Xinzhuang () is a
town
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 o ...
located 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 Road Subdistrict (Former Minhang Town) and the eastern strip of Wu ...
,
Shanghai
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 ...
,
China
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. The town was, by the early 21st century, essentially walking toward the greater Shanghai urban area. On April 15, 1999,
Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316
Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316 (KE6316/KAL6316) was a scheduled Korean Air Cargo freight flight from Shanghai to Seoul. On 15 April 1999, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F operating the route, registered as HL7373, crashed in Xinzhuang, Shanghai shortl ...
crashed in Xinzhuang, killing all three people on board along with five more people on the ground.
Transport
The
Xinzhuang Metro Station is located in the east of Xinzhuang, providing access to Metro
Line 1 and
Line 5, and will provide access to
Jinshan Railway in the near future. To the north and south of the station are 2 squares. In the northern square there was a bus terminal providing services to the local Xinzhuang areas (Now is under re-construction because of the
Project Tianhui); at the southern square there is a bus terminal connects Xinzhuang with a number of surrounding regional areas.
Religion
A
Three-Self Patriotic Movement
The Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM; ) is the official government supervisory organ for Protestantism in the People's Republic of China. It is colloquially known as the Three-Self Church ().
The National Committee of the Three-Self Patriot ...
Protestant Church is located in the south of Xinzhuang.
References
External links
Official website
Towns in Shanghai
Minhang District
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