Taken from my last trip to Shanghai in October 2004. Pudong has the most dramatic change since I came to US. Before, Pudong is like country side, no one wants to live there, even though it's only divided by a river from the most flourishing part of the city. Nowadays, Pudong became the financial district center in Shanghai. And since Shanghai is the financial centre of China, if a foreign company wants to open a branch in China, it may end up here. The river which divides Pudong area (east of river) and Puxi area (west of river) is called Huang Pu River, which is also a symbol of Shanghai. Along both sides of Huang Pu River is the famous Bund. If you happen to watch the Shanghai episode in the reality show "Amazing Race", you may remember how bund looks like. :)
