Your Shanghai travel guide

Explore Shanghai, one street at a time.

Your Shanghai travel guide to historic streets, landmark buildings and the stories behind them. Explore the Bund and discover the city on self-guided walks.

Contemporary view of the Bund looking north along the historic waterfront and North Bund skyline
Historical photograph of the Bund looking north, circa the 1930sTHEN · 1930s
NOW · 2026
Then and now · drag to explore

The Bund, in full

Close-up interpretation of the historic Bund facades, including the former HSBC Building, Customs House and Peace Hotel, with a clear sky behind themThe Bund · Historic waterfront architecture →

The Bund

Follow the historic facades of Zhongshan East First Road, from the southern Bund to Waitanyuan. Explore the buildings and the stories behind them.

Streets

Building profiles are available in five languages.

Themes

01France

Wukang Mansion

Normandie Apartments · 诺曼底公寓

A French name, a Hungarian architect, a Shanghai home.

Residential · view from the streetRead the story
02Jewish heritage / Britain

Fairmont Peace Hotel

Cathay Hotel / Sassoon House · 华懋饭店 / 沙逊大厦

Follow Victor Sassoon’s story to the Bund’s green roof.

Hotel · check visitor accessRead the story