🇨🇳 4K | Night Walk Along China's Most Famous Skyline ~ The Bund, Shanghai ~ 4K Ultra HD

A stroll down the bund in Shanghai on a warm summer night... How many wedding couples can you spot? --------- About the Bund Shanghai --------- The Bund has a very controversial history attached to it. China did not want the Western powers to settle and do the trade in China, but Shanghai lost the first opium war in 1842; hence, it was forced to open under the Treaty of Nanking. As per the treaty, the Western powers demanded trading rights in China, after which they were granted settlements or concessions. Post their settlement, the wharves and trading houses were built along the Huangpu River. During that, the area was more of farmland and wetlands. The treaty, which was a triumph for the British who came with the intention of dominating the people became a humiliation for the Chinese. In 1863 The British and American joined hands to create the International Settlement, after which The Bund grew further. During the first few decades, The Bund had only a few small offices. It was only in the late 19th century in which the larger neo-classical and British colonial-style buildings were built. In its initial days trading companies dominated the Bund, but soon as trade in Shanghai increased it gave way to the financial institutions. The financial institutions were the biggest industry in the city by the early 20th century. The Imperial Bank of China, which was the first Chinese bank, opened in 1897, and after that, banks like the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) opened at the Bund. Source : https://www.trip.com/blog/top-10-thin...