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Minhang District is a suburban district 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 and population of 2,429,000 residents as of 2010. The original Minhang consist of present-day Jiangchuan Road Subdistrict (Former Minhang Town) and the eastern strip of Wujing along the
Huangpu River The Huangpu (), formerly romanized as Whangpoo, is a river flowing north through Shanghai. The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the Huangpu River. The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its maj ...
in 1992, the surrounding Shanghai County merged with Minhang. It is mostly a
residential A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas. Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
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.
Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena The Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, also known as Qizhong Stadium, is a tennis arena in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Also known as "Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center", see "Welcome to Minhang", 2008, webpage: S-cn "Tennis ...
(旗忠森林体育城) is located in Ma Qiao Town (马桥镇). The Aerospace Museum is being constructed at Pujiang Town. Shanghai Jiao Tong University and East China Normal University both have campuses in the southern part of Minhang District.


Administrative divisions

Minhang administers 4
subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, Indon ...
and 9
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 ...
. Of particular note is
Qibao Qibao (; Shanghainese: Tshih4pau2) is a town in Minhang District Minhang District is a suburban district of Shanghai with a land area of and population of 2,429,000 residents as of 2010. The original Minhang consist of present-day Jiangchuan ...
(七宝), a tourist attraction in the northern part of the district, and Maqiao, which hosted the Shanghai ATP Masters tennis tournament and is the site of the Neolithic Ruins of Maqiao. The town of Hongqiao also overlaps with Hongqiao Subdistrict in Changning District, and is next to the location of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, the city's older commercial airport and which is used primarily for domestic flights.


Economy

The hotel chain
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is headquartered in Minhang District. The fast food chain Yonghe King has its headquarters in Minhang District. Want Want China, the milk manufacturer, has its headquarters in the district.


Education

International schools include: * British International School Puxi Campus * Nord Anglia Chinese International School *
Shanghai American School Shanghai American School (SAS) is an independent, Non-profit international school located in Shanghai, China. Founded in 1912, SAS has two campuses and over 2,800 students enrolled in Pre-K through 12th grade, making it China's largest internatio ...
Puxi Campus *
Shanghai Japanese School The Shanghai Japanese School (SJS) is a Japanese international school serving primary and junior high school levels in Shanghai. It has two campuses, one in Hongqiao and one in Pudong. The school's teachers are Japanese citizens.
Hongqiao Campus (elementary school) *
Shanghai Korean School The Shanghai Korean School (SKS; ko, 상해한국학교, "Shanghai South Korea School") is a South Korean international school in Huacao Town (), Minhang District, Shanghai. It serves elementary school through senior high school students. The C ...
* Shanghai Singapore International School Minhang Campus * Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi Campus Closed: *
Shanghai Rego International School The Shanghai Rego International School () was a private international school located in Minhang District, Shanghai, China. The school operated on the National Curriculum (UK), delivers the IB-Diploma Program to 16- to 18-year-olds and provides ...


Transportation

* Public bicycle share scheme, with more than 20,000 bikes available for free use, after a registration process.Free rental bikes missing
SCMP, 22 Feb 2013 * Luheng Road Comprehensive Passenger Transport Hub Project Luheng Road Comprehensive Passenger Transport Hub, located at Puxing Road NO. 569 Minhang District, is taking up a land of 27,612 square meters and connected to Metro Line 8 at Luheng Road Stop. It is one of the two Park and Ride testing Transportation Hubs in Shanghai, boasting departure and terminal stops of 6 bus lines connecting to downtown Shanghai and 500 parking spaces. Commuters can save the expensive parking fee in the downtown area and park their cars here and transfer to the Metro or bus lines for work. The project was started in 2011 and the hub has been put into use in 2016.


Metro

Minhang is currently served by six metro lines operated by
Shanghai Metro The Shanghai Metro (; Shanghainese: ''Zaon6he5 Di6thiq7'') is a rapid transit system in Shanghai, operating urban and suburban transit services to 14 of its 16 municipal districts and to Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. Served as a part of Shangha ...
: * - Xinzhuang Station , Waihuanlu, Lianhua Road * -
Hongqiao Railway Station Hongqiao may refer to the following locations in China: Literal meaning * Covered bridge (廊桥 or 虹桥 in Chinese), a kind of bridge which looks like a rainbow Transport * Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (上海虹桥国际机场) ...
, Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 * - Xinzhuang Station , Chunshen Road, Yindu Road, Zhuanqiao, Beiqiao, Jianchuan Road,
Dongchuan Road Dongchuan District is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. The district was approved to form from the former ''Dongchuan City'' by the State Council on Decembe ...
, Jinping Road, Huaning Road, Wenjing Road, Minhang Development Zone * - Luheng Road, Pujiang Town, Jiangyue Road, Lianhang Road, Shendu Highway * - Zhongchun Road,
Qibao Qibao (; Shanghainese: Tshih4pau2) is a town in Minhang District Minhang District is a suburban district of Shanghai with a land area of and population of 2,429,000 residents as of 2010. The original Minhang consist of present-day Jiangchuan ...
, Xingzhong Road, Hechuan Road * - Hangzhong Road, Ziteng Road, Longbai Xincun /
Hongqiao Railway Station Hongqiao may refer to the following locations in China: Literal meaning * Covered bridge (廊桥 or 虹桥 in Chinese), a kind of bridge which looks like a rainbow Transport * Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (上海虹桥国际机场) ...
, Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 ( Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1 is in Changning District) *Line 17 *


Gallery

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Shanghai Hongqiao railway station 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 ...
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Qibao Old Town Qibao Old Street is a historic area of Qibao in the Minhang District of Shanghai, China. Overview The area is now a tourist attraction, located by the with traditional Chinese architecture and a number of attractions, including museums and s ...
File:Qibao_Temple_Buddha_Hall_Adj.jpeg, Buddhist Temple at Qibao File:Mingdu_road_at_Sky_Mall,_Minhang_.jpeg, Mingdu Road and Sky Mall at Xinzhuang File:Residential_area_Zhucheng_Road_.jpeg, Residential area in Minhang File:Zhucheng_Road,_Minhang_.jpeg, Residential compound on Zhucheng Road


Climate

Minhang has a
humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(
Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
''Dwa''). The average annual temperature in Minhang is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around .


References


Further reading

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External links


Minhang District Government Website

Minhang District Government Website

Shanghai Daily's Minhang Information Website
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