The Bund   外滩

A must see on every tour itinerary to Shanghai, the Bund is the historic row of banks built before World War II by the major foreign powers at the time. Situated on the banks of the Huangpu river the Bund has a long pedestrian promenade along the river which both Chinese and foreign tourists like to stroll for the panoramic view and people watching. Most of the buildings still stand in their original style and some are even used as banks again, others trendy shops, restaurants and offices.

Former HSBC building   原汇丰银行大楼

Building is a six-floor neo-classical building in the Bund area of Shanghai, China. It was the headquarters of the Shanghai branch of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1923 to 1955.

In 1995, the Municipal Government moved out of the building, and the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank obtained the lease to the building. During renovations, spectacular murals were uncovered in the building

Peace Hotel   上海和平饭店

The Peace Hotel, an Art Deco masterpiece, was built by Jewish financier Sir Victor Sassoon, the grandson of Baghdad's Jewish community leader. Sassoon's family dominated business, finance, and real estate in early 20th century Shanghai.

When the Peace Hotel was built in 1929, Sasson wanted to create "the most beautiful hotel east of Suez, and the most modern". When built the Peace Hotel was known as the Cathay Hotel.

Prior to 1949, the Cathay hotel was considered the height of opulence, illustrating the economic prestige that had come to define Shanghai as the "Paris of the East". The hotel gained world-wide fame, attracting internationally renound guests including actors, political figures, and playwrights.

Huoshan Park   霍山公园

Huoshan Park holds the only memorial statue to Shanghai's Jewish community. One of Shanghai's tiny local gems, this park is filled with grandmas and grandpas showing off their birds during the day.

Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum   上海犹太难民纪念馆

Housed in an old synagogue, this museum sheds light on the little known period during WWII when Shanghai was a city of sanctuary for many of Europe's Jews. Exhibits illustrate the situation in Europe and that in Shanghai during this time. Artifacts from Shanghai during this period have been returned by diaspora to be displayed in the Synagogue. In another building, many stories from former Shanghai Jewish residents have been put together into an interesting multimedia exhibition.

Shanghai Municipal Children’s Palace outside view   上海市少年宫外观

Built between 1918 and 1931 by a Jewish family from Baghdad, the Kadoories, this sprawling mansion was known in colonial Shanghai as the Marble Hall for its grand hallways and gigantic marble ballroom with ornate fireplaces and glittering chandeliers, all reasonably well preserved despite years of children's activities.

Moller Villa hotel   上海衡山马勒别墅饭店

Of Shanghai's numerous colonial-era mansions, the Moller Villa on the edge of the French Concession is unique for its fantasy of brown-tiled Gothic and Tudor steeples, gables, and spires. It was built by a Jewish shipping magnate from Sweden, Eric Moller, in 1936.

The Moller family business was shipping and shipbuilding, and in Shanghai included shipping lines, insurance, real estate and investment. In 1913, Eric Moller took over his family business and prospered. They had a steamboat which ran between Shanghai and Zhenjiang in Jiangsu Province. In the mid-1920s, Moller decided to construct a house for his family of six children and a menagerie of dogs and cats.

Ruijin Hotel   上海瑞金宾馆

During the 1920s, the original owner likely spent considerable time reviewing the design for what must have been her "dream house." Most sources indicate that a Jewish noblewoman from England named Marcus first lived here. However, the style of the mansion is very much French, with its Mansard roof, French windows, and eclectic interior, which uses a fleur de lis motif in many of the architectural details.

The combination of architectural beauty and historical interest makes the Ruijin Hotel a unique treasure of contemporary Shanghai. The hotel grounds also houses a number of high end restaurants.

Former Jewish Club   原犹太俱乐部

The Russian Jewish Club was a club for the whole community. News of the establishment of the state of Israel, including Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion's speech, was read to the community at the Jewish Club in 1948. The club is now used by the Shanghai Music Conservatory. The Jewish influence on Shanghai's music scene was quite notable, and Jews from central Europe and Russia trained many who became the city's leading musicians for decades.

Shanghai 上海

Shanghai is the largest city in China, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 20 million people. Shanghai is a modern city with a past linked to foreign occupation through World War II. The row of historic bank buildings on the Bund shows the architecture brought by foreigners when Shanghai was the banking capital of Asia. Now modern development in Pudong has changed the face of the city into a modern metropolis. Shanghai maintains some of its 1930's feel to it. Chinese people in Shanghai are more liberal and modern, being farther from Beijing. Foreigners living in Shanghai are there for business reasons, and thus Shanghai has more of a "New York" feel to it.

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