Jiading is a suburban district of Shanghai. As of the 2020 Chinese census, it had a population of 1,834,258.

History

Jiading was historically a separate polity from Shanghai until it came under the administration of Shanghai in 1958. In 1993, Jiading's designation was changed from a county to a district within Shanghai.

During the early Qing dynasty, which overlapped with the Southern Ming, the municipality was infamous for the "Jiading Massacre" carried out by invading Qing forces led by the general , who had defected from the bandits. Jiading was also known for banditry: in a 1853 rebellion caused by taxation, bandits captured the city and then Shanghai.

In 2005, the Jiading district government invested to build the Shanghai Museum of the Imperial Examination System.

Geography

Jiading district is located in the northwestern part of Shanghai. It stretches across . It is located about from downtown Shanghai.

Climate

Jiading has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Jiading 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 .

Administration

Jiading District administers several subdistricts towns, including Jiading, Anting, Nanxiang, Huating, Xuhang, Waigang, Huangdu, Malu and Jiangqiao.

Subdistricts and towns

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! Name !! Chinese (S) !! Hanyu Pinyin !! Shanghainese Romanization !! Population (2010) !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

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| Xincheng Road Subdistrict || || Xīnchénglù Jiēdào || sin zen lu ka do || 55,223 || 5.14

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| Zhenxin Subdistrict || || Zhēnxīn Jiēdào || tzen sin ka do || 106,164 || 5.09

|-

| Jiadingzhen Subdistrict || || Jiādìngzhèn Jiēdào || ka din tzen ka do || 81,854 || 4.10

|-

| Nanxiang town || || Nánxiáng Zhèn || neu zian tzen || 139,845 || 33.31

|-

| Anting town || || Āntíng Zhèn || eu din tzen || 232,503 || 89.29

|-

| Malu town || || Mǎlù Zhèn || mau loq tzen || 172,864 || 57.16

|-

| Xuhang town || || Xúháng Zhèn

Sports

Shanghai Jiading F.C. is the district's local soccer club.

Accommodation

There are numerous international hotels within the Jiading district.

Among the most famous are Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel and the Crowne Plaza Shanghai Anting, the latter one being the first five star international hotel in Jiading.

Notable people

  • Yang Yongliang (born 1980), artist
  • James S. C. Chao (born ), merchant mariner, business leader, and philanthropist
  • Wellington Koo (born ), a Chinese statesman of the Republic of China.

Transportation

Highways

Jiading district is connected to downtown Shanghai by the Hujia Expressway, the first expressway in China. Jiading district is near Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport, but across town from Pudong International Airport.

Metro

Jiading is currently served by three metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:

  • - Nanxiang, Malu, Jiading Xincheng, Baiyin Road, West Jiading, North Jiading / Shanghai Circuit, East Changji Road, Shanghai Automobile City, Anting
  • - Jinyun Road, West Jinshajiang Road, Fengzhuang
  • - Fengbang, Lexiu Road, Lintao Road, Jiayi Road, Dingbian Road, Zhenxin Xincun

References

Further reading

  • James S. C. Chao
  • Jiading Government portal
  • Crowne Plaza Shanghai Anting Golf