Changning (; ) is one of the seven downtown districts of

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

, China. It has a land area of and had a population of 620,000 . The district government is located at 1320 Yuyuan Rd.

Economy

Numerous airlines are headquartered in Changning, which houses

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is one of two international airports serving Shanghai, China. The airport is located near the town of Hongqiao in the outskirts of Changning and Minhang districts, west of downtown, and is closer to ...

China Eastern Airlines China Eastern Airlines (branded as China Eastern) is a major airline in China, headquartered in Changning, Shanghai, Changning, Shanghai. It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with Air China and China Southern Airlines. ...

has its headquarters, the China Eastern Airlines Building, on the airport grounds.

China Cargo Airlines China Cargo Airlines (), sometimes abbreviated as CCA (), is a cargo airline with its head office on Changning District in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It is China's first all-cargo airline operating dedicated freight services using Chi ...

has its headquarters on the airport property. Spring Airlines has its headquarters in the Homeyo Hotel in Changning. Juneyao Airlines has its headquarters in the district. Huazhu Hotels or China Lodging, which operates Hanting Hotels and other brands, has its headquarters in the district. Additionally Pinduoduo is based in the district. Renren Inc. has its Shanghai office in the

SOHO SoHo, short for "South of Houston Street, Houston Street", is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Since the 1970s, the neighborhood has been the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, art installations such as The Wall ...

Zhong Shan Square () in Changning District.

Parks and recreation

Zhongshan Park Zhongshan Park () is a common name for Chinese parks, in honour of Sun Yat-sen, better-known in Chinese as Sun Zhongshan, who is considered by many to be the " Father of modern China". Currently there are more than 40 Zhongshan Parks in China, and ...

and Kaiqiao Green Area are located in the district. The

Shanghai Zoo Shanghai Zoological Park (), or commonly Shanghai Zoo in short, is one of the two main zoos in Shanghai. It is located near the township of Hongqiao (formerly Hung-Jao) and is administratively in Changning District. Shanghai Zoo was formerly kn ...

is located in the district. New Town Central Park opened in 2000.

Subdistricts and towns

Education

East China University of Political Science and Law has a Changning Campus.
Chinese addresses
"长宁校区：万航渡路1575号邮编：200042" Schools in Changning District include Shanghai Yan'an High School, a school well known for its mathematics program; Shanghai New Hongqiao High School, a private school; Yew Wah School of Shanghai; the Primary Division of the bilingual YK Pao School; and Shanghai Meizhi Mandarin School.

Transportation

Metro

Changning is currently served by five 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 List of township-level divisions of Shanghai, municipal districts and to the neighb ...

: * - Songhong Road, Beixinjing, Weining Road, Loushanguan Road,

, Jiangsu Road * and - Hongqiao Road, West Yan'an Road,

* -

, Longxi Road, Shuicheng Road, Yili Road, Songyuan Road * - Jiaotong University , Jiangsu Road

References

External links

*
Official website of Changning District

Official website of Changning District
{{Authority control Districts of Shanghai National Civilized City