The Bund

Every visitor to Shanghai walks the Bund. Almost none of them know what they're looking at. That kilometer and a half of stone facades along the Huangpu — the Bund (外滩, Wàitān) — is the most concentrated museum of early 20th-century commercial architecture on earth: banks, trading houses, hotels and clubs built when Shanghai was Asia's financial capital the first time around. Here's how to...

When the sun sets over the Huangpu River and Shanghai's skyscrapers begin to glitter, the city transforms. The streets buzz with a different kind of energy – one of clinking glasses, thumping basslines, hidden speakeasies, and rooftop views that will take your breath away. Shanghai’s nightlife is legendary. It’s diverse, world-class, and constantly evolving. Whether you're a cocktail connoisseur,...