Consulate garden
Begun in 1848.
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A historic quarter at the north end of Shanghai's Bund, where Suzhou Creek meets the Huangpu River, holding the oldest group of buildings in the Bund area; its Chinese name, Waitanyuan, «source of the Bund», refers to its buildings being older than those of the famous waterfront. The British consulate began building here in 1848, and cultural institutions, among them the North China branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, later gathered around it in buildings of stone and red brick. Being revived in a large renewal project, they now hold shops, galleries and restaurants around the old consulate garden. The quarter's streets are free to wander at any time, and it makes a good starting point for a walk south along the Bund or beside Suzhou Creek.
Begun in 1848.
Early 1900s.
Suzhou Creek, Huangpu.
North end of the Bund, where Suzhou Creek meets the Huangpu, Shanghai
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Suzhou CreekA river crossing central Shanghai, also called the Wusong River and named after 4 minutes walk
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Shanghai Postal MuseumA museum inside the General Post Office Building on the north bank of Suzhou Cre6 minutes walkRockbund, or Waitanyuan, is the older northern end of the Bund, with buildings that predate the famous waterfront; the two combine easily in one riverside walk.