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Bund (Shanghai, China)

LC control no.n 2009013095
Geographic headingBund (Shanghai, China)
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Variant(s)Shanghai (China). Bund
Waitan (Shanghai, China)
Special noteSUBJECT USAGE: This heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision.
Found inBai nian Waitan jian zhu, 2008: t.p. (Waitan; Bund) p. 11 ("Since Shanghai became officially a commercial port in [sic] November 17, 1843, the Bund has been a frontier frpm Shanghai to the World ...")
travelchinaguide.com WWW site, Mar. 3, 2009: Huangpu River and the Bund ("The Bund ... is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years.")
Wikipedia, Mar. 3, 2009: The Bund ("The Bund ... [... Wàitān] is an area of Huangpu District in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas.")
Not found inGEOnet, Mar. 3, 2009.
Geographic area codea-cc-sm