Fengxian District, is a suburban district in the south of

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

with a land area of , a registered population (as of 2010) of 1,083,400, and 1.5 to 2 times more migrants. It is known for its relative rusticity, as well as its beaches and ocean resorts along the

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. Lanhai Jinsha () is a common place for Shanghainese to spend their weekend.

Overview

Nanqiao is a major town in Fengxian district, which recent development has more than doubled in size. Of particular interest is Guhua Park which contains the " Three Women Temple" or "Ancestral Hall" (). During the

Zhou dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...

, the

King of Wu The King of Wu or Prince of Wu was a title referring to Chinese rulers of the area originally controlled by the Gou Wu tribes around Wuxi on the lower Yangtze, generally known as the Wu region. The title ''wang'' is written identically in Chinese ...

's three daughters hanged themselves rather than be caught by the King of Yue's soldiers. The town is also a short taxi ride from Xinghai Beach and its resorts, also slated for development. Nanqiao has a 1000-bed medical center, the

Fengxian District Central Hospital Fengxian may refer to: *Fengxian District (奉贤区), Shanghai *Feng County, Jiangsu (丰县), sometimes romanised as Fengxian *Feng County, Shaanxi (凤县), sometimes romanised as Fengxian *Lü Bu Lü Bu () (died 7 February 199), courtesy ...

, which is an all-discipline tertiary hospital. Nanqiao is about 30 minutes from downtown Shanghai by car or about 1–2 hours by public transit. It can be reached by taking the Line 1 subway to Xinzhuang and transferring to the Line 5 subway to Dongchuan Road. Alternatively, one can transfer to the Xinnan Bus at Xinzhuang, the Nanmei Line () from Jinjiang Park to Nanqiao Bus Station (), or the Shangfeng Bus at the

Shanghai South Railway Station Station Shanghai South Railway Station () is an interchange station between Lines Line 1 (Shanghai Metro), 1, Line 3 (Shanghai Metro), 3 and Line 15 (Shanghai Metro), 15 of the Shanghai Metro. It is the southern terminus of Line 3. Both the metro stat ...

's South Square.

Towns

Climate

Economy

M&G Stationery has its corporate headquarters in the district.Contact Us
" M&G Stationery. Retrieved on April 19, 2014. "Add:3469 Jinqian Rd, Guangming Economic Zone, Fengxian District, Shanghai, China Zip:201406
Map

Chinese address
: "上海市奉贤区光明经济开发区金钱公路3469号. 电话：, 021-57474488." Tesla Gigafactory 3 touches the eastern district border.

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