄浦江游船

   Cruise boats run on the Huangpu River. From the water after dark you see the Pudong towers lit up across the river.

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   Lujiazui and Shanghai Tower 陆家嘴 · 上海中心大厦

   Shanghai Tower rises 632 m with 128 floors above ground and was completed on 31 August 2014. It stands in Lujiazui beside the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center. The skyline looks best from the Bund side of the river.

Travel guides for The Bund & Pudong

• Do you need a visa for Shanghai? Visa-free entry in 2026What the Chinese Embassy, a Chinese consulate and the National Immigration Administration say about visa-free entry to China in 2026, with dates and sources.
• Getting from Pudong and Hongqiao airports into ShanghaiHow far Shanghai’s two airports are from the centre, how the maglev runs and what the metro covers, with sources.
• The Bund and Pudong: what you are looking atThe Bund’s dates, length and buildings, and the Pudong towers across the river, with sources.
• Shanghai in 3 days: a route that does not rushA three-day Shanghai route covering the Shanghai Museum East, Yu Garden, the Bund, the French Concession and Zhujiajiao, with the facts behind each stop.
• China’s online arrival card: how to fill it in and who is exemptThe official channels for China’s online arrival card, the start date, the seven exemptions and what to do if you do not fill it in before you fly.
• How much does a Chinese visa cost in 2026?Visa fees charged by Chinese consulates in the US and Canada in 2026, express charges, processing times and how to submit, with the date each page was read.
• Can US citizens visit China and Shanghai in 2026?What official Chinese notices say about US citizens: the 240-hour visa-free transit list, the visa fee and why the 30-day visa-free list does not include the United States.
• Shanghai visa-free transit: 240 hours, not 144The 240-hour visa-free transit scheme that follows the old 144-hour Shanghai policy: which countries, how long, the onward-ticket rule and what the official pages leave unclear.
• Who needs a visa for China? A country-by-country tableA country table built from official Chinese notices: 30-day visa-free entry and 240-hour transit, for the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Mexico, India, Nigeria and other passports.
• When is the best time to visit Shanghai?Shanghai’s four seasons, the mid-June to early-July plum rain, the late-August to mid-September typhoon peak and rainfall figures, from Shanghai government sources.
• How many international tourists visited Shanghai in 2025?Shanghai received 9.36 million inbound visits in 2025, about 7.14 million of them foreign nationals, with the top source countries and growth rates, from Shanghai government reporting.