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Huangpu River

China Tours including trips to Huanpu River in Shanghai:

The Huangpu River (literally "Yellow Bank River") is a 97km long river in China flowing through Shanghai.

Huangpu River is the largest river in Shanghai, and Suzhou Creek 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.

Other cities along the river include:

• Jiaxing

Bridges

• Songpu Bridge
• Nanpu Bridge
• Lupu Bridge

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