page_title: North China Daily News Building
hierarchical_section_title: North China Daily News Building
caption_attribution_description: English: This is the North China Daily News Building located in the Bund, Shanghai.
context_page_description: The North China Daily News Building is a historical Neo-Renaissance-style office building on the Bund in Shanghai, China located at No.17, The Bund. It currently houses the offices of the American International Assurance, and is thus often called the AIA Building. At the time of its opening in 1924, it was the tallest building in Shanghai.
context_section_description: The North China Daily News Building (simplified Chinese: 字林大楼; traditional Chinese: 字林大樓; pinyin: Zìlín Dàlóu) is a historical Neo-Renaissance-style office building on the Bund in Shanghai, China located at No.17, The Bund. It currently houses the offices of the American International Assurance (AIA), and is thus often called the AIA Building (友邦大廈; Yǒubāng Dàshà). At the time of its opening in 1924, it was the tallest building in Shanghai.
caption: The North China Daily News Building is currently occupied by an American insurance company, AIA.
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