扩张与融合 近代上海的汇丰银行及其建筑

Expansion and Blend:HSBC and Its Buildings in Modern Shanghai

坐落于浦江西岸的中山东一路12号大楼,是素有＂万国建筑博览会＂之称的外滩建筑群中的一幢。解放后,曾被用作上海市政府的办公大楼,而如今则是上海浦东发展银行的所在地。这幢大楼外形宏伟、庄重,在很长一段时间里一直是上海的标志性建筑,为这座城市勾勒了一道优雅的风景线。然而,这并不足以概括这幢大楼的全部。当我们将它还原于历史的背景之下,抑或放诸上海近代建筑发展的轨迹之中,又会呈现出怎样的一番景象呢？且让我们慢慢地追溯它的过去。

Bank is the key of the economic life.In modern times, the western powers manipulated the finance of old China by special function of bank.However,the bank buildings evolved at the same time.As a foreign bank,the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation played a very important role in the finance activities of old China.The building of HSBC is not only the meaningful topic in the architectural research,but also a way to explore the modern Chinese society.