Riqing building

Riqing building

Riqing building, also known as maritime building, is a national key cultural relic protection unit. Riqing building (Bund) is one of the Bund buildings in Shanghai. It is located at NO.5 Bund, Shanghai. It was jointly built by the famous Japanese shipping enterprise Nissin steamship Co., Ltd. and a Jewish businessman from 1921 to 1925. The building is six stories high, covering an area of 1280 square meters and a building area of 5484 square meters. The designer is a famous British and German firm. The facade of the building is of obvious three section type, and there is not much decoration on the whole, but the overhanging eaves and relief are designed between the 5th and 6th floors, so there is a certain concave convex feeling. The building was once used by the maritime transport bureau. Later, Huaxia Bank Shanghai Branch settled in the building. Now it has moved out. In 2006, the Riqing building was transformed into a high-grade restaurant.

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Development history

In 1921, Riqing foreign company built a new building at No. 5, zhongshangdong 1st road;

Completed in 1925, it is a 6-storey reinforced concrete structure building designed by British business Germany and foreign companies. On the surface, the basic structure of the building is not very different from other modern buildings in Shanghai, but its line treatment is mainly horizontal line, which has the characteristics of modern Japanese western architecture.

In 1907, a joint venture of 12 million yen was set up by the Yangtze River Shipping Department of Japan Post Shipping Association and Osaka Merchant Shipping Association, Japan Shangda Dongqi Shipping Association and Hunan Steamship Association, and another powerful shipping company was formed. Because there were also a small number of Chinese shares, the Japanese, in order to compete with other shipping companies of other countries, easily named Riqing Shipping Co., Ltd. (known in Shanghai as Riqing foreign company) ）In order to enjoy more privileges. Riqing building

In 1907, it was founded by Japan Post Shipping Association, the Yangtze River Shipping Department of Osaka Merchant Shipping Association and Japan Commercial University Dongqi Shipping Association, Hunan steamship Co., Ltd. jointly invested 12 million yen to set up another shipping company with relatively strong strength, because it also has a small number of Chinese shares. In order to compete with other shipping companies of other countries, the Japanese named it Riqing steamship Co., Ltd. (known as Riqing foreign company in Shanghai), so as to enjoy more privileges.

Architectural features

The building is six stories high, covering an area of 1280 square meters and a construction area of 5484 square meters. Because of the lack of funds at that time, the owner made a joint venture with a Jew to build three floors each. It covers an area of 1280 square meters and a building area of 5484 square meters. It is designed by German and foreign company. It combines modern Japanese western architecture with classical architectural style and is known as "Japanese Jewish style".

Its appearance is "Japanese modern western style". The rooms on each floor were high and open. There were two elevators, and another wooden elevator went straight to the sixth floor to the flat top.

The decoration of the bottom three layers is simple, while the decoration of the top three layers is exquisite. There are classical columns and window frames with relief patterns, which have a strong concave convex feeling. The whole facade of the building is made of granite, and the rooms on each floor are high and open, reflecting other buildings on the Bund.

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Buses 20, 22, 37, 42, 5, 65, 126, etc.

Address: No.5, Zhongshan East 1st Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China

Longitude: 121.49081420898

Latitude: 31.234714508057