Lujiazui financial and trade zone is one of the main financial centers inShanghai, China. It is located on the Bank of Huangpu River in Pudong New Area,opposite to the Bund Financial Innovation Experimental Zone on the West Bank.Luoshan road in the East, Longyang Road in the south, Huangpu River in the Westand North. The total area of the whole financial and trade zone is 31.78 squarekilometers, of which Lujiazui Central Area (East to Pudong South Road, South toDongchang Road, West and north to Huangpu River), also known as XiaoLuJiaZui,covers an area of 1.7 square kilometers [1]. It is the only national developmentzone with finance, insurance, securities and commerce as the mainindustries.
In 1990, the State Council of the people's Republic of China announced theopening up of Pudong and established the first national financial developmentzone in Lujiazui. Lujiazui also attracted many domestic and foreign enterprisesto settle in. By the end of September 20__, there were 626 domestic and foreignfinancial institutions and 71 regional headquarters of multinational companiesin the region. Bank of communications set up its national headquarters here. Theheadquarters of Bank of Shanghai and Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank are alsolocated in Lujiazui. Meanwhile, there are 18 corporate banks of foreign banks inthe region, such as HSBC, Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of East Asia,DBS, etc. The Shanghai stock exchange, Shanghai futures exchange, ChinaFinancial Futures Exchange and the Chinese mainland's only diamond import andexport exchange Shanghai Diamond Exchange are also located in Lujiazui'sfinancial and trade zone. In addition, Shanghai New York University, the firstInternational University jointly run by China and the United States, was alsoestablished in Lujiazui, and its foundation was laid in March 20__.
Lujiazui is also a high-rise building area. There are many landmarkbuildings in Shanghai, such as the highest Shanghai center in Shanghai, Shanghaiworld financial center, Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Jinmao Tower. The high-risebuildings here and the historical buildings on the Bund on the opposite bankform a unique scenic line on both sides of the Pujiang River, which makesLujiazui an important tourist gathering point in Shanghai. With a total lengthof 2.5 km, Binjiang Avenue is a famous scenic spot of the Bund building on theother side. The scenic spots in Lujiazui district include Lujiazui Central GreenSpace and Shanghai Ocean Aquarium.
