The rain lets up. He decides to explore the Bund after a quiet dinner at a local restaurant. He thinks it's stunning.
His guess is that it's modelled after Hong Kong. It's a younger city after all. Across the Huangpu River, East Shanghai's skyline reflects that of Hong Kong Island's skyline. There are influences from the Bank of China, the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre and 2IFC. It's younger age is obvious from the smaller number of skyscrapers. The Bund itself resembles Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars. Minus the stars and street performers.
But that said, it is unique in its own way. The dominating Oriental Pearl TV Tower of East Shanghai is definitely something on its own with its three 'pearls' and the colonial buildings with their characteristic Graeco-Roman columns of the Bund are something to behold. It's a very nice starking contrast.
His guess is that it's modelled after Hong Kong. It's a younger city after all. Across the Huangpu River, East Shanghai's skyline reflects that of Hong Kong Island's skyline. There are influences from the Bank of China, the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre and 2IFC. It's younger age is obvious from the smaller number of skyscrapers. The Bund itself resembles Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars. Minus the stars and street performers.
But that said, it is unique in its own way. The dominating Oriental Pearl TV Tower of East Shanghai is definitely something on its own with its three 'pearls' and the colonial buildings with their characteristic Graeco-Roman columns of the Bund are something to behold. It's a very nice starking contrast.
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