Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu River across the historic city center of Shanghai (Puxi). The name refers to its historic position as "The East Bank" of the Huangpu River, which flows through central Shanghai, although it is now administered as the Pudong New Area, a state-level new area which extends all the way to the East China Sea. The traditional area of Pudong is now home to the Lujiazui Finance, Trade Zone, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and many of Shanghai's best-known buildings.