Second Layer of the Bund: Architecture Walk & Ferry

Discover the Second Layer of the Bund on this private walk exploring architecture and urban systems behind the skyline. Includes a tea break and river crossing, ending as the skyline lights up.
Meet your guide near Waibaidu Bridge and begin a private, carefully paced walk through what we call the “Second Layer” of the Bund — focusing on how this area functioned as a financial and civic system.

【Rockbund & Early Institutions】
- Former Royal Asiatic Society (today’s Rockbund Art Museum)
- Early 20th-century architecture away from the main crowds
- Publishing, education, and international exchange

【Urban Lifestyle & Social Change】
- Shanghai Rowing Club and the rise of modern urban sport
- Former YWCA and women’s education movements
- Architecture shaped by new social ideas

【Rivalry Behind the Skyline】
- Bank of China vs. Peace Hotel
- Art Deco architecture and architectural competition
- Customs House clock tower
- Former HSBC Building
- AIA Building
- Former First Commercial Bank of Zhejiang

【Urban Details Often Missed】
- Bund Signal Station (maritime communication history)
- Historic cut-angle street corner at Fuzhou Rd × Jiangxi Rd
- Municipal Council Courtyard

【Tea Appreciation Break (complimentary)】
A quiet pause to reflect on how Shanghai’s past connects to the present

【River Crossing & Light Transition】
- Ferry ride across the Huangpu River
- Experience the skyline from the water
- Timed to follow the city’s changing light
- Conclude as the Bund buildings illuminate at dusk

【What Makes This Experience Different】
- Private, small-group format
- Focus on architecture, institutions, and urban systems
- Designed around light and timing (afternoon departure aligned with sunset)
- Slow pacing with conversation and context

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Cette excursion peut être annulée sans frais jusqu'à : heures d'annulation avant le début du voyage. Si vous l'annulez après les heures d'annulation ou si vous ne vous présentez pas à l'excursion, le prix total de l'activité vous sera toujours facturé. Tout retard à la prise en charge ou au départ sera considéré comme un retard.