The Bund

Huangpu, Shanghai 31.24°N

A waterfront built by competing empires, now read as one continuous skyline of stone and ghosts.

Through the Eras

1844–1943
The Bund (International Settlement) Foreign concession waterfront
1943–present
Zhongshan East Road Historic waterfront promenade

Stories

Jardine Matheson operated 1848–1949

One of the first foreign firms on the Bund, Jardine Matheson built its headquarters at No. 27, establishing a commercial dynasty that shaped the waterfront.

HSBC built 1923

The HSBC Building at No. 12 was once called "the most luxurious building from the Suez Canal to the Bering Strait."