Busy Zhongshan Road Along the Bund
The People’s Heroes Monument marks the end of the Bund promenade area. I would have liked to walk further along the Huangpu River but there were still other places to see here. There is a bridge at one of the tributaries of the Huangpu River and it looks quite old. It seems like it used to be possible lift the bridge to allow river traffic to pass through, although it seems this is no longer the case. The mouth of the river was blocked to river traffic so there was no point to allow the bridge to this anymore. Anyway, with the huge amount of traffic that passed over the bridge, I don’t think it is a good idea either.
Shanghai Local Painting at the Bund
Interestingly, the local Shanghai folk, take time out to relax themselves at this park. I remember seeing a man painting picture of the bridge. The last time I saw someone painting in China were some students at Xidi and Hongcun. It is nice to see that they can spend some time to do things like this. You hardly see this kind of thing in major cities around the world. I guess this is what I think Shanghai is one of the most charming cities I have ever been to.
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