Shanghai North Bund Walking Tour, the Coolest Riverside View of China | 4K HDR

Chinese cities are climbing the ranks as the world’s most powerful, with Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai now topping household names like Los Angeles, Berlin and Tokyo, to name a few. Shanghai’s North Bund area is set to become the next commercial hub in the city. Change is constantly taking place in Shanghai, and one of the areas currently undergoing the most extensive of developments is the North Bund. Located in the city’s Hongkou district where the Suzhou Creek and Huangpu River meet, the North Bund has long been a hub for the international shipping industry. Presently, the 4-square-kilometer area is the largest redevelopment zone in downtown Shanghai following the release of a master plan by the municipal bureau of planning and land resources. The bureau now aims to further unlock the area’s potential as a commercial district. According to Wu Xinbao, secretary of the Hongkou district committee, the North Bund will become “a new benchmark for urban development in t