Jing'an District


Jing'an District, is one of the central districts of Shanghai. It has an area of 37 km². With 1,180,000 inhabitants.
The district borders the Hongkou District to the east, Huangpu District to the east and south, Putuo District to the west, Baoshan District to the north and Changning District to the west.
On 4 November 2015, Zhabei District merged with Jing'an District bringing Shanghai down to 15 districts and one county.
Jing'an District was named after Jing'an Temple, an ancient traditional Chinese Buddhist temple, today's temple is a new replica of the old one, located in the southern part of the district. An Art Deco "dancehall" is just across the street; around the neighborhood are bar streets, although some areas develop and other close through the years. Jing'an Park, located opposite to the temple, is quite popular among locals; it used to be a graveyard for foreigners in the old Shanghai.
Historically, the northern part of the district, what used to be Zhabei, has been highly populated with working class residents. However, due to the shift in the structure of industries and increasing number of immigrants from outside Shanghai, partly due to its reasonable real estate price, the district has become increasingly appealing to city residents.
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Economy and facilities

Development in the southern part of the district has been rapid and continuous. In just three years the complete stock of Grade A Office Space in the southern part of the district has increased approximately 320 percent, from a total of just 333,000 sqm in 2007 to 1,067,000 sqm in 2010. West Nanjing Road is one of Shanghai's premier shopping districts, and is home to five-star hotels and exhibition centers as well as several upscale housing complexes. Key landmarks on West Nanjing Road include the Shanghai Exhibition Centre and the Shanghai Centre.
The southern part of the district is one of Shanghai's key central business and commercial districts. It contains numerous large office buildings, hotels, and many shopping venues at the street level. The district comprises a prominent portion of the Shanghai skyline. The district is also known for having many high-rise residential buildings.
The northern part of the district used to be the place of agglomeration of traditional industries such as flavor factory and tires factory. In the last decade, the municipality decided to move the old industry out in order to make space for more promising ones such as the hi-tech and creative industries. It has attracted various foreign companies to build offices, apartments and commercial retail outlets over there.
It is also where the Shanghai Multimedia Valley is located to attract media and IT talent. Major companies located in Zhabei include TÜV Rheinland, Royal Philips Electronics and Shanghai Bell Alcatel Business Systems Co., LTD.
China Resources Beverage, the distributor of C'estbon water, has its east China regional office on the twentieth floor of the Huanzhi International Building in the district.
Daning Lingshi Park, the biggest green area in the downtown area, is surrounded by a series of cultural facilities such as the Zhabei Stadium and Shanghai Circus World.
The Shanghai University, Yanchang Campus is also located near the Daning Lingshi Park.

Education

Universities & Colleges
High School
Primary School
Chinese Language Institutes
English Teaching Schools
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinShanghainese RomanizationPopulation Area
Beizhan Subdistrict北站街道Běizhàn Jiēdàopoq dze ka do77,9681.99
Baoshan Road Subdistrict宝山路街道Bǎoshānlù Jiēdàopo se lu ka do80,7261.62
Caojiadu Subdistrict曹家渡街道Cáojiādù Jiēdàodzo ka du ka do71,5111.50
Daning Road Subdistrict大宁路街道Dànínglù Jiēdàoda gnin lu ka do77,7106.24
Gonghexin Road Subdistrict共和新路街道Gònghéxīnlù Jiēdàogon wu sin lu ka do97,6302.72
Jiangning Road Subdistrict江宁路街道Jiāngnínglù Jiēdàokaon gnin lu ka do75,2721.84
Jing'ansi Subdistrict静安寺街道Jìng'ānsì Jiēdàodzin eu zy ka do29,1731.57
Linfen Road Subdistrict临汾路街道Línfénlù Jiēdàolin ven lu ka do78,0792.12
Pengpu Xincun Subdistrict彭浦新村街道Péngpǔ Xīncūn Jiēdàoban phu sin tsen ka do156,2763.83
Shimen Second Road Subdistrict石门二路街道Shímén Èrlù Jiēdàozaq men gnij lu ka do34,2881.09
Nanjing West Road Subdistrict南京西路街道Nánjīng Xīlù Jiēdàoneu cin sij lu ka do36,5441.62
Tianmu West Road Subdistrict天目西路街道Tiānmù Xīlù Jiēdàothi moq sij lu ka do34,7491.94
Zhijiang West Road Subdistrict芷江西路街道Zhǐjiāng Xīlù Jiēdàotzy kaon sij lu ka do74,6331.60
Pengpu town彭浦镇Péngpǔ Zhènban phu tzen152,7257.88

Transportation

Metro

Jing'an is currently served by eight metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro: