Jinshan District, is a
suburban
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of southwestern
Shanghai
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, neighboring
Zhejiang
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province
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and
Hangzhou Bay
Hangzhou Bay, or the Bay of Hangzhou (), is a funnel-shaped inlet of the East China Sea, bordered by the province of Zhejiang and the municipality of Shanghai, which lies north of the Bay. The Bay extends from the East China Sea to its head ...
. It has a land area of and a population of 732,500 as of the
2010 Chinese census
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. Jinshan District, located in the southwest of Shanghai, is one of the biggest districts of the city. Local political administration is divided into nine
towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and one
subdistrict. About off the coast of Jinshan, there are three islands named
Dajinshan ("Big Gold Mountain"),
Xiaojinshan ("Little Gold Mountain"), and Fushan ("Floating Mountain"). At above sea level, the peak of Dajinshan Island is the highest point within the
Shanghai municipality
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 ...
. There are several beaches along the shoreline, which are popular tourism destinations.
As the city of Shanghai has grown, Jinshan has experienced rapid changes, evolving from a relatively rural area to a more suburban environment. With completion of the high-speed highway in 2008, a new bus line was opened between Shanghai and Jinshan. This Shimei Line (
t ,
s ) travels between the bus station in Jinshan and another beside the
Jinjiang Park station on
Line 1 of the
Shanghai Metro. Travel time is about an hour, depending on traffic and time of day, and costs each way.
Since 2012, the
Shanghai Suburban Railway
Shanghai Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway System or Shanghai Suburban Railway System is a network of regional railways radiating or surrounding the city of Shanghai, China. It is a plan for the gradual implementation of a regional rail syste ...
system also offers connections to Jinshan. This service, the
Jinshan Railway
Jinshan Railway () or Jinshan Line is a commuter railway line in Shanghai, part of the planned Shanghai Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway. It runs from in Xuhui District via in Minhang District to in Jinshan District, crossing the Huangpu R ...
, connects
Jinshanwei railway station
Jinshanwei () is a railway station on the Jinshan railway of the Shanghai Suburban Railway located in Jinshan District, Shanghai. It opened for intercity passenger service on September 28, 2012. Jinshanwei currently has four platforms. The station ...
to
Shanghai South railway station in downtown Shanghai in about 30 minutes.
The district is home to the
Donglin Temple, a Buddhist temple dedicated to
Guanyin
Guanyin () is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara ( sa, अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other Eastern religions, including Chinese folk religion. She ...
, the
bodhisattva
In Buddhism, a bodhisattva ( ; sa, 𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀯 (Brahmī), translit=bodhisattva, label=Sanskrit) or bodhisatva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi ('awakening') or Buddhahood.
In the Early Buddhist schools ...
of compassion. Jinshan peasant painting, which originated in the town of
Fengjing
Fengjing () is a town in Jinshan District, Shanghai. An ancient water town, it also has a new town with a Canadian theme and an industrial zone. It is a centre for Jinshan peasant painting.
Fengjing has an area of , and had a registered populatio ...
, has become a nationally and internationally exhibited form of
folk art
Folk art covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk culture. Definitions vary, but generally the objects have practical utility of some kind, rather than being exclusively decorative. The makers of folk art are typically tr ...
.
Economy
Jinshan District is home to the headquarters of
Shanghai Petrochemical Company Ltd and
Jinshan Industrial Park.
Tourist attractions
Going to Jinshan can be by a convenient
suburban train
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are consi ...
from South Railway Station to Jinshan (10 RMB, 30min, non-stop). Check the schedule as the time between trains can be an hour.
Other attractions around Jinshan are:
* Ancient Town of
Fengjing
Fengjing () is a town in Jinshan District, Shanghai. An ancient water town, it also has a new town with a Canadian theme and an industrial zone. It is a centre for Jinshan peasant painting.
Fengjing has an area of , and had a registered populatio ...
*
Donglin Temple.
Jinshan City Beach
''Location'': 5 Shihuaxincheng Road, Jinshan, Shanghai (free shuttle bus from train station in summer, 20 minute walk, or bus 2)
''Admission fee'': 20RMB (weekends) 10RMB (week days)
Jinshanwei town is home to Jinshan City Beach, one of the few beaches within the city boundaries of Shanghai. The large beach with imported sand from
Hainan
Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
is clean and boxed-in by a concrete wall. Locals prefer sitting in a tent over sunbathing. It offers facilities including restaurants, toilets, and for (100RMB for 90min) 5 beach volleyball and 3 beach soccer fields, trampoline, water balloon shooting, jetski
It is a favorite spot for couples take their pre-wedding pictures.
An annual beach fireworks display is held in August.
Jinshan Binhai Park
''Location'': 16 Xincheng Road, Shihua Street, Jinshan, Shanghai
Nearby Jinshan City Beach is a seaside park. There are large lawns, large artificial lakes, rockery buildings and pavilions in the park including a small children’s playground with amusement facilities such as bumper cars, swivel chairs, rotating cups, and sheep carts.
Jinshanzui Fishing Village
Jinshanwei is the site of the historic
Jinshanzui Fishing Village (Jinshanzui Yucun, 金山嘴渔村) located 30 minute walk from the beach or five minutes by taxi.
It is a small village on Hangzhou Bay with a beautiful scenery and the earliest (dating back more than 2,000 years) and last fishing village in Shanghai. Xiangyu Lake in summer has thousands of lotus flowers. Tourist attractions include teahouses, small inns, seafood specialties (shrimp, sea eel and jelly fish head), fishery museum and a folk art gallery.
Subdistrict and towns
Jinshan District has one subdistrict, nine towns and one special township-level division.
Climate
Notable residents
*
Qian Zhijun
Qian Zhijun (born July 15, 1987), nicknamed "Little Fatty" (小胖 Xiǎo Pàng), is a Chinese actor and entertainer. His fame began during the " Little Fatty" internet meme, and since then he has appeared in a film and a cooking show, hosted a ...
- A Chinese actor and entertainer who first gained fame as part of the "
Little Fatty
Little Fatty (小胖 Xiǎo Pàng) is an internet meme involving superimposing the face of a boy on various photographs. Because of the internet meme and the resulting sudden fame, the boy, Qian Zhijun, decided to become a public figure, and he b ...
"
internet meme[The new cultural revolution: How Little Fatty made it big]
" ''The Independent
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''. Thursday November 16, 2006. Retrieved on May 18, 2011.
Transportation
Commuter rail
Jinshan is currently served by one suburban line operated by
China Railway:
* –
Tinglin,
Jinshan Industrial Park,
Jinshanwei
References
Further reading
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