The Indian connection to Shanghai is that "Bund" is the Urdu word for embankment or levee. The word was bought to Shanghai from India by the British. There are lot of small check dams called Bunds across several parts of North India. One interesting fact is that, the Huangpo river currently flows above the level of the roads in the Bund.
Given below are the pictures of Bund and the view of the Pudong skyline as seen from the Bund.
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