Historic Buildings on the Bund in Shanghai (the 22 heritage buildings)
What does the Bund mean in Shanghai? The word “Bund” is an Anglo-Indian word for embankment of a muddy waterfront. It was brought by the British from India. The Bund was originally the towpath for dragging barges of rice on Huangpu River in Shanghai. From the mid-19th century onward, the area around the Bund became…