Beautiful Urban Scenery
外滩
The Bund
The Bund is one of the most noted landmarks of Shanghai. The Chinese name for the Bund means literally the “outer bank”, referring to the Huangpu River, because this part of the riverfront was located further downstream than the “inner bank” area adjacent to the old walled city of Shanghai. The Bund is the start point of Shanghai concession as well as Shanghai's development as a modern city.
外滩是上海最着名的地标之一,是上海的必到之地。因该地区位于距老上海城较远的黄浦江下游地区而得名。外滩是上海租界区,也是整个上海现代城市开发的起点。
The Bund stretches one mile along the bank of the Huangpu River. It begins at Yan'an Road in the south and ends at Waibaidu Bridge in the north, which crosses Suzhou Creek. To the east of the road is the Huangpu River, and the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone is right across the river. To the west of this stretch of the road stand 52 buildings of various Western classical and modern styles, which are the main feature of the Bund, and they are named as the exotic building clusters in the Band of Shanghai.
外滩位于浦西,东临黄浦江,全长1.5公里,南起延安东路,北至苏州河上的外白渡桥,东面即黄浦江,隔江即是陆家嘴金融贸易区;西面是旧上海金融、外贸机构的集中地,沿路为52幢风格各异的大楼,被称为“万国建筑博览群”。
After Shanghai became a commercial port in 1846, many foreign banks, trading companies, councils and newspaper offices gathered here with grand commercial buildings rising out of the ground in succession. It used to be the western powers' political, financial, commercial and cultrual center in Shanghai. Since the late 20th century, a lot of foreign banks and Chinese banks were founded in the Bund, making here the financial street of Shanghai. The Bund has 52 buildings of various architectural styles, generally Eclecticism, but with some buildings displaying predominantly Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival, Renaissance Revival, Baroque Revival, Neo-Classical or Beaux-Arts styles and a number in Art Deco style from No.1 to No.33 of East Zhong Shan Road. Many of the buildings are banks. The others are commercial buildings, national organizations, restaurants, clubs, shops, etc. Most of the architectures were first constructed before 1930s and have had no big change.
自1846年上海辟为商埠以后,许多外国的银行、商行、总会、报社云集外滩,一幢幢商业大楼拔地而起。这里曾是西方列强在上海的政治、金融、商务和文化中心。从20世纪后期开始,许多外资和华资银行在外滩建立,这里成了上海的“金融街”。从中山东一路1号到33号,这52座大楼多为折衷主义风格的古典复兴大楼,同时也有罗马式、哥特式、文艺复兴式、巴洛克式、新古典式等不同风格的建筑。其中大多数是银行,另外还有商业建筑、国家机构、饭店、俱乐部、商铺等。这些建筑多兴建于20世纪30年代之前的租界期,至今大都很好地保持了原来的风貌。
People have made the best use of the fine architecture The Bund is the tourist attraction which forms a pretty picture of the Shanghai City, and has become the centre of international finance as well, gaining the name of “Oriental Wall Street” .
人们后来充分利用这些美轮美奂的建筑。外滩成为上海城市风光不可不看的一道亮丽风景线,也成为了世界金融中心之一,又有“东方华尔街”之称。
After the large-scale makeover project from 1992 to 1993, the Bund of over a hundred years' history put on a new look, and is rated as the most favorite scenic spot in Shanghai. Seeing the Bund in daylight is one thing. But seeing the Bund at night is great when all of the buildings are floodlit.
经过百年历史沧桑的外滩,在1992-1993年大规模的改造工程后,旧貌换新颜,景色更为迷人,被中外游客评为上海“最喜爱的风景点”。白天的外滩极尽繁华,而夜晚的景色更是流光溢彩,美不胜收。
核心词汇
1.landmark [?l?ndmɑ?k] n. 地标;里程碑
例:The tower has attracted tourists from all over the world and becomes a local landmark.
这座高塔吸引了来自世界各地的游客,成为当地的标志性建筑。
2.exotic [iɡ?z?tik]adj. 异国的;外来的;异国情调的
例:China is an exotic country to many foreigners.
对很多人来说中国是一个充满异域风情的遥远国度。
3.predominant [pri?d?min?nt] adj. 主要的;卓越的
例:The predominant source of noise is factories.
工厂是主要的噪声来源。
情景对话
A:Where do you think is the best place to have a walk at night in Shanghai?
你觉得在上海哪里最适合晚上散步呢?
B:There are a lot of interesting places and I recommand you to go to the Bund.
有很多有趣的地方啊。不过我建议你去外滩走走。
A:I know that there are great views in the day time.
我知道白天的外滩景色很好。
B:It has another view at night which is also splendid when all the lights and neons are on.
晚上当所有照明和霓虹灯亮起的时候,那里就是另一番景致了。
A:Do you go there a lot?
你经常去那里吗?
B:Yes, my boyfriend and I usually lean on the hand rail of so called “lovers' wall”, and watch the view over the Huangpu River.
是的。我和男友经常去“情人墙”,靠着栏杆看黄浦江上的风景。
A:Will there be many people
那里会有很多人吗?
B:That's usually the case. But the scenery is worth visiting and there are little restaurants or bars where you may rest.
经常都会人很多。但是那美景绝对值得一游,而且还有小餐厅、酒吧可以休息。
知识链接
万国建筑群的优秀建筑
上海总会
原英国侨民活动的上海总会又称皇家总会。它1910年建成,耗资白银45万两,是文艺复兴式风格。所谓文艺复兴式风格的特点就是整体感觉十分均匀、对称。整幢建筑以正门为纵轴线,左右对称,显得和谐、均匀而稳重。大楼的第三层与第四层之间,有六根爱奥尼克立柱,爱奥尼克立柱特点是柱身修长,柱身有条带状,柱头上有卷起的旋涡状,是“女性美”的象征。除此之外还有其他的两种柱子风格,一种叫多立克柱式,柱身粗壮,柱顶是突出的圆形,上方有方形的石头盖顶,是“男性美”的象征。海关大楼地层就是用这种柱式。还有就是科林斯柱,此柱出现在希腊时期商业繁荣的科林斯城,柱顶有一束树叶和花蔓组成,似花篮状,雕刻华美,是“富豪”的象征,汇丰银行和怡和洋行都使用这种柱式,以显示自己的财富。这里要和大家值得一提的是在这幢建筑中远东第一长酒吧台,有34米长。大堂北侧是环形楼梯,旁边有半圆形铁栏电梯,现仍能上下通行。室内装修由日本设计师承担,参照日本王宫的风格设计,故又称之为“东洋的伦敦”,这座优秀近代建筑已列为上海市文物保护单位。
亚细亚大楼
被誉为“外滩第一楼”,建成于1906年,原名麦克波恩大楼。其高8层,建筑面积11984平方米,占地1739平方米。大楼外观具有折衷主义风格。立面为横三段、竖三段式。底段与上段均为巴洛克式造型,中段为现代主义建筑风格。大楼气派雄伟,简洁中不乏堂皇之气。可谓简繁相宜,华贵典雅。
东风饭店
“东洋伦敦”是现东风饭店的别称,建于1910年,属于文艺复兴时期的建筑,外观效仿美国古典主义,又参照日本帝国大厦,故而得此别称。其始建于中山一路2号时,是当时上海最豪华的俱乐部--上海总会。大楼一楼为餐厅,二楼为国际海员俱乐部,其余均为客房。整个饭店设施齐全,装修精美,不愧为商务住宿的理想选择。大楼中所使用别致的三角形的电梯是西门子公司制造的,距今已有90年的历史。
有利大楼
中山东一路4号,现为新加坡佳通私人投资有限公司。原名联合大楼,为美国有利银行所有,故称有利银行大楼。大楼于1916年建成,楼高7层,整体仿效文艺复兴建筑风格。窗框多采用巴洛克艺术富有旋转变化的图案,大门有爱奥尼克立柱装饰,高大的落地窗既有利于采光,又增添楼宇气势。整幢建筑是以门为中心的轴对称图形,故而给人以平和的感受。
日清大楼
将日本近代西洋建筑与古典建筑风格相揉和的日清大楼,被人们称为“日犹式”。该楼是由日本清汽船株式会社与犹太人合资建造。它建于1925年,位于中山东一路5号,楼高6层,占地1280平方米,底三层装饰比较简明,上三层有古典立柱和雕刻花饰,凹凸感强。整个建筑立面均用花岗石贴砌,与外滩的其他建筑交相辉映。日清大楼现由华夏银行和锦都实业总公司使用。
中国通商银行大楼
现今是香港侨福国际企业有限公司所在地。该楼是一幢假四层的哥特式建筑。大楼第四层有五个尖顶层面,原先还有十字架。第三、四层有小尖塔。大楼第四层是尖形的券窗,一、二层是典型哥特风格的花窗棂窗户。这幢即将走过一个世纪的欧式建筑的意义远不止停留在具历史性与艺术性。可以说,就是它在中国金融史上划上了开篇性的一页。