Maps of Historical Buildings Along the Huangpu River

This book guides you along the Huangpu River’s living corridor, uncovering Shanghai’s urban memories through a richly detailed bilingual map that pins historic buildings and threads together sweeping historical narratives and cultural legacies. Known as Shanghai’s mother river, the Huangpu has nurtured Jiangnan civilisation and served as the birthplace of China’s national industry and early modernisation; the transformations along its banks hold deep collective memories and shape the city’s identity, embodying the spirit of Shanghai and the harmony between urban life and waterways. A walk along both banks reveals an extraordinary concentration of distinctive historic architecture—landmarks of modern Chinese history in diverse styles—and this volume systematically catalogues outstanding heritage buildings within the Huangpu River planning area, pairing selected entries with archival materials and curated narratives to create an indispensable guide for historians, architects, urban explorers, and visitors seeking Shanghai’s past vividly retold.

Text in English and Mandarin.