Xuhui District is a core urban district of

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. It has a land area of and a population of 982,200 as of 2008. The Xuhui District is named after its namesake, the historic area of Xujiahui. Xujiahui was historically land owned by

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bureaucrat and scientist

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, and later donated to the

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. It and Luwan District jointly formed the core of Catholic Shanghai, centered in the former

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. Vestiges of the French influence can still be seen in the St. Ignatius Cathedral of Shanghai, Xuhui College, the Xujiahui Observatory, and some remaining boulevards and French-style districts. Parts of today's Xuhui District were once the premier residential districts of Shanghai. The former french neighborhoods in parts of Xuhui today constitute some of the city´s most popular café areas, including places such as pedestrian Tianzifang. After the revolution, however, the large estates near Xujiahui were turned into factories. In the 1990s, the Shanghai municipal government developed the district as a commercial zone. A once-prominent commercial area in the district was the Xiangyang Crafts and Gifts Market, a haven for souvenirs and

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-infringing products; it was closed on June 30, 2006 by municipal authorities. Xujiahui itself has been redeveloped as a

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, with a proliferation of large-scale shopping centers and department stores, and is now a major shopping destination in the city with shopping malls such as

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and Pacific Sogo. The educational tradition begun by Jesuits in Xuhui continues with

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, the premier university in China. The district also has some of the best secondary schools in the municipality, such as South West Weiyu Middle School, Shanghai High School and

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. A number of former residences of prominent personalities remain, including

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and

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's former residence.

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of Houston Rockets was a resident of the district. Luo "Ferrari 430" Feichi lives in Xuhui. Xuhui District has 12 subdistricts and two townships.

Economy

Home Inn has its headquarters in Xuhui.Investor Relations Home
" Home Inn. Retrieved on February 18, 2013. "Headquarters Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. No.124 Cao Bao Road, Xu Hui District Shanghai 200235, PRC"
Chinese address
"上海市徐汇区漕宝路124号" Yum China has its headquarters in the Yum China Building () in Xuhui District. Toei Animation Shanghai has its head office in Unit 807 of Feidiao International Plaza in the district. miHoYo has its headquarters in Xuhui.

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is headquartered in Xuhui. Previously Web International English had its headquarters in Xuhui.

Township-level subdivisions

Xuhui District has twelve subdistricts, one town and one special township-level division.

Transportation

Metro

Xuhui is currently served by seven metro lines operated by

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: * - Jinjiang Park, Shanghai South Railway Station , Caobao Road,

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, Xujiahui , Hengshan Road, Changshu Road * - Shanghai South Railway Station , Shilong Road, Longcao Road, Caoxi Road, Yishan Road * - Yishan Road ,

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* - Changshu Road , Zhaojiabang Road , Dong'an Road , Middle Longhua Road * - Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, Guilin Road, Yishan Road , Xujiahui , Zhaojiabang Road , Jiashan Road * - Jiaotong University ,

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* - Longyao Road, Yunjin Road, Longhua, Shanghai Swimming Center, Xujiahui

Suburban Railway

Xuhui is currently served by one suburban railway operated by China Railway Shanghai Group. * - Shanghai South railway station

Education

Schools in Xuhui District include: University: #

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# Shanghai Normal University # Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine # Shanghai Conservatory of Music High schools: # (上海市南洋模范中学) # (上海市南洋中学) # (上海市徐匯中學) # (上海市位育高级中学) # Shanghai Southwest Weiyu Middle School # Shanghai High School # Shanghai No. 2 High School # Shanghai Fifty-forth High School (上海市第五十四中学) # (上海师范大学附属中学) original campusHome
High School Attached to Shanghai Normal University. April 8, 2012. Retrieved on April 26, 2019. Address indicating Xuhui District on bottom-left of the page. "徐汇区佳林路120号"

Climate

Xuhui has a

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(

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Xuhui 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

External links

Xuhui District Education Bureau