Gallery: River Tour of Shanghai

  Shanghai launched new cruise tours on Suzhou Creek on Thursday. The boat itself is modeled after the Shanghai SH760 sedan produced in China from 1965 to 1991. Photo: VCG A cruise boat passes by the Sihang Warehouse Battle Memorial. Each of this type of boat can carry up to 11 passengers per trip. Photo: VCG A boat sails through downtown Shanghai on the Suzhou Creek on Sept. 17. Trial operation for the tour started that day. This vessel can carry up to 20 passengers. Photo: IC Photo

A pilot operates a cruise boat on Sept. 17. Photo: Zhang Hengwei/China News Service, VCG A cruise vessel docks at the Waitanyuan pier on the Bund on Thursday. The tour connects eight piers, four of which are already operating. Photo: VCG The city launched two tour routes for the river cruise: the 60 minute route costs 100 yuan ($14) and operates between the Changfeng Park and Changhua Road piers, while the 30 minute route costs 60 yuan and sails between the Waitanyuan pier and the Sihang Warehouse pier. Photo: IC Photo A berthing area for boats on the Suzhou Creek in May 1987. The 125-kilometer river was subject to industrial pollution in the 1980s. Authorities have undertaken several rehabilitation plans since the 1990s to improve the river’s water quality. Photo: Jean-Marc Charles/VCG Rowboats navigate the Suzhou Creek in 1910. Some of the buildings along the river, including the General Post Office Building (center), have since been repurposed into museums. Photo: wiki 2 2