Dear tourists
hello everyone.
Now we come to the Bund by the Huangpu River in Shanghai. First of all, Iwould like to welcome you to visit the Bund and wish you a pleasant trip.
There are five tourist routes in the new Bund. On your left hand side arethe magnificent buildings and spacious Zhongshan Road known as the "WorldArchitecture Expo". On your right hand side are the sparkling Huangpu River andPudong Lujia financial and trade zone with bright future. In front of you is anew and unique sightseeing area. The buildings, Zhongshan Road, sightseeingarea, Huangpu River and Lujiazui are like the staff in the music score, whilethe industrious Shanghai people are like strings of inter symbol, forming thelatest and most beautiful movement. Welcome to all the guests.
After the first war in 1840, the locked door was opened by the colonists,and Shanghai was forced to become a commercial port. Since then, all kinds ofwestern style buildings have sprung up with the colonists' "seizing the beach".By the early 1930s, Shanghai had leapt from a coastal town to the largest cityin the Far East.
Although these buildings with European Renaissance style are not designedby the same designer or built in the same era, their architectural style is soharmonious and unified that it seems to be natural. From the the Bund road tothe outer white road bridge, the length of the arc is only 1.5 kilometers, androw upon row of 52 buildings of different styles, including English, French,ancient Greek, etc. At that time, many foreign banks, associations andconsulates gathered here, known as "Wall Street" in the East, forming ahistorical miniature of the semi colonial and semi feudal society in oldShanghai.
Please see, Dongfeng Hotel No.2 on the new Bund used to be a very famousBritish club. It is a typical British classical building. The building is 6stories high (including basement). There is a pavilion at the north and southends of the roof. The interior decoration is very gorgeous. The first floor barused to be proud of its 110.7-foot bar, which is the longest in the East. NowKFC is located in the bar.
Before the new Bund 12, it was the famous "HSBC Bank". The building wasbuilt in 1923, which is an antique Greek style dome building. The building is arectangular building close to square, with five stories high and a halfspherical top layer. There are seven stories at the top of the building and asteel frame structure. The interior of the building is decorated with variousreception rooms in the United States, Britain, France, Russia and Japan. Thisbuilding was once regarded by the British as one of the most exquisite buildingsfrom the Suez Canal to the Bering Strait in the Far East.
The building next to HSBC is the Shanghai customs building, a 19th-centuryretro building, built in 1927, which is rare in the world today. The clock onthe top of the building can be seen all around. It plays a short tune every 15minutes. The sound of the bell is melodious and deep, with a sound of 10 Li.
After Wilson, the British designer, the HSBC building and the customsbuilding are affectionately called "sister buildings" in Shanghai, and they arestill one of the important symbols of Shanghai.
The two buildings at the entrance of Nanjing East Road are called peacehotel. The south facing building was built in 1906. It was called Huizhong hotelat that time. It is the earliest existing hotel in Shanghai. It can be used as ahistorical building, belonging to the Renaissance of British culture. Thebiggest feature of the building is that the facade is made of red brick withwaist line and white wall brick with veneer. From a distance, it looks solemnand elegant with unique style, which is a rare masterpiece.
These buildings on the Bund are the crystallization of the industriouswisdom of the Chinese working people, and also reflect the plunder and invasionof Shanghai by the western colonists. Nowadays, in order to let people know thehistory of these buildings, the Chinese and English nameplates are hung in frontof each building.
As for the Bund, the name given to her by Shanghai people has changed withthe passage of time. Shanghai people call the Bund before liberation the oldBund and after liberation the Bund. Now people praise it as the new Bund. Therehave been scenes of seizing the Bund many times in history, but each time has acompletely different historical significance. Since the Third Plenary Session ofthe Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the strategicfocus of China's reform and opening up has also changed from south to north. Thedevelopment and revitalization of Pudong has brought Shanghai to the forefrontof China's reform and opening up. The spring breeze has awakened Shanghai Bund,which has been sleeping for many years. Chinese and foreign financialinstitutions have also seized the Bund. Shanghai has made a major move to "clearthe nest and attract Phoenix", replacing the Bund Financial Street houses,attracting "old customers" from home and abroad to settle down again, showingthe style of "Wall Street" in the Far East.
The Bund is a symbol of Shanghai and a must for Chinese and foreigntourists. But in the past, because of the narrow road and the crowded traffic,the overall image of the Bund was seriously affected. In order to change theappearance of the Bund, the Shanghai People's government takes the Bund as a keypoint to transform. The road in front of us is called Zhongshan Road. It isnamed in memory of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the pioneer of China's democraticrevolution. It is also part of the comprehensive transformation of the Bund. Theroad is 826m long and 45m wide with 6 to 10 lanes. This wide traffic line is notonly limited to the Bund area, but also extends with the pace of reform andopening up. It starts from Jiangwan Wujiaochang in the north and ends at NanpuBridge in the south. By the beginning of the next century, the North-SouthCorridor will be 15 kilometers long and will become a landmark of Shanghaitourism.
The riverside road we are taking now is quite unique. It not onlyintegrates culture and greening, but also is a good place for people to practicewriting and martial arts in the morning, a place for tourists at home and abroadto visit in the daytime, and an ideal place for lovers to have a love talk inthe evening. It is said that many foreign friends have come to experiencelife.
Ladies and gentlemen, strolling in the new Bund Sightseeing Area, do youfeel that the new Bund not only has a new look, but also has a strong artisticatmosphere in the bustling city. Let's see: an artistic landscape with the themeof "for tomorrow" is set on the Bund of Yan'an East Road, embracing with sixcolumns and combining with the meteorological signal station with a history ofmore than 80 years to form a group of scenery. The customs building and theelectronic waterfall clock are also quite new. The electronic waterfall clock isa ladder type, 27 meters long and 3.5 meters high, with 10 full steps. The wholeoperation process is controlled by computer. There are more than 1000 jets ofwater in various colors of Arabic numerals, which makes the world so far awayand so close to each other. The tourist area has become a scenic line ofShanghai style culture that can accommodate hundreds of rivers.
Walking on the Bund, we unconsciously entered Huangpu Park. When it comesto the park, everyone in China can't forget the sign "Chinese and dogs are notallowed to enter" hung by foreign powers at the entrance of the park. Theinfamous sign brought great shame to the Chinese people at that time. Now, the60 meter high Shanghai People's handsome monument stands in front of the water.The majestic three pillar huanggangyan tower seems to tell people that thepeople will always remember the heroes who sacrificed their lives for thenational humiliation and Shanghai's revolutionary cause since the war, the May4th Movement and the liberation war.
Huangpu Park is facing the famous Huangpu River at home and abroad. "Theyellow water in Huanglongpu on the moon" vividly depicts the color of HuangpuRiver. Jiangpu river is the mother river of Shanghai. It originates from TaihuLake in Wuxi. It is the longest, widest and deepest river in Shanghai, with atotal length of 114 km, an average width of 400 m and a depth of 7-9 M. Itsoriginal name is Dongjiang, also known as chunshenjiang and huangxiejiang. It issaid that more than 20__ years ago, Shanghai belonged to the state of Chu. Atthat time, there was a great general named Huang Xie in the state of Chu. He wasvery talented in governing the country. He was appointed prime minister by theking of Chu and was granted the title of "fengshenjun" to govern the land ofShanghai. Due to the siltation of the upper reaches of Dongjiang River at thattime, he led the people of Shanghai to dredge and modify the waterway, whichgreatly developed Shanghai's water transportation and agriculture. In order tocommemorate Huang Xie's achievements, later generations changed the name ofDongjiang River to "chunshenjiang" and "huangxiepu", which was not officiallynamed "Huangpu River" until the Southern Song Dynasty.
Overlooking the other bank, Pudong Lujiazui financial and trade zone andPuxi Bund are facing each other. Its functions are finance, trade and foreignservices. It will be the core and symbol of new Shanghai. "East Bund" BinjiangAvenue, with a total length of 2500 meters, integrates tourism, sightseeing andentertainment, along which there are six distinctive squares. Although I canonly smell the rumbling sound of piling, it is the most gorgeous movement on thestaff and predicts a better future for the Bund.
Dear friends, the visit to Wai Bai Du bridge is over. Please take photosand get on.
Please get in the car and watch your step. (while greeting guests, countthe number of people with the international standard point method)
It's all here. (handheld microphone) can you hear me at the back?
You are in the new era. It's time for dinner. Now I'll accompany you to theinternational hotel in Ginza, Shanghai. On the way, you'll see different kindsof shops and people's various styles. You can also ask various questions. Inorder to facilitate your visit, I'd like to distribute the map of Nanjing toyou.
On the map that I sent you, the place marked with O is the internationalhotel for dinner today. It takes about 15 minutes to get there by car, and about3 minutes to get to the peace hotel at the entrance of Ginza (Nanjing Road).Just now, it must be a pleasure for you to walk on the Bund of Shanghai. TheBund of Shanghai is very similar to the park at the foot of the mountain inYokohama. It has beautiful scenery and is known as the symbol of Shanghai.Tomorrow you are going back to China. When you leave, please visit Xunli againand kiss Shanghai again. What do you think?
I'm not tired of seeing the beautiful scenery, but I don't find itinteresting to repeat Tongsu's explanation. Let's take a look at the style ofthe Bund again in the song. What songs do you sing? Yesterday, I thought thatthe surface of the Wai Bai Du bridge was once a Japanese border. It was also theplace where the movie "Floating Life in Shanghai" came to bring the tapes of thesong "floating life in Shanghai". The name is "welcome to Shanghai".
(with music recited by the former Qin Dynasty)
Beautiful Shanghai, because of the presence of VIP guests, you are morecharming. The famous Wai Bai Du bridge, the European tall edifice, the endlessYangtze River, and the the Peace Hotel that are favored by Jue style andpleasant people in Shanghai are all unforgettable.
(singing)
Welcome to Shanghai
At that time, you had been to Shanghai. I remember it was the lastnight,
I shout to you:
Welcome to Shanghai.
(omitted)
"Good singing!" thank you all. "Today's tiredness must have disappeared.When you travel, your memory is the most important. Shanghai, which appears inthe song, must have left a deep impression!
Dear friends, turn ahead and enter Nanjing Road.
Nanjing road is the most prosperous street in Shanghai, which is just likeGinza in Tokyo. Nanjing road extends westward between the north and southbuildings of Heping hotel, with a total length of 5 km. The name of Nanjing roadwas set in 1865. Before that, it was called "big road", which was "big andsmall". The word "road" was written like this (showing the words whileexplaining, giving a graphic guide).
Do you know what "road" means? It means the road a horse goes through. Inthe past, this was the British concession. At first, there was no road. TheBritish liked to ride horses, so they took a road out of it, which was called"the road". In 1848, the earliest Racecourse Park in Shanghai was built on Henanroad. From the park to the Bund, the newest road in Shanghai at that time wasbuilt. Later, due to the high land price, two more horse racing yards were builtin remote places (today's Tibet Road and people's Square). At the same time, newroads appear and continue to extend westward. From the peace hotel to Jing'anTemple, the main road of 5 Weng has been extended.
Ladies and gentlemen, after listening to this brief explanation, I have aclearer understanding of the origin of Nanjing: Mr. Suzuki, do you have anythingto ask? No matter. If you have any questions, please say them and I will behappy to answer them. Mr. Suzuki said: it's like a holiday here. Why are thereso many people? I want to explain this.
There are many people in this area. There are three main reasons. First,Nanjing road is a world-famous busy street. People gather here for sightseeingand shopping. Second, Shanghai people also come here for shopping and visitingon holidays. Third, so far, there are almost no underground service facilities,so people have to gather on the ground.
Mr. Lu Xun said that there was no road on the ground, and when more peoplewalked, it became a road. But after the road is formed, with various servicefacilities, people will naturally gather.
On both sides of Nanjing Road, there are more than 400 shops, among whichthe most famous shops and restaurants are concentrated between the peace hoteland the first department store. For example, Shanghai's most popular bookstores,food stores, clothing stores and famous restaurants in Guangdong, Sichuan andBeijing are all here. Please look at both sides of the car. Hualian CommercialBuilding and Shanghai clothing store are famous for their fashionablefirst-class clothes, which are favored by young women. Shanghai people payattention to dress. As you can see, the costumes of pedestrians on the streetare different. It's like a fashion show. Come on! Please see! There is a lady incheongsam. The slit on both sides of cheongsam is a traditional Chinese dress.It is very suitable for the charming lady in our group to wear cheongsam. Thiskind of bold and open dress in Japan will certainly attract men's attention.Cheongsam is available in friendship stores and hotel shopping malls.
Please look at the left front of the car. The place where many peoplegather is the famous Beijing restaurant "yanyunlou". Do you know why there areso many people there? Because there will be a wedding banquet there. If you wantto take photos, please have your camera ready. I ask my master to slow down. Yousee, there are red flowers pinned on the chest. The bridegroom and bride arewaiting for the guests at the door. In China, the legal marriage age is 22 formen and 20 for women. People fall in love freely. There are two kinds ofmarriage: matchmaking and free love. Most of them are free to love andmarry.
Dear friends, after entering Nanjing Road, we met all kinds of people:there were outsiders eating ice cream while shopping, and there were fashionableladies in cheongsam But have you noticed that the old man in that kind of dress,you see, is the old man standing there wearing a white hat, wearing yellowclothes, holding a small red flag. What does he do? Do you know? I want to havea prize guessing game, please participate.
Mr. Kobayashi, please talk about it. Oh, you said he did business on thestreet. So, Mr. Murakami, what do you think he does?
It's a commercial promotion on the street. It seems that you are all wrong.Let's invite a lady to guess the riddle. What do you say, Miss MichikoYamaguchi? "The manager who guides the traffic order." By the way, she guessedright. In order to thank them for their assistance, we gave them first, second,third and third prizes respectively. Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to enterNanjing West Road. On the right side of the car, the tall building is the firstdepartment store in Shanghai. The first department store is one of the largestin China, with more than 30000 kinds of goods. Here, there are about 200000shoppers a day. Since the implementation of the policy of economic reform andopening up, the living standard of the Chinese people has improved. As thesaying goes, "seeing is believing." please have a good look.
Nanjing road is a place for Chinese people to pursue the latest fashion,rich life and high consumption. In a word, this road reflects all aspects ofShanghai People's economic, cultural and spiritual life. Some people even saythat if you can't get to Nanjing Road, you have never been to Shanghai. Don'tyou think so?
When we arrive at the international hotel, we appreciate the scenery ofNanjing Road during the day. We must want to know the charming night view ofNanjing Road --- the never night city of Shanghai. Here I don't say that afterdinner, you can take a walk on Nanjing Road and taste it slowly!
Thank you for your hard work today.
The Bund, located on the West Bank of the Huangpu River, has been a symbolof Shanghai for more than 100 years.
The symbol of Shanghai --- Huangpu River. Pujiang tour has always been atraditional tourism program in Shanghai tourism. Every day, you sail from the"light of Pujiang" Wharf on the Bund of Shanghai, taking you from the bustlingurban area of Shanghai to the "three water clips" outside Wusongkou, where theHuangpu River and the Yangtze River, the third largest river in the world,converge into the sea. Driving in the middle of the river and overlooking thebuildings separated by the river and spanning the vicissitudes of a century, wecan't help feeling.
Water has aura and wealth. Water is pregnant with vigorous vitality.Huangpu River, the mother river of the city, the golden waterway of Shanghai.The Huangpu River "qingyoujiang" cruise ship sails from dada wharf to the north.The world-famous Bund complex in Puxi and Lujiazui financial center in Pudong,which stands at the end of the sky, gradually come into view. At night, thelights on both sides of the Strait are brilliant. The classical and modernarchitectural styles of the prosperous city complement each other and complementeach other, showing the beautiful scenery of the river bank. Looking from afar,architecture is the beauty of solidification, river water is the beauty of flow;the noise on both sides of the Strait is the beauty of prosperity, and thetranquility in the river is the beauty of elegance. The Huangpu River inShanghai can enjoy the existence of beauty everywhere.
