Cruising Huangpu River

The Huangpu River (simplified Chinese: 黄浦江; traditional Chinese: 黃浦江; pinyin: Huángpŭ Jiāng; Wade-Giles: Huang-p'u Chiang; literally "Yellow Bank River") is a 97km long river in China flowing through Shanghai.

Huangpu River used to be one branch of the Suzhou River. However, it has become the largest river in Shanghai, and Suzhou River became its branch.

It is an average of 400 meters wide and 9 meters deep. Shanghai gets most of its drinking water from Huangpu, which thus plays an important part for the metropolis. It divides the city into two regions: Pudong (east) and Puxi (west).

The Bund in Shanghai is located along the river.

Cruising Info
There are several ways to tour the Huangpu River. If you have time, a 3-hour (60km/37-mile) voyage along the Huangpu to the mouth of the Yangzi River and back allows for the most leisurely and complete appreciation of the river. There are also shorter river cruises (1-2 hr.) that ply the main waterfront area between the two suspension bridges, Yangpu Qiao in the north and Nanpu Qiao in the south, and an even shorter (30-min.) cruise from Pudong.

Several boat companies offer cruises, but the main one is the Shanghai Huangpu River Cruise Company (Shanghai Pujiang Youlan), at Zhongshan Dong Er Lu 219 (tel. 021/6374-4461 or 021/6329-9992; www.pjrivercruise.com), located on the southern end of the Bund Promenade; there's another office further north at Zhongshan Dong Er Lu 153. They have a daily full 3-hr afternoon cruise (2-5pm) with the possibility of a full morning cruise during the summer. Prices for this cruise start out at ¥50 ($6.25) and top out at ¥100 ($13), with the best ticket offering the most comfortable seats on the top deck, the best views, and drinks and snacks. As well, there are hour-long cruises (¥25-¥35/$3-$4.50) every day at 9:30am, 10:45am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm, 4pm, and 4:30pm. This company also offers a nightly hour-long cruise from the Bund to the Yangpu Bridge (7 and 8:30pm). Prices range from ¥35 to ¥70 ($4.30-$9). Cruise schedules vary depending on the season, and on weekends additional cruises are sometimes added, so check ahead. Tickets can be purchased at the above offices or through your hotel desk.

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