Does everyone know where to look at Chinas 100 - year history? Yes, it is Shanghai. What about 20 years of history? He came to the Bund. The Bund is the window of Shanghai. It reflects the features of Chinas largest economic center city, an international modern metropolis, and has the characteristics of a famous historical and cultural city. Many overseas Chinese and Chinese like to call the Bund of Shanghai the first bay in Asia. Yes, she is very beautiful. Look, she runs from Waibaidu Bridge in the north to Xinkai River in the south. It is more than 1800 meters long, curved like a crescent moon and beautiful like a picture.
According to records, the Bund was originally called Yangzi Road and Huangpu Beach Road. In 1945, in memory of dr sun yat - sen, the name was changed to Zhongshan road, which is still in use today. the bund used to be known as oriental wall street. With the rapid development of Shanghais urban construction, it is more modern. In 1995, it was named one of the " Top Ten New Sceneries in Shanghai in 1990s"， attracting tens of thousands of tourists every day.
Ladies and gentlemen, today when we are bathed in the sunshine of reform and opening up, we can enjoy many beautiful sights while walking on the bund. First of all, look at the west. That is one of the symbols of Shanghai - the World Architecture Expo. As we all know, after the first war, Shanghai was designated as a commercial port （ bu ）。 At that time, Shanghai gradually formed the place where foreign capital was most concentrated in China, and various western-style buildings were built on the Bund. The Huangpu River is crowded with banks, clubs and nightclubs from western countries, which reflects the plunder and invasion of Shanghai by western colonization. Although the towering buildings on the Bund were not designed by a designer or built in the same era, they have common features. They were all the most popular styles in the West at that time. They adopted western classical architectural forms. The whole building had solemn and majestic momentum and the architectural colors were basically uniform. In addition, looking to the east, people can also see the broad and magnificent Huangpu River from the viewing platform Shanghai. The river breeze blows （ fu ）， the river surface shimmers （ lin ）， hundreds of boats compete, white seagulls fly high and low, and you can see the port scenery of big cities. Looking ahead at Pudongs most innovative skyscraper complex across the century, the magnificent momentum has enabled the Bund to borrow beautiful scenery. As a symbol of Shanghai, the Bund integrates river landscape and architectural landscape, and integrates western classical customs and modern Chinese civilization. Now lets look at the main buildings along the Bund from south to north.
the orient pearl tv tower is 468 meters high, the tallest in asia and third tallest in the world. it faces the bund across the huangpu river. when viewed from the bund, the tower and the nanpu and yangpu bridges create a vivid imagery known as wo dragons playing with a pearl. the sphere at the top has a diameter of 45 meters and is 263 meters above ground. the observation deck in the sphere offers a sweeping view of the city. the revolving restaurant is set at 267 meters above pudong new area. the dance ball, piano bar and 20 karaoke rooms, at 271 meters, are also opened to the public. the penthouse, which sits at 350 meters, has an observation deck, meeting room, and coffee shop. the tower integrates broadcasting technologies with sightseeing, catering, shopping, amusement, and accommodations. it has become the symbol of the city and a major tourist attraction in shanghai.
cruising on the huangpu river, visitors can gaze at the mighty skyscrapers, the monument tower to the people's heroes, the famous waibaidu bridge and huangpu park on one bank, and the orient pearl tv tower, international convertion center, jin mao building and the newly rising pudong new area on the other. the yangpu and nanpu bridges span the river. from the river, visitors can also view the ruins of ancient cannon emplacements and fortifications at wusong and the magnificent view of the yangtze river as it empties into the sea.
nanjing road east, honored as china's no. l street, has become an all-weather pedestrian arcade. shops and restaurants provide products and services with their own characteristics, making it an ideal place that integrates shopping, restaurants, amusement and sightseeing.
the museum and tomb are located in lu xun park. lu xun was an imminent man of letters. the museum exhibits lu xun's manuscripts, some of his personal effects, document.， and photos. the headstone at the tomb of lu xun is in the calligraphy of vhio zedong and reads he tomb of mr. lu xun.
