Map of Xu Jia Hui

1.       Jian Gong Jin Jiang Hotel (IEEE SCC 2004 will be held at this hotel)

2.       Heng Shan Guesthouse (Heng Shan Hotel)

3.       Bo Xue Building

4.       Faculty Club

The Bund

"The Bund" is a long, storied road in Shanghai. The Bund has been considered a historic symbol of Shanghai for over one hundred years. It is a source of great pride to the Shanghai people, as it shows the world Shanghai's culture and its capability to synchronize and meld its local culture with civilizations abroad.

The Bund faces Shanghai's mother river, the Huangpu River. Behind the Bund are old buildings representing architectural styles from different countries. The unique geography around the Bund and that geography's effect on the economy of Shanghai and China throughout the past one hundred years fills the Bund with cultural connotation and undertones. The river, the long bank, the green belt and the different architectural styles of the buildings on the Bund is the most "Shanghai-like" sight in Shanghai. In the morning, the Bund is a popular place for jogging and workouts. It is a charming sight for tourists in the daytime and it becomes lovers' lane at night!

Chenyi Square

 At the end of the 10-mile Nanjing Road is Chenyi Square, dominated by a sculpture of Chenyi-the first Shanghai mayor of the People's Republic of China. The sculpture is made of bronze and stands 5.6 meters high with a red granite underlay 3.5 meters high. Every weekend, a grand "Square Concert" is held in front of the sculpture.

To the south of the sculpture is a popular fountain. Many colored lamps are set under the water of the fountain, and these lamps are turned on at night. The beautiful colored water streams created by the lamps are a great sight to see in Chenyi Square at night.

Sightseeing Tunnel - The Bund

The Bund's Tunnel stretches from the end of Nanjing Road on the Puxi side to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower on the Lujiazui side - a total length of 646.70 meters. This tunnel was finished at the end of 2000; it was the first pedestrian tunnel built in China. Tourists may enter the tunnel through a elevator at the entrance on either side. It takes about two to five minutes to walk the length of the tunnel. Many high-tech displays are featured inside. All kinds of designs, ads, panoramic displays and background music about people, history, culture and technology are displayed throughout the tunnel, making your visit there both interesting and thrilling.

Waterfall Clock

The Waterfall Clock in front of the customs building is referred to as "Steps of the Era." The clock is in the middle of the long green corridor of the Bund, and stands 3.5 meters high and 2.7 meters long. The clock is computer-controlled, and shows the time of each of the world's main cities in Arabic figures though the colorful water column, providing local and international tourists with the time all day long.

"Lovers Wall" at the Bund

The "Lovers' Wall" stretches from Huangpu Park to the side of the Huangpu River (close to the Xinkai River); it is 1,700 meters long. The sightseeing platform is actually built on the flood-prevention wall, and the floor of the platform is made of 140,000 pieces of colored granite and bricks. There are 21 bowl-shaped parterres, square kiosks and irregular kiosks on the platform. There are also many marble chairs on the platform where tourists may stop and relax.

Sightseeing throughout the Huangpu River

Board a yacht and cruise the Huangpu River! From there, tourists are afforded a grand vision of both sides of the river. On one side one may see the lofty buildings in the Bund, the famous Wai Baidu Bridge, and Huangpu Park, which was the first park in Shanghai. The other side is the beautiful Oriental Pearl TV tower, the tallest building in China - also, you'll see the Jinmao Building and the rapidly-expanding Lujiazui Financial Zone. Tourists will also see two great bridges: the Yangpu Bridge and the Nanpu Bridge, connecting the two sides of the river. In the middle of the river, you'll see all styles of boats and ships from many countries. These boats, always moving about in the river, provide a grand sight to international tourists. Along the river, you'll also see the busy Shanghai international passenger-transport station, row upon row of commercialized docks, China's biggest steel factory-Bao Steel, the Wusong "old emplacement site" and the "Three-Colored Waters," made up of the joining of the yellow water from the Yangtze river, the grey-blue water of the Hiuangpu river and the blue water from the East Sea. The waters' colors remain separate; they do not blend with each other, and they prove to be a truly wonderful sight under the sun.