The opening parade of the Shanghai Tourism Festival took place along the Bund, a signature autumn event featuring domestic and overseas performing troupes.
The 37th Shanghai Tourism Festival grand parade was held along the Bund. Featuring performing troupes and floats from home and abroad, it is one of Shanghai's signature autumn events.
광고 문의 · 300×250The festival began in 1990 and is held around September each year. Alongside the opening parade, discounts at city attractions and cultural performance programs run for close to a month.
The Bund is the district known for its row of early-modern buildings along the Huangpu River. With the parade route set against the evening lighting, spectators gather in large numbers.
Overseas troupes were reported to have taken part in this year's parade. Participation framed as city-to-city cultural exchange has long been a component of the event.
Discounted admission at major city attractions is customary during the festival period, covering museums, exhibition halls and sightseeing boat routes.
Traffic controls are applied in parallel, with roads near the parade route and some subway station entrances adjusted by time of day.
Autumn is a busy season for visitors to Shanghai, and flights between Korea and the city tend to see increased seat capacity at this time. (Source: Chinese press reports)
