[Shanghai] The Pulse of the Magic City

#2024TravelReview

The beauty of the Bund lies not in the crowds, but in the time behind each brick and stone. The buildings of ancient and modern China, separated by a river, are prosperous and magnificent, fully presenting the alternation of the old and the new in an era, and witnessing the prosperity, changes and history of the Bund.

1. **Unlock the hidden stories of the buildings of various countries**

- **Customs House**: Touch the cast iron gate of 1927 and listen to the centenary bell (the hourly chime lasts for 1 minute).

- **HSBC Former Site**: The dome mural "Eight-Nation Financial Mythology" has been removed, but the mosaic floor tiles still show its former majesty.

- **Peace Hotel Senior Jazz Band**: The show starts at 19:30. Order a "Bund Memories" cocktail (180 yuan) and travel back to the 1930s.

2. **Day and night on both sides of the Huangpu River**

- **Daytime**: Walk from Waibaidu Bridge to Shiliupu Wharf, and compare the Gothic spires and the glass curtain wall of Lujiazui.

- **Night**: Take the "2 Yuan Ferry" Dongjin Line (Jinling East Road-Dongchang Road) to enjoy the night view at the lowest cost (last bus at 18:15).

🍜 **Local delicacies

→ **Dexing Restaurant (Guangdong Road Main Store)**: Braised pork trotter noodles (NT$32), the trotters are tender and the soup is simmered for 8 hours.

→ **Back alley of "Shen Dacheng" on Nanjing East Road**: Freshly wrapped and steamed green rice balls with lava-filled bean paste (6 yuan/piece, 2 yuan cheaper than Qianmen).

🚇 Transportation

→ Avoid "Nanjing East Road Station" during the morning rush hour (8:00-9:30), and exit from "Tiantong Road Station" Exit 3 instead, and walk along Suzhou River to the Bund.

→ Avoid the "crowd" on your return trip at night and take a detour from "Yuyuan Station" (walk 500 meters more and save 20 minutes of crowding).

💡 Little-known facts

1. **Observation deck**:
→ "Duoyun Academy, 52F, Shanghai Tower": Buy a drink and get a panoramic view of the Bund.

⚠️Attention

1. **Cruise boat trap**:
→ Don’t be fooled by the “120 yuan luxury night tour”! There is no difference in deck view between a 150 yuan ordinary ship and a luxury ship, and the cabin decoration is not worth the price difference.

2. **Photography routine**:
→ The mobile photographer claims "10 yuan/photo", but will forcibly charge a plastic packaging fee and an electronic version fee (the total price soars to 80 yuan+).