上海之大，到底哪里才可以作为其历史文化的代表？那就是外滩。本书作者以画册的形式历数自开埠以来上海外滩的种种历史变迁，由此生动刻画出上海整个城市的变化之路。本书为中英对照读物。

开埠

洋行

鸦片交易

租界

租界的管理

工部局

会审公廨

海关

租界武装

巡捕

领事馆

市政建设

东方华尔街

远东中心

冒险家的乐园

外国人花园

外滩新生

外滩综合改造

外滩灯光

走向新世纪的外滩

The Opening of the Port

Foreign Hongs (Foreign Firms)

The Opium Trade

The Settlements of Shanghai

The Administration of the Settlements

Shanghai Municipal Council

The Mixed Court

The Customs House

The Army of the Settlements

The Police Force

Consulates

The Municipal Construction

The Wall Street of the Orient

The Center of the Far East

The Paradise of the Adventurers

The Garden for Foreigners

The Rebirth of the Bund

The Comprehensive Remolding of the Bund

The Lighting of the Bund

The Bund Heads for the New Century