Pudong is a
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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
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 ...
located east of the
Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east
bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
, directly across from the west bank or
Puxi
Puxi (Chinese: , p ''Pǔxī'', Shanghainese ''Phu上-shi平'', lit "Huangpu West Bank") is the historic center of Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the P ...
, the historic city center. It now refers to the broader Pudong New Area, a
state-level new area
The new areas or new districts of the People's Republic of China are new urban districts that are given special economic and development support by the Chinese Central Government or regional government. New areas are divided into two varieties ...
which extends all the way to the
East China Sea
The East China Sea is an arm of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China. It covers an area of roughly . The sea’s northern extension between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula is the Yellow Sea, separated b ...
.
The traditional area of Pudong is now home to the
Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone and the
Shanghai Stock Exchange
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is a stock exchange based in the city of Shanghai, China. It is one of the three stock exchanges operating independently in mainland China, the others being the Beijing Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exc ...
and many of Shanghai's best-known buildings, such as the
Oriental Pearl Tower
The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower () is a TV tower in Shanghai. Its location at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong New Area by the side of Huangpu River, opposite The Bund, makes it a distinct landmark in the area. Its principal design ...
, the
Jin Mao Tower
The Jin Mao Tower (; Shanghainese:'' Cinmeu Dagho''; lit. ‘Golden Prosperity Building’), also known as the or , is a , 88-story (93 if counting the floors in the spire) landmark skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China. It contains a ...
, the
Shanghai World Financial Center
The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC; , Shanghainese: ''Zånhae Guejieu Cinyon Tsonsin'') is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by the Mori Building Compa ...
, and the
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai Tower () is a 128-story, megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. . These modern skyscrapers directly face
Puxi
Puxi (Chinese: , p ''Pǔxī'', Shanghainese ''Phu上-shi平'', lit "Huangpu West Bank") is the historic center of Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the P ...
's historic
Bund, a remnant of former
foreign concessions in China. The rest of the new area includes the
Port of Shanghai
The Port of Shanghai (), located in the vicinity of Shanghai, comprises a deep-sea port and a river port.
The main port enterprise in Shanghai, the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), was established during the reconstitution of the S ...
, the
Shanghai Expo
Expo 2010, officially the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010. It was a major World Expo registered by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), in the tr ...
and
Century Park,
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park
The Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park is a technology park in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It is operated by Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Co., Ltd. The park specializes in research in life sciences, software, semiconductors, and inform ...
,
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is one of two international airports serving Shanghai and a major aviation hub of East Asia. Pudong Airport serves both international flights and a smaller number of domestic fights, while the city's othe ...
, the
Jiuduansha Wetland Nature Reserve
Jiuduansha is a collection of four intertidal wetland shoals at the mouth of China's Yangtze River. They are administered as an island region of the municipality of Shanghai's Pudong New Area.
These shoals and the submerged land surrounding t ...
,
Nanhui New City
Nanhui New City () is a planned city located in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, China. It was formerly called Lingang New City (临港新城) until it was renamed in April 2012.
Construction began in 2003 and is scheduled to be completed in 20 ...
, and the
Shanghai Disney Resort
Shanghai Disney Resort () is a themed resort in Pudong, Shanghai, China. The resort opened to the public on June 16, 2016. It is the first Disneyland in mainland China. It is also the sixth Disney resort worldwide, after Disneyland Resort, Walt ...
.
History
''Pudong''—literally "The East Bank of the Huangpu River"—originally referred only to the less-developed land across from Shanghai's
Old City Old City often refers to old town, the historic or original core of a city or town.
Old City may refer to several places:
Historical cities or regions of cities
''(by country)''
*Old City (Baku), Azerbaijan
* Old City (Dhaka), Bangladesh, also ca ...
and
foreign concessions. The area was mainly farmland and only slowly developed, with warehouses and wharfs near the shore administered by the districts of
Puxi
Puxi (Chinese: , p ''Pǔxī'', Shanghainese ''Phu上-shi平'', lit "Huangpu West Bank") is the historic center of Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the P ...
on the west bank:
Huangpu,
Yangpu, and
Nanshi. Pudong was originally established as a county in 1958 until 1961 which the county was split among
Huangpu,
Yangpu,
Nanshi,
Wusong
Wusong, formerly romanized as Woosung, is a subdistrict of Baoshan in northern Shanghai. Prior to the city's expansion, it was a separate port town located down the Huangpu River from Shanghai's urban core.
Name
Wusong is named for the Wus ...
and
Chuansha County
Chuansha County (, was a county located in the east of Shanghai until it was fully absorbed by the previously split Pudong New Area in 1993.
History
Chuansha was originally part of Shanghai County until 1801 and fully upgraded into a county in 191 ...
. On October 1, 1992 the original area of Pudong County and Chuansha County merged and established Pudong New Area.
In 1993, the Chinese government set up a
Special Economic Zone
A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade laws are different from the rest of the country. SEZs are located within a country's national borders, and their aims include increasing trade balance, employment, increas ...
in Chuansha, creating the Pudong New Area. The western tip of the Pudong district was designated as the
Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone and has become a financial hub of modern China. Several landmark buildings were constructed, including the Oriental Pearl Tower, and the
supertall
A supertall building is an occupied "supertall" structure higher than and beneath . A form of skyscraper, it falls midway between a common minimum definition of "skyscraper" (a building taller ) and a " megatall" building (taller than ).
Diff ...
Jin Mao Building (), Shanghai World Financial Center () and Shanghai Tower (), the world's first trio of adjacent supertall skyscrapers. These buildings—all along Century Avenue and visible from the historic Bund—now form the most common
skyline
A skyline is the outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city’s overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land.
City skylines ...
of Shanghai.
On May 6, 2009, it was disclosed that the
State Council State Council may refer to:
Government
* State Council of the Republic of Korea, the national cabinet of South Korea, headed by the President
* State Council of the People's Republic of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative auth ...
had approved the proposal to merge
Nanhui District
Nanhui District (), formerly romanized as Nanhwei, was a district of Shanghai until it was merged into Pudong New Area in May 2009. It had a land area of about and a coastline. The population of Nanhui was as of August 2006. On May 6, 200 ...
with Pudong and comprise the majority of eastern Shanghai. In 2010, Pudong was host to the main venues of the
Shanghai Expo
Expo 2010, officially the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010. It was a major World Expo registered by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), in the tr ...
, whose grounds now form a
public park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to re ...
.
Pudong New Area consist of the original Pudong County (northeastern portion of Shanghai County),
Chuansha County
Chuansha County (, was a county located in the east of Shanghai until it was fully absorbed by the previously split Pudong New Area in 1993.
History
Chuansha was originally part of Shanghai County until 1801 and fully upgraded into a county in 191 ...
, and
Nanhui County
Nanhui District (), formerly romanized as Nanhwei, was a district of Shanghai until it was merged into Pudong New Area in May 2009. It had a land area of about and a coastline. The population of Nanhui was as of August 2006. On May 6, 200 ...
.
Government
Districts
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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the
Direct-Controlled Municipality
A direct-controlled municipality is the highest level classification for cities used by unitary states, with status equal to that of the provinces in the respective countries. A direct-controlled municipality is similar to, but not the same as, a ...
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 ...
are administratively on the same level as
prefecture-level cities
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
. However, the government of Pudong has a status equivalent to that of a
sub-provincial city
A sub-provincial division () in China is a prefecture-level city governed by a province promoted by half a level. Thus, it is half a level under the provincial level (hence the name sub-provincial) but half a level above the prefecture-level.
T ...
, which is a half-level above a prefecture-level city. This is due to Pudong's size and importance as the financial hub of China. The Pudong Communist Party Secretary is the top office of the district, followed by the district governor of Pudong. The Pudong party chief is customarily also a member of the Shanghai
Party Standing Committee
Members of the standing committees of the Chinese Communist Party provincial-level committees, commonly referred to as ''Shengwei Changwei'' (), make up the top ranks of the provincial-level organizations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I ...
.
On April 27, 2015, the People's Government of Pudong New Area is working with China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone Administrative Committee.
Demographics
Pudong is bounded by 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 the west and the
East China Sea
The East China Sea is an arm of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China. It covers an area of roughly . The sea’s northern extension between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula is the Yellow Sea, separated b ...
in the east. Pudong is distinguished from
Puxi
Puxi (Chinese: , p ''Pǔxī'', Shanghainese ''Phu上-shi平'', lit "Huangpu West Bank") is the historic center of Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the P ...
("West Bank"), the older part 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 ...
. It has an area of and according to the
2010 Census, a population of 5,044,430 inhabitants, 1.9 million more than in 2000. Currently, at least 2.1 million of residents of Pudong are newcomers from other provinces or cities in China.
Pudong is the most populous district in
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 ...
. According to the
2010 Census, it has 5,044,430 people in 1,814,802 families, around 1/4 of Shanghai's total population, an explosive growth since the last census thanks to immigrants.
[Summary of Pudong Data from the Sixth National Population Census http://gov.pudong.gov.cn/pudongNews_inform/Info/Detail_365360.htm] Pudong's resident population growth is well above national average because it is a popular immigration destination. The 2010 census shows a 58.26% increase in the last decade, or an annual pace of 4.7%. In particular, the district saw am immigration growth of 189.5%, or an annual pace of 11.22%.
Excluding immigrants, the birth rate is 0.806% while the death rate is 0.729, resulting a net growth of 0.077%. The
total fertility rate
The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if:
# she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime
# she were t ...
is 1.03, well below the replacement level. The district actually has a negative registered household population growth if immigrants are excluded, thus the growth is purely driven by immigration.
The 2010 Census shows a population density of 3,909/km
2. About 3/4 of the population live in the northern part and part of city center called "Northern Territory". 1/4 live in the "Southern Territory" that was the Nanhui District. The Northern Territory has a 6,667 population density, while the Southern Territory has 1,732/km
2. Suburbs saw a greater increase in population during 2000–2010 with the help of the city's suburb expansion policy. Some counties in the traditional city center saw a population decrease.
Subdistricts and towns
*
* –
Liuzao town merged into
Chuanshaxin town.
*
** –
Luchaogang town and
Shengang Subdistrict Shengang can refer to the following places:
China
* (申港街道), Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu
* (申港街道), Pudong, Shanghai
Taiwan
*Shengang, Changhua
Shengang Township () is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan.
Geography
Shengang ...
merged and form
Nanhui Xincheng town.
Education
Universities and higher education
*
Shanghai Maritime University
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU; ) is a public university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Shanghai Maritime University is multidisciplinary with six fields of study: Engineering, Management, Economics, Literature, Science and Law. It ...
*
Shanghai Dianji University
Shanghai Dianji University () is a public municipal college in Shanghai, China.
Despite its self-designated English translation name, this institution has not been granted a university status by the Government of China.
Academics
In addition ...
*
Shanghai Fisheries University
Shanghai Ocean University () is a public university in Shanghai, China.
The university changed its name to the current name on 6 May 2008, authorized by the Ministry of Education The People's Republic of China, and the whole school was to b ...
*
China Executive Leadership Academy in Pudong
China Executive Leadership Academy in Pudong (CELAP; ) is a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cadre school located in Pudong, Shanghai. The school, considered to be among the top four party schools in China, opened in late 2005.McGregorp. 29/ref>
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*
Fudan University
Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...
in Zhangjiang
*
New York University Shanghai
New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai) is China's first Sino-US research university and the third degree-granting campus of New York University (NYU). Jointly established by NYU and East China Normal University with the support of the city o ...
*
ShanghaiTech University
ShanghaiTech University (Shanghai Tech; ) is a public research university in Shanghai, China. The university is founded by contracts between the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The university has been ...
Primary and secondary schools
Public schools:
*
No. 2 High School Attached to East China Normal University
No. 2 High School of East China Normal University is a high school located in Zhangjiang High-Tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai, China.
Overview
Founded in 1958, No. 2 High School of East China Normal University is the only 'key high school' in Shangh ...
*
Jianping High School
Jianping High School is a high school based in Pudong New Area, Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four Direct-administered municipalities of China, direct-administered municipalitie ...
*
Dongchang High School of ECNU Dongchang may refer to:
*Eastern Depot, a Ming dynasty secret police agency
*Dongchang District, a district in Tonghua, Jilin, China
** Dongchang Subdistrict, a subdistrict in Dongchang District
* Dongchang, Sichuan (董场), a town in Dayi County ...
*
International schools:
*
Dulwich College Shanghai
Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong (Dulwich Pudong, ) is a British international school located in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Located east of the Shanghai city centre,Mansell, Warwick.Expat guide to China: schools. ''The Telegraph''. 27 April 2011. ...
*
French School of Shanghai
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ...
Pudong Campus
*
Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong
Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong (NAIS Pudong, ) is an international school in Shanghai, China. The school opened in 2002 and has a sister campus in Puxi. The school was formerly known as The British International School Shangha ...
*
German School Shanghai
The German School Shanghai (DSSH) (german: Deutsche Schule Shanghai) is a private school in Shanghai, with locations in Hongqiao (DSSH) and Yangpu (DSSY).
It was established in 1995 for expatriate German pupils. With approximately 1,250 pupils t ...
Pudong Campus
*
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 ...
Pudong 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. (SJS) Pudong Campus (elementary and junior high), and SJS Senior High School
*
Wellington College International Shanghai
Wellington College International Shanghai is a co-educational day and boarding school with over 1,100 pupils, aged 3 to 18 years old.
Wellington shares its not-for-profit status and royal foundation with its sister school, Wellington College in ...
*
Concordia International School Shanghai
I
Concordia International School () is a private, Christian, international school located in Pudong, Shanghai, China. Founded in 1998, the school is a part of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). The school's opening came after extensive ...
Pudong Campus
Other private schools:
*
Shanghai Gold Apple Bilingual School
Shanghai Gold Apple Bilingual School ( "Shanghai City Private Gold Apple School") is a private boarding school for elementary through high school levels in Pudong, Shanghai. It opened in 2000. The Pudong Campus of the French School of Shanghai was ...
*
Shanghai Shangde Experimental School
Shanghai (; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four Direct-administered municipalities of China, direct-administered municipalities of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the ...
*
Shanghai Pinghe School
Economy
With the Nanhui District merger in May 2009, the size of Pudong's economy grew. The district's 2015
gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a money, monetary Measurement in economics, measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjec ...
amounts to an estimated 789.8 billion RMB (~US$113.5 billion), with services comprising 70% of economic output.
Its
GDP per capita
Lists of countries by GDP per capita list the countries in the world by their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. The lists may be based on nominal or purchasing power parity GDP. Gross national income (GNI) per capita accounts for inflows ...
in terms of
purchasing power parity
Purchasing power parity (PPP) is the measurement of prices in different countries that uses the prices of specific goods to compare the absolute purchasing power of the countries' currency, currencies. PPP is effectively the ratio of the price of ...
is approximately $50,783. The area is divided into four distinct economic districts. Apart from
Lujiazui
Lujiazui, also known under its Shanghainese name Lohkatse (, , lit. meaning " heLu (surname 陸), Lu family's mouth"), is a locality in Shanghai, a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River. Since the early 1990s, Lujiazui has been dev ...
Trade and Finance Zone, there is
Waigaoqiao Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone (), was the first Free Trade Zone to be established in China. It is situated in the North East of Pudong District, near the end of Metro Line 6. It was incorporated as part of the newly developed China (Shanghai) ...
Free Trade Zone, the largest free trade zone in
mainland China
"Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...
covering approximately in north-east Pudong. The
Jinqiao Export Processing Zone
Jinqiao () is a town of Pudong, Shanghai, China. It is in the middle of Pudong, with Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park on its south, Huangpu River at its north, overlooking Lujiazui Financial and Trade Center to its west. On its north side, is Waigaoqiao ...
is another major industrial area in Pudong covering
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park
The Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park is a technology park in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It is operated by Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Co., Ltd. The park specializes in research in life sciences, software, semiconductors, and inform ...
is a special area for technology-oriented businesses.
The Pudong area continues to experience rapid development, especially in the commercial sector, with 1.3 million square meters of prime office space reaching completion in 2008, more than the previous two years combined. Pudong has also attracted considerable fixed asset and real estate investment, reporting 87.268 billion RMB in fixed asset investment and 27.997 billion RMB in real estate investment in 2008.
The newest
Disney resort, with a
Disneyland
Disneyland is a amusement park, theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney in ...
included, is located in Pudong, which is open to tourists in June 2016.
Businesses
Bao Steel
China Baowu Steel Group Corp., Ltd., commonly known as Baowu, is a state-owned iron and steel company headquartered in the Baosteel Tower in Pudong, Shanghai, China. The company was formed by Baosteel Group absorbing its smaller state-owned pe ...
has its head office in the Bao Steel Tower () in Pudong.
Comac
, type = State-owned limited company
, industry = Aviation
, founded =
, founder =
, location_city = Pudong, Shanghai
, location_country = China
, area_served = Worldwide
, products = Commercial airliners
, services =
, key_people ...
has its head office in Pudong. The headquarters of
Yangtze River Express, a cargo airline, are in the Pufa Tower () in Pudong.
Hang Seng Bank
Hang Seng Bank Limited () is a Hong Kong-based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. It is one of Hong Kong's leading public companies in terms of market capitalisation and is part of the HSBC Group, ...
has its mainland offices in the Hang Seng Bank Tower in Pudong.
Kroll
Kroll is a German, Anglo-Saxon, and Scottish surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Colin Kroll (1983/4–2018), American businessman; co-founder of Vine and HQ Trivia
* Eric Kroll (born 1946), American photographer
* Fredric Kr ...
has an office in the Hang Seng Bank Tower.
Google
Google LLC () is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. ...
has its Shanghai offices in the
Shanghai World Financial Center
The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC; , Shanghainese: ''Zånhae Guejieu Cinyon Tsonsin'') is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by the Mori Building Compa ...
.
[Google locations]
" Google
Google LLC () is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. ...
. Retrieved on May 25, 2016. "Google Shanghai 60F, Shanghai World Financial Center 100 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area Shanghai 200120, China"
Transportation
The
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is one of two international airports serving Shanghai and a major aviation hub of East Asia. Pudong Airport serves both international flights and a smaller number of domestic fights, while the city's othe ...
opened its doors in 1999, shortening the travel time for visitors.
In the same year,
Line 2 of the
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 ...
commenced services. An extension brought the line further east, where it serves the
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
. Other lines, namely Lines
4,
6,
7,
8,
9,
11,
12,
13 and
16 also have sections that serve parts of Pudong. A
magnetic levitation train
Maglev (derived from ''magnetic levitation''), is a system of train transportation that uses two sets of electromagnets: one set to repel and push the train up off the track, and another set to move the elevated train ahead, taking advantage ...
began operating in 2004, moving passengers between the airport and Longyang Road Metro station.
Pudong is connected to
Puxi
Puxi (Chinese: , p ''Pǔxī'', Shanghainese ''Phu上-shi平'', lit "Huangpu West Bank") is the historic center of Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the P ...
by several tunnels and four major
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
s. The first of these bridges were the
Nanpu Bridge
The Nanpu Bridge (), in Shanghai, China, sister bridge to the Yangpu Bridge, is one of the main bridges in Shanghai.
The cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the ...
(1991) and the
Yangpu Bridge
The Yangpu Bridge () is a sister bridge to the Nanpu Bridge, both crossing the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. Yangpu is among the world's longest bridges, with a total length of 8354 meters. Its longest span of 602 m makes it one of the longe ...
(1993). The
Xupu Bridge
The Xupu Bridge (), is a cable-stayed bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, so named because it connects the city's Xuhui and Pudong districts. It opened in 1997 and carries 8 lanes of the S20 Outer Ring Expressway.
See also
* List o ...
opened in 1996. The latest of these is
Lupu Bridge
The Lupu Bridge (), named after Luwan District, is a through arch bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, connecting the city's Huangpu and Pudong districts. It is the world's third longest steel arch bridge, after the Ping'nan Third B ...
, which is the world's second longest
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...
and was completed in 2002. Currently there are five tunnels that link the two sides, Dapu Rd. Tunnel, the first tunnel across the Huangpu River, Yan'an Rd. Tunnel, running east–west, and Dalian Rd. Tunnel, running north–south,
Fuxing Rd. Fuxing may refer to:
* Fu star (福星), or Fuxing, Chinese deity
*Fuxing (train) (复兴号, meaning "Rejuvenation"), China Standardized EMU operated by China Railway High-speed (CRH)
* Fuxing Road (disambiguation)
*Chinese compound surname (複 ...
Tunnel, complementing the Yan'an Rd. Tunnel, Waihuan Tunnel, one part of Shanghai Outer Ring Express. Two new tunnels linking
Lujiazui
Lujiazui, also known under its Shanghainese name Lohkatse (, , lit. meaning " heLu (surname 陸), Lu family's mouth"), is a locality in Shanghai, a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River. Since the early 1990s, Lujiazui has been dev ...
to
Puxi
Puxi (Chinese: , p ''Pǔxī'', Shanghainese ''Phu上-shi平'', lit "Huangpu West Bank") is the historic center of Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the P ...
are under construction.
Roads in Pudong have no particular longitudinal or latitudinal orientation. Major thoroughfares Pudong Avenue, Zhangyang Road and Yanggao Road run east–west until
Yangpu Bridge
The Yangpu Bridge () is a sister bridge to the Nanpu Bridge, both crossing the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. Yangpu is among the world's longest bridges, with a total length of 8354 meters. Its longest span of 602 m makes it one of the longe ...
before turning gradually to become north–south. Century Avenue crosses all three major roads and extends from
Lujiazui
Lujiazui, also known under its Shanghainese name Lohkatse (, , lit. meaning " heLu (surname 陸), Lu family's mouth"), is a locality in Shanghai, a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River. Since the early 1990s, Lujiazui has been dev ...
to Century Park. Yanggao Road extends south to the A20, Shanghai's outer Ring road, which runs east–west from
Xupu Bridge
The Xupu Bridge (), is a cable-stayed bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, so named because it connects the city's Xuhui and Pudong districts. It opened in 1997 and carries 8 lanes of the S20 Outer Ring Expressway.
See also
* List o ...
and then north–south beginning at the interchange near Renxi Village, when the east–west expressway turns into Yingbin Avenue, headed for Pudong International Airport.
Metro
Pudong is currently served by ten metro lines and one tram line 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 ...
and one maglev line operated by
Shanghai Maglev Train and one suburban line operated by
China Railway
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout Ch ...
:
* -
Lujiazui
Lujiazui, also known under its Shanghainese name Lohkatse (, , lit. meaning " heLu (surname 陸), Lu family's mouth"), is a locality in Shanghai, a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River. Since the early 1990s, Lujiazui has been dev ...
,
Dongchang Road,
Century Avenue
Century Avenue () is a major street in Pudong, Shanghai. It begins near the Oriental Pearl Tower and ends at Yanggao Road, in a pedestrianised section leading to Century Park.
Major Landmarks
There are many major landmarks along the road (fro ...
,
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is a large museum in Pudong, Shanghai, close to Century Park, the largest park within the inner districts of the city. ,
Century Park,
Longyang Road ,
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park
The Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park is a technology park in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. It is operated by Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Co., Ltd. The park specializes in research in life sciences, software, semiconductors, and inform ...
,
Jinke Road,
Guanglan Road,
Tangzhen,
Middle Chuangxin Road,
East Huaxia Road,
Chuansha
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...
,
Lingkong Road,
Yuandong Avenue,
Haitiansan Road,
Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is one of two international airports serving Shanghai and a major aviation hub of East Asia. Pudong Airport serves both international flights and a smaller number of domestic fights, while the city's othe ...
* -
Pudong Avenue ,
Century Avenue
Century Avenue () is a major street in Pudong, Shanghai. It begins near the Oriental Pearl Tower and ends at Yanggao Road, in a pedestrianised section leading to Century Park.
Major Landmarks
There are many major landmarks along the road (fro ...
,
Pudian Road ,
Lancun Road ,
Tangqiao
* -
Gangcheng Road ,
North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone,
Hangjin Road,
South Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone,
Zhouhai Road,
Wuzhou Avenue,
Dongjing Road,
Jufeng Road ,
Wulian Road,
Boxing Road,
Jinqiao Road,
Yunshan Road ,
Deping Road,
Beiyangjing Road,
Minsheng Road
Minsheng Road (; also called 8th Blvd.) is an east–west 4-lane to 10-lane arterial in Taipei, Taiwan connecting the Songshan District and Datong District of Taipei City. Minsheng Road is divided into east and west sections, with five smaller ...
,
Yuanshen Stadium
The Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Shanghai. It is currently used mostly for association football matches. The stadium has a maximum seating capacity for 16,000 spectators.
Apart from the stadium there is a 5,000 ...
,
Century Avenue
Century Avenue () is a major street in Pudong, Shanghai. It begins near the Oriental Pearl Tower and ends at Yanggao Road, in a pedestrianised section leading to Century Park.
Major Landmarks
There are many major landmarks along the road (fro ...
,
Pudian Road ,
Lancun Road ,
Shanghai Children's Medical Center
Shanghai Children's Medical Center (SCMC, ) is a children's hospital in Shanghai, China, with the rank of "Grade 3, Class A ()", the highest level of hospital classification in China. It is a university hospital affiliated to the School of Medicin ...
,
Linyi Xincun,
West Gaoke Road ,
Dongming Road ,
Gaoqing Road,
West Huaxia Road,
Shangnan Road,
South Lingyan Road,
Oriental Sports Center
* -
Houtan,
Changqing Road ,
Yaohua Road ,
Yuntai Road,
West Gaoke Road ,
South Yanggao Road
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
,
Jinxiu Road,
Fanghua Road,
Longyang Road ,
Huamu Road
* -
China Art Museum
The China Art Museum, also called the China Art Palace (; Shanghainese: ''Zongwu Nyizeh Ghon'') or its original name, Shanghai Art Museum, is a museum of modern Chinese art located in Pudong, Shanghai. The museum is housed in the former China Pav ...
,
Yaohua Road ,
Chengshan Road ,
Yangsi,
Oriental Sports Center ,
Lingzhao Xincun Station
Lingzhao Xincun () is a station on Line 8 of the Shanghai Metro. This station is part of the southern extension of Line 8 and opened on July 5, 2009.
It is located near the junction of Jiyang Road and Lingzhao Road, in Shanghai's Pudong New Are ...
* -
Shangcheng Road,
Century Avenue
Century Avenue () is a major street in Pudong, Shanghai. It begins near the Oriental Pearl Tower and ends at Yanggao Road, in a pedestrianised section leading to Century Park.
Major Landmarks
There are many major landmarks along the road (fro ...
,
Middle Yanggao Road ,
Fangdian Road,
Lantian Road ,
Taierzhuang Road,
Jinqiao
Jinqiao () is a town of Pudong, Shanghai, China. It is in the middle of Pudong, with Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park on its south, Huangpu River at its north, overlooking Lujiazui Financial and Trade Center to its west. On its north side, is Waigaoqiao Fr ...
,
Jinji Road,
Jinhai Road ,
Gutang Road,
Minlei Road,
Caolu
* -
Shuangjiang Road,
West Gaoqiao,
Gaoqiao,
Gangcheng Road ,
Jilong Road
* -
Disney Resort,
Kangxin Highway,
Xiuyan Road,
Luoshan Road ,
Yuqiao ,
Pusan Road,
East Sanlin,
Sanlin,
Oriental Sports Center
* -
Donglu Road,
Jufeng Road ,
North Yanggao Road,
Jinjing Road,
Shenjiang Road,
Jinhai Road
* -
Shibo Avenue,
Changqing Road ,
Chengshan Road ,
Dongming Road ,
Huapeng Road,
Xianan Road,
Beicai,
Chenchun Road,
Lianxi Road ,
Middle Huaxia Road ,
Zhongke Road,
Xuelin Road,
Zhangjiang Road
* -
Lujiazui
Lujiazui, also known under its Shanghainese name Lohkatse (, , lit. meaning " heLu (surname 陸), Lu family's mouth"), is a locality in Shanghai, a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River. Since the early 1990s, Lujiazui has been dev ...
,
South Pudong Road,
Pudong Avenue ,
Yuanshen Road,
Changyi Road ,
Xiepu Road,
Longju Road,
Yunshan Road ,
Lantian Road ,
Huangyang Road,
Yunshun Road,
Pudong Football Stadium
The Pudong Football Stadium, currently named SAIC Motor Pudong Arena due to sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Shanghai, China. Completed in October 2020, it is the home of Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super L ...
,
Jinyue Road,
Guiqiao Road
* -
Longyang Road ,
Middle Huaxia Road ,
Luoshan Road ,
East Zhoupu,
Heshahangcheng,
East Hangtou,
Xinchang
Xinchang County () is a county in the east-central part of Zhejiang province, administratively under the municipal government of Shaoxing. 430,000 people live in Xinchang.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:
* Yulin Subdistrict (羽林街道) ...
,
Wild Animal Park,
Huinan,
East Huinan,
Shuyuan
The ''Shuyuan'' (), usually known in English as Academies of Classical Learning or simply Academies, were a type of school in Imperial China. Unlike national academies and district schools, ''shuyuan'' were usually private establishments built away ...
,
Lingang Avenue,
Dishui Lake
* -
Changyi Road ,
Minsheng Road
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,
Middle Yanggao Road ,
Yingchun Road,
Longyang Road ,
Fangxin Road,
Beizhong Road,
Lianxi Road ,
Yuqiao ,
Kangqiao
Kangqiao forms part of suburban Shanghai and has a land area of and is a subdistrict of Pudong. At the Sixth National Census the population of Kangqiao stood at 174,672.
It is mostly a residential and commercial district, though it is also home ...
,
Zhoupu
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,
Fanrong Road,
Shenmei Road,
Hetao Road,
Xiasha,
Hangtou
* -
Longyang Road ,
Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is one of two international airports serving Shanghai and a major aviation hub of East Asia. Pudong Airport serves both international flights and a smaller number of domestic fights, while the city's othe ...
*
Zhangjiang Tram
Zhangjiang Tram is one of the only two tram networks operating in Shanghai today, the other being Songjiang Tram. It utilises a system manufactured by the French Translohr company. Shanghai originally had a steel wheeled electric tramway netw ...
-
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Station
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park () is a station on Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro. This station had been the line's eastern terminus from 27 December 2000, after an eastward extension from to Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park opened, until 24 February 2010, when ...
, Bibo Road-Gaoke Road Station, *Huatuo Road-Daerwen Road Station, Huatuo Road Keyuan-Road Station, Cailun Road-Jinke Road Station, Cailun Road-Halei Road, Gebaini Road-Libing Road, Ziwei Road-Gaosi Road, Gaosi Road-Zhangjiang Road, Zhangjiang Middle School, Guanglan Road-Zuchongzhi Road Station, Guanglan Road=Dangui Road Station, Dangui Road-Qingtong Road, Dangui Road-Zhangdong Road, Zhangdong Road–Jinqiu Road
* -
Luchaogang,
Situan
Gallery
File:The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower at night.jpg, The Oriental Pearl tower at night
File:Shanghai - Pudong - Lujiazui.jpg, Pudong from the Bund
Image:Shanghai-pudong panorama.jpg, Panoramic view at Shanghai Pudong from the east
Image:Shaghai Jin Mao.JPG, Jin Mao building
File:Shanghai skyline at night, panoramic. China, East Asia-2.jpg, Shanghai's Pudong skyline towers over the Huangpu River
Image:Pudong district roads traffic skyscrapers, Shanghai.JPG, Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Pudong
Image:Lujiazui skyline, Pudong, Shanghai.JPG, Lujiazui skyline, Pudong
Image:Shanghai citic.jpg, CITIC Pacific HQ & Mandarin Oriental
Image:Pudong.ogv, Pudong at night (video)
Image:Shanghaipudong.jpg, Pudong at night with Oriental Pearl Tower
The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower () is a TV tower in Shanghai. Its location at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong New Area by the side of Huangpu River, opposite The Bund, makes it a distinct landmark in the area. Its principal design ...
Image:Shanghai (Huang Pu River at Night) 046.jpg, Huangpu River at night. “Better City, Better Life” is the theme of Expo 2010.
Image:Shanghai pudong.jpg, View of Pudong area at night time
Image:Shanghai oriental pearl tower.JPG, View of the Oriental Pearl Tower
The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower () is a TV tower in Shanghai. Its location at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong New Area by the side of Huangpu River, opposite The Bund, makes it a distinct landmark in the area. Its principal design ...
File:OrientalPearlTower feet.JPG, Ship in Front of Oriental Pearl Tower
File:Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower.JPG, Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower
File:Lujiazui at night, Shanghai.JPG, Lujiazui
Lujiazui, also known under its Shanghainese name Lohkatse (, , lit. meaning " heLu (surname 陸), Lu family's mouth"), is a locality in Shanghai, a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River. Since the early 1990s, Lujiazui has been dev ...
at night
File:Night view from the Bund.jpg, Lujiazui at night
File:Shanghai China 9Mar2018 SkySat.jpg, Satellite image of Shanghai's Pudong district.
Twin towns — sister cities
Pudong is
twinned with:
*
Beverly Hills
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,
California
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*
Kuopio
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Climate
Pudong has a
humid subtropical climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Pudong is . The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around .
See also
*
Shanghai Premier League Shanghai Premier League aka SPL is an amateur football (soccer) league based in Pudong, Shanghai, aiming mainly at the expatriate community. Shanghai Premier League was founded in 2003 when 5 existing amateur teams, among which the Shanghai Traffic ...
, amateur football (soccer) league based in Pudong
References
Further reading
* Kris Olds, “Globalizing Shanghai: The ‘Global Intelligence Corps’ and the Building of Pudong," Cities 12, no. 3 (1997) 109–23.
External links
Pudong government websitePudong business siteFlickr: Photos tagged with pudong
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