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A 1933 map of the Bund. The Bund [a] is a waterfront area and a protected historical district in central Shanghai.The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road (East Zhongshan Road No.1) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River in the eastern part of Huangpu.
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Seven of the districts are situated in Puxi (literally Huangpu West), or the older part of urban Shanghai on the west bank of the Huangpu River. These seven districts are collectively referred to as downtown Shanghai (上海市区) or the city centre (市中心).The downtown district also includes Pudong New Area. (Within the outer ring line)
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Huangpu District (Mandarin pronunciation ⓘ), makes up the eastern part of Shanghai's traditional urban core and is today the most central of Shanghai's 16 districts. . Huangpu district is the seat of municipal government, includes key attractions such as The Bund and the Old City God Temple, as well as popular shopping districts such as Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road, and Xin
The geography of Shanghai is characterised by its location on the Yangtze River Delta on China's east coast and its proximity to the Pacific Ocean via the East China Sea.The city is centred on the Huangpu River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, and extends outwards in all directions, with the suburbs and satellite towns reaching east to the East China Sea, north and west to Jiangsu province ...
It is located north of the Bund, the historic riverfront district of Shanghai, adjacent to the international cruise terminal. The original proposal called for a 388-meter (1,273-foot) tower, but it was later scaled down to 260 meters (850 feet), and the final design was changed to 319.5 meters (1,048 feet).