The Bund

The Bund was undeveloped land in the 1800's. The British set up their consulate and other buildings there after the Opium War. In the early 1900's the Bund was the site of buildings designed by architects from Britain, France, China, America, Russia, Japan, and others. Until more recent times Chinese were banned, and the Bund although protected as a cultural heritage site, remains a symbol of past imperialism.