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Overview
This is a deep dive into modern Shanghai. With your Shanghainese-born guide—a 35+ year eyewitness—you'll decode stories behind the skyline. Starting from Suzhou Creek's industrial roots, we walk through the foreign concessions and the Bund's 1920s–30s golden age, uncovering politics, finance, and art. This is not a typical tour—it's a journey into Shanghai's soul. Our Core Uniqueness: 1)Decoding the Bund's DNA – Follow Shanghai's chronological rise from Suzhou Creek to the Bund. Analyze the skyline through Politics, Economy, Art & Culture—turning a walk into intellectual exploration. 2)Stories Beyond Stone – Uncover human drama: tycoons, gangsters, refugees, revolutionaries etched into every building. History told through scandal, ambition, and survival. 3)Your Guide: A Living Archive – More than a narrator, a cultural bridge. Personal experience and cross-cultural insight make complex history accessible and engaging.
Meeting and Pickup
We'll meet at the entrance of Starbucks (next to Exit 3 of Tiantong Road Metro Station)
Language Offered
English-GUIDE
Itinerary
1. Suzhou River
2. Shanghai Post Museum
3. Garden Bridge
4. Listen to the stories of The bund's very first building: The former site of the British Consulate and Consular Residence
5. Listen to the stories of No. 27 the Bund——Former Jardine Matheson Building, later Shanghai Foreign Trade Bureau, Now House of Roosevelt & Rolex Flagship Store
6. Fairmont Peace Hotel
7. Listen to the stories of No.19 the Bund —— Former Palace Hotel / Central Hotel
8. Listen to the stories of No.17 the Bund —— Former North China Daily News Building, Now AIA Building
9. Former Russo-Chinese Bank Shanghai Branch Building
10. Former HSBC Building On The Bund
11. Shanghai Custom House
12. Listen to the stories of No.6&9 the Bund—— Former Russell & Co., Now China Merchants Bank Building
13. Great Northern Telegraph Building
14. Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund
15. The Bund (Wai Tan)
Inclusion
Professional & Local English Tour Guide
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
- 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews
5.0
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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