【正文】 Maintains trade with 200 countries and regions in the world。 Icefree all the year round。 Since then, population of foreigners in British concession grew big, and more space for the entertainment and relaxation were demanded. ? In 1868, the British consul got the permit to use the land free of charge for an entertainment garden without admission fee. Designed by a Scottish gardener in European Style, it includes green lawns, rose bushes, herbaceous borders, an iron pavilion and music stands. Huangpu Park (Public Garden) ?History ? August 8, 1868, park opened to public, but only westerners were admitted and Chinese,Japanese, Koreans and Indians were turned away. ? “ Shenbao” published article to condemn western society for their violation of Chinese human rights. ? In 1928, garden was opened to Chinese without any restrictions. ? After 1949, Public Garden was renamed Huangpu Park and open to public free of charge. ? In 1990, Huangpu Park was rebuilt. Huangpu Park (Public Garden) ? Layout (布局 ) ? On the street level, the park contains green lawns and a couple of sculptures。 2storied basement Strongly fortified door 10,000 cashboxes, as the biggest in the Far East ? Facilities: air conditioners, central heating and elevators were all installed, revealing advanced modern Chinese technology by then. ? Reputation: Honored by all means the most prominent building in the Far East at that time. Waibaidu Bridge (Garden Bridge) ?Reputation ( 聲譽(yù) ) It is spoken in the same breath as the Tower Bridge in London and the Golden Bridge in San Francisco. ?History (歷史變故 ) Waibaidu Bridge (Garden Bridge) ? Brief introduction: The Waibaidu Bridge, called The Garden Bridge in English, is the first all steel bridge in China. It is located in the downstream of the estuary of the Suzhou Creek. Its confluence with the Huangpu River and next to the Bund in central Shanghai. It connects the Huangpu and Hongkou districts. ? History ? before 1850s: ferries were the only means of transportation to cross the Suzhou Creek ? In 1856: the Wells Bridge was built by British businessman, 120meterlong and 。 Bank of China, Shanghai Branch ?Brief fact (基本信息 ) ?History (歷史變故 ) ?Physical feature (建筑風(fēng)格及特色 ) Bank of China, Shanghai Branch ? Brief fact ? Height: 17 stories ? Completed in 1937 ? Floor space: 32,000 square meters ? Designed and constructed entirely by Chinese and featuring in distinctively Chinese national characteristics. Bank of China, Shanghai Branch ? History (歷史變故 ) ? Original blueprint: 34 stories high。cor : in different styles of India, Spain, France, England, Italy, etc。 ? Strikes every quarter with a piece of music。 ? Development and Function (發(fā)展與功能 ) ? 1955 HSBC moved out ? Post 1955 Shanghai Municipal Government ? Dec 12, 1996 Pudong Development Bank HSBC now has its office in Pudong area Customs House Renowned as the sister building of the HSBC, the Shanghai Customs House is a symbolic landmark. ? History (歷史演變 ) ? Physical feature (建筑特征 ) ? Clock tower (鐘樓 ) Customs House ? History ? Rudiment Originally named Jianghai Customs House, which was converted from a temple. ? Date November 17, 1843 the day that Shanghai was formerly opened to the outside world。 About half of the traffic east of the Northsouth elevated road uses the Bund。 Huangpu River on one side foreignlooking architectures on the other。 在上海的地名習(xí)慣用詞中，一般把河流的上游叫作“里”，河流的下游叫作“外”，今蘇州河入黃浦江口的第一座橋叫作“外白渡橋”，依次向里的橋也俗稱“里白渡橋”（今乍浦路橋）、三白渡橋（今四川路橋