Shanghai Eighteen Districs and One County

Huangpu District

Also known as New Huangpu is one of Shanghai's 18 districts. It was combined from old Huangpu and Nanshi districts in 2000 to form the New Huangpu with an area of 12.41 km2 and 574,500 inhabitants (as of 2002). Huangpu is one of the most densely populated urban districts in the world. Huangpu district is the most important shopping area of Shanghai including eastern section of the famous Nanjing Road. People's Square, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai Museum and Shanghai Natural History Museum are located in this district. Shanghai's most famous tourist attraction and historically important The Bund is also a part of Huangpu district.

Shanghai Bund

Nan Jin Road, Shanghai

People's square in shanghai

Jing'an district

Is one of the central districts of Shanghai, Jiang'an district has an area of 7.62 km2. With 305,300 inhabitants (in 2002) it is one of Shanghai's most densely populated districts. The district borders the Huangpu District in the east and Suzhou Creek to the north. Many of the Shanghai's numerous expatriates live in Jing'an district and it houses several luxurious residential complexes. It is also home to one of Shanghai's business districts.

Jing An Temple

Luwan District

Is a district located in central Shanghai, China. It has an area of 8.05 km2 and population of 350,000 as of 2001. Luwan district is located directly south of People's Square. The northern part of Luwan includes one of the best sections of Huaihai Road, famous for its international fashion shops and high-class restaurants. Luwan is a part of the old French Concession area, one of the most prestigious sections of the city. It is famous for its boulevards. The plane trees lining the main streets were imported from France over 100 years ago. The district includes the historical residences of Sun Yat-sen, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Agnes Smedley and Mei Lanfang, among others.

Sinan Lu Boulevard

Zhabei District

Zhabei is located about 10 minutes north of the Shanghai CBD via the North-South Elevated Highway. It has a land area of 29.26 km2 and a resident population of 810,211 as of 2003. It contains the site of the famous Battle of Sihang Warehouse as well as the Shanghai Railway Station. Zhabei is a major education hub within Shanghai municipality. There are over 151 various educational facilities including universities, high schools, primary schools and kindergartens. It also host the Shanghai Multimedia Valley which provides jobs in the media and IT industries. Zhabei local authorities have developed business and commercial centre in the district. It has attracted various foreign companies to build offices, apartments and commercial retail outlets over there. It also host the biggest park in Shanghai, Daning Lingshi Park.

Daning Lingshi Park

Putuo District

Putuo has a land area of 54.83 km2 (21.17 sq mi) and a population over 1 million. The Shanghai West Train Station is in Putuo District.

Yi Chang Lu Fire Station in Pu Tuo

Changning District

Changning has a land area of 37.19 km2 and a population of 620,000 as of 2003. The district government is located in 1320 Yuyuan Rd. Zhongshan Park is located in the district.

Zhong Shan Park

Gubei in Changning

Xuhui District

The Xuhui District is centered on Xujiahui, after which it is named. Xujiahui was historically land owned by Ming dynasty bureaucrat and scientist Xu Guangqi, and later donated to the Roman Catholic Church. Being the core of Catholic Shanghai, the Xuhui District formed, together with neighbouring Luwan District, the former French Concession of Shanghai. Vestiges of the French influence can still be seen in the St. Ignatius Cathedral of Shanghai, Xuhui College, the Xujiahui Observatory, and some remaining boulevards and French-style districts.

Interior of Xujiahui Cathedral

Parts of today's Xuhui District were once the premier residential districts of Shanghai. After the revolution, however, the large estates near Xujiahui were turned into factories. In the 1990s, the Shanghai municipal government developed the district as a commercial zone. Prominent commercial areas in the district include the former Xiangyang Crafts and Gifts Market, a haven for souvenirs and intellectual property-infringing products. Xujiahui itself was redeveloped as a commercial centre, with a proliferation of large-scale shopping centres and department stores.

Xu jia hui is one of the most crowded shopping area in Xu hui District. Shopping malls such as Grand Gateway Shanghai and Tai Ping Yang are two of the most popular shopping mall in Xu Jia Hui

Night view of Xujiahui

Yangpu District

Yangpu means "Poplar Bank", is one of the districts in Shanghai. It is located in the northeast of Shanghai, bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south, Hongkou District on the west and Baoshan District in the north. The southern part of Yangpu District is only 4 km (2.5 mi) away from the Bund. It is a major residential area, with land area of 60.73 km2 (23.45 sq mi) and population of some 1.24 million. To the east, the Yangpu Bridge and a newly constructed Xiangyin Rd tunnel across the Huangpu River gives access to Pudong New Area and the newly constructed Pudong International Airport Lines 3, 4, and 8 of the Shanghai Metro serve Yangpu district. Fudan University and Tongji University located in Yangpu District.

Yang Pu Resident Area

Hongkou District

Hongkou has a land area of 23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi) and population of 799,700 as of 2001. It is the location of the Lu Xun Park and the Lu Xun memorial, and was occupied by the Japanese during World War II, when 20,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe lived in a notoriously overcrowded square-mile section known to the West as the Shanghai ghetto. Hongkou is home to the Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and numerous brothels disguised as hairdressers.

Waibaidu Bridge

Pudong

Officially known as Pudong, New Area is a district of Shanghai, China that enjoys sub-provincial administrative status. It is named "Pudong" because of its location on the east side of the Huangpu River, on the opposite of Puxi, the west side.

Since the beginning of its development in 1990 when plans were first announced, Pudong has become a New Open Economic Development Zone, and has emerged as China's financial and commercial hub. Pudong is home to the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and a skyline that includes the symbolic Oriental Pearl Tower, the Jin Mao Building, and the Shanghai World Financial Centre, reflective of Shanghai and China's rapid economic development.

Pudong is bounded by the Huangpu river in the west and the East China Sea in the east. It has an area of 522.8 km2 and a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Pudong is contrasted with Puxi, the older part of Shanghai on the west bank of the Huangpu River, which is divided into various administrative districts. As Pudong is a large district geographically, it may well be divided into smaller administrative districts in the future.

Since its inception as a special economic zone and China's financial centre, Pudong's population largely consists of migrants from the Puxi side of Shanghai, those from other regions in China, and increasingly, foreigners. Pudong is seen as more culturally sophisticated than Puxi. Oriental Pearl Tower Pudong's gross domestic product reached an estimated RMB270 billion (US$38.5 billion) in 2008, roughly equal to that of Uruguay. This total has now surpassed that of six provincial-level entities and is a figure that lies above most of the world's countries.

The area is divided into four distinct economic districts. Apart from Lujiazui Trade and Finance Zone, there is Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, the largest free trade zone in mainland China covering approximately 10 km2 in north-east Pudong. The Jinqiao Export Processing Zone is another major industrial area in Pudong covering 19 km2. Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park is a special area for technology-oriented businesses, covering 17 km2 in central Pudong.

Pudong International Airport opened its doors in 1999, the same year Shanghai Metro Line 2 commenced services between Puxi (west bank of the river) and Pudong. Line 2 terminates at Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, although expansion plans bring the line even further east to Pudong International Airport. A magnetic levitation train began operating in 2004, moving passengers between the airport and Longyang Road Metro station. The Metro's Line 4 Loop and Line 6 also began operation in Pudong in 2007.

Lujiazui Jinmao Building & SFWC

Songjiang District

Has a land area of 604.56 km2 and a population of 490,300 as of 2001. Its main town is Songjiang, connected to Shanghai by railway.

Night view at Matsue

Minhang District

Has a land area of 371.57 km2 and population of 593,400 residents as of 2001. It is mostly a residential district, though it is also home to some of the many factories and production facilities in Shanghai. Residential housing development is the main source of local government revenue. Shanghai Metro Line 1 has its southwestern terminus in Minhang in the town of Xinzhuang, near the end of the Humin elevated road (Hu = Shanghai, Min = Minhang). Shanghai Metro Line 5 runs all throughout Minhang from it terminus in Xinzhuang down southward to Minhang Development Zone.

Hongqiao Town, where the Hongqiao airport is located, is in the northern part of Minhang District. Gubei Town famous for its expats community, is located in the northern part of Minhang District. Qibao Town, dubbed ancient Town with 1000 year history, is a popular tourist attraction in the northern part of Minhang District.

Shanghai Jiaotong University and East China Normal University both have campuses in the southern part of Minhang District.

Qibao Watertown in Ming Hang

Jiading District

Jiading has an area of 458.8 km2. It is located about 20 km away from downtown Shanghai. It is connected to downtown by the Hujia Expressway, which was the first expressway in Shanghai. Jiading administers several towns including Jiading, Anting, Nanxiang, Huating, Xuhang, Weigang, Huangdu, Malu and Jiangqiao. Shanghai University has a campus in downtown Jiading, which is where SILC is based. The Shanghai International Circuit is located in Jiading.

Jiading Pagoda

Fengxian District

Has a land area of 687.70 km2 (265.52 sq mi) and a population of 514,400 as of 2001. It is famous for its beaches and ocean resorts. Nanqiao is a major town in Fengxian district. Of particular interest is Guhua Park which contains the "San Nu Temple" (three women temple). During the Zhou dynasty, the King of Wu's three daughters hung themselves rather than be caught by the King of Yue's soldiers. The town is easily navigable on foot and there are plenty of restaurants. The town is also a short taxi ride from Xinghai Beach which has a new Howard Johnson Hotel and is set for major development. Nanqiao Town can be reached by catching the subway to Xinzhuang and then a public bus or going to Jing Jiang Park by subway and taking Public Bus from there to Nanqiao.

Feng Xian Lu

Qingpu District

Qingpu located to the west of Shanghai city. The only freshwater lake of Shanghai, Dian Shan Lake, is located in Qingpu. The population of Qingpu (at the end of 2001) was 456,834. It has an area of 675.11 km2. Qingpu District, located in the western suburb of Shanghai and next to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, is convenient in communications and developed in water transport.

Temple in Zhujiajiao, Qingpu

Jinshan District

Jinshan is located near Hangzhou Bay. It has a land area of 586.14 km2 and population 536 900 as of 2001. Jinshan District is home to the headquarters of Shanghai Petrochemical Company Ltd. which located in the southwest of Shanghai, is one of the biggest districts of the city. It has nine towns, one street and industrial estate. About 6.2 kilometers off the coast of Jinshan, there lie the three islands--the Da Jinshan (the Big Golden Mountain), the Xiao Jinshan (the Small Golden Mountain), and the Fu Shan (the Floating Mountain). The three islands are the only places of Shanghai that have not been interrupted by human beings.

Jinshan Beach

Baoshan District

Has a land area of 424.58 km2 and a population of 740,900 as of 2001. Downtown Baoshan is the location of Baosteel's HQ. Baoshan District also is where Shanghai University has its main campus. The Anti-Japanese War Memorial Park on Donglin Lu has a small museum with some artifacts from the Second World War, and a modern glass and steel pagoda. One of several schools in the district, Xing Zhi Middle School was founded by the famous educationalist from Nanjing, Tao Xingzhi. Xing Zhi Middle School has many sister schools around the world, one of which is Maidstone Grammar School in south-east England. Baoshan District is starting to get served by Shanghai's Metro Network, although the network does not stretch north enough to serve central Baoshan. The 952B bus runs from the corner of Youyizhi Lu and Youyi Lu to People's Square in central Shanghai. The number 5 tourist bus runs from Mudanjiang Lu to Jiangwan Zhen metro station. There is also a ferry terminal which serves several destinations including the two hour ride to Chongming Island and the longer, 12 hour journey to the buddhist island of Putuoshan.

Baosteel Plant

Nanhui District

Formerly Nanhui County, is a district of Shanghai. It has a land area of about 809.5 km2 and 59.5 kilometers coastline. The population of Nanhui is 975,017 as of 2006(2006-08-02). Nahui County was renamed to Nahui District in 2001. Nanhui is now special in developing the Yangshan international deep-water port in the southeast and Pudong International Airport in the northeast. This port connected the Linggang New City with the East China Sea Bridge. With the development of Yangshan port and Pudong airport, Nanhui District is developing very fast. Recently the center of Nanhui district enlarges its area to catch up with the development of Shanghai. Nanhui started to build the College City, including the Shanghai University of Electric Power and Shanghai Fisheries University. In addition, there is a big "peach blossom" festival held in Nanhui from March to April every year. More than 100,000 travelers come here and enjoy the beautiful scene.

Peach Blossom Festival, Nanhui

Chongming

Chongming Island is located in the central point of Chinese coastal of West Pacific Bank, at the estuary of Yangtze River, the biggest river in China. It is the largest river alluvial island and the third largest island of China that is only second to Taiwan Island and Hainan Island. It enjoys the title of "Gateway to Yangtze River and Yingzhou of the East Sea". The island is encircled by rivers on three sides and by sea on one side. It is linked to the billowy Yangtze River in the west; faces to the vast East Sea in the east; opposite to Pudong New Area, Baoshan District and Taicang City of Jiangsu Province in the south across the river; and is at a narrow strip of water of distance with Haimen City and Qidong City of Jiangsu Province. The island covers an area of 1267km2. It is 80km from west to east and 13 to 18km from north to south. The island has flat land and is free from mountain and hill. It is relatively higher in the northwest and middle parts and lower in the southwest and east parts. Elevation of over 90% of land (with the elevation of 0m in Wusong as reference) is between 3.21m and 4.20m. Location of the island is between 121°09′30〃 to 121°54′00〃E and 31°27′00〃 to 31°51′15〃N. It is situated in the north subtropical region, where climate is mild and moistening. Average annual temperature is 15.2℃. Sunlight and rainfall are plentiful and four seasons are distinct. The island has clean water, soil and fresh air. Ecological environment is fine and average life expectancy of the residents is 76.7 years.

Changxing Island is located at the South Waterway of Yangtze River at Wusong Estuary. It is adjacent to Hengsha Island in the east and close to Chongming Island in the north. The island takes the shape of belt, 26.8km from east to west and 2 to 4km from north to south, with an area of 88km2. Tidal-flat area is 8.5km2 and arable area is 26.2km2 (excluding Qianwei Farm). In the south border there is deep water bank line of nearly 20km and the general water depth is -12m to -16m, with -22m as the deepest. It is fit for berth of 300-thousand-ton ship.

Hengsha Island is at the east end of Yangtze River Estuary. The island is encircled by rivers on three sides and by sea on one side. Back on Changxing, it echoes at far distance with Chongming Island in the north and opposite to Pudong in the south across the river. It is 12km in length from south to north and about 8km from east to west. Average altitude is 2.8m and total area is 56km2. Arable land is 26.8km2. At present there are 200 thousand mu (13340 hectares) of tidal-flat area resource above 0m and 670 thousand mu (44689 hectares) above -5m. Surrounding bank line is over 30km. At the south end is 2km of deep-water bank line, with approximate water depth of -12m.

Chongming Marsh

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