Cruising on the Huangpu River

When the Huangpu River is wrapped up in the dim light of the night, the noise and busyness on it under the scorching sun in the daytime fades out and the twinkling neon light in the deepening dim light of the night covers it in a mysterious veil. All sorts of feelings are bound to be well up in the mind of many people getting acquainted and well acquainted with such beautiful scenery, which forms an interest regardless of overlooking it, enjoying the sight of it nearby or seeing it from afar. Appreciating the beauty of the scenery of the Huangpu River has unconsciously become a fashionable act, for which tourists scramble. --- So, someone said that the best place for appreciating the beauty of scenery of the Huangpu River is not on the Bund and the Riverside Avenue but rather on the cruisers on the Huangpu River.

Going boating on the Huangpu River and having a panoramic view of the landscape on either bank of the river. On the one side, are the cluster of buildings standing lofty on the Bund, the famous Waibaidu Bridge and the Huangpu Park – the earliest park in Shanghai – and on the other side are the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Pudong New Area in development and the cluster of skyscrapers in Lujiazui. Looking ahead, you can see large ships from all over the world being in the thousands of postures and sprinkling over the surface of the river, presenting a splendid view. Cruising along the river, you can see the busy Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal, the row upon row of docks, the site of Wusong old battery and the confluence at the Mouth of the Yangtze River composed of green seawater, yellow Yangtze River and the dark blue Huangpu River water.

The Huangpu River, literally “Yellow Bank River”, is a 97km-long river flowing through Shanghai, dividing the city into Puxi (West) and Pudong (East). It is the last significant tributary of the Yangtze River before it empties into the East China Sea.