Shanghaioncehaditsmostcolorfuldaysin1930s,whentheBundwasacenterforentertainmentandrecreationnicknamedas""""tenmilesofforeignspectacles"""".Intheearlydaysofthe20thcentury,thegovernmentofQingDynasty(1616-1911)wasforcedtoopentheportsforforeigntrade;Shanghaiwasthenmadeacommercialportbytheforeigners,andastreetwasconstructedbetweenWaibaiduBridgeandDongjinlingRoad,named""""Bund""""or""""Waitan""""inChinese.
