Jing'an District () is one of the central districts of Shanghai. In 2020, it had 975,707 inhabitants in an area of .

The district borders the Hongkou to the east, Huangpu to the east and south, Putuo to the west, Baoshan District to the north and Changning to the west. On 4 November 2015, Zhabei merged with Jing'an District, bringing Shanghai down to 15 districts and one county. Key landmarks on West Nanjing Road include the Shanghai Exhibition Centre and the Shanghai Centre.

The southern part of the district is one of Shanghai's key central business and commercial districts. It contains numerous large office buildings, hotels, and many shopping venues at the street level. The district comprises a prominent portion of the Shanghai skyline. The district is also known for having many high-rise residential buildings.

The northern part of the district used to be the place of agglomeration of traditional industries such as flavorings factories and tires factories. In the last decade the municipality decided to move the old industry out to make space for more promising ones, such as the hi-tech and creative industries. It has attracted foreign companies to build offices, apartments and commercial retail outlets over there.

Jing'An District is also where the Shanghai Multimedia Valley (SMV) is located to attract media and IT talent. Major companies located in Zhabei include TÜV Rheinland, Royal Philips Electronics and Shanghai Bell Alcatel Business Systems Co., LTD. The Jing'An District is also home to Fotografiska Shanghai.

Daning Lingshi Park, the biggest green area in the downtown area, is surrounded by a series of cultural facilities such as the Zhabei Stadium and Shanghai Circus World.

The Shanghai University, Yanchang Campus is also located near the Daning Lingshi Park.

Education

Universities & Colleges

  • Shanghai University, Yanchang Campus
  • Shanghai Theatre Academy, Huahan Road Campus

High School

  • Shanghai Shixi High School (SSHS)
  • Qiyi High School Affiliated to Tongji University

Primary School

  • First Central Primary School of Jing'an District

Chinese Language Institutes

  • Silk Mandarin

English Teaching Schools

  • EF Education First, headquarters

Subdistricts and towns

{| class="wikitable"

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

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|Beizhan Subdistrict||||Běizhàn Jiēdào||poq dze ka do||77,968||1.99

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|Baoshan Road Subdistrict||||Bǎoshānlù Jiēdào||po se lu ka do||80,726||1.62

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|Caojiadu Subdistrict||||Cáojiādù Jiēdào||dzo ka du ka do||71,511||1.50

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|Daning Road Subdistrict||||Dànínglù Jiēdào||da gnin lu ka do||77,710||6.24

|-

|Gonghexin Road Subdistrict||||Gònghéxīnlù Jiēdào||gon wu sin lu ka do||97,630||2.72

|-

|Jiangning Road Subdistrict||||Jiāngnínglù Jiēdào||kaon gnin lu ka do||75,272||1.84

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|Jing'ansi Subdistrict||||Jìng'ānsì Jiēdào||dzin eu zy ka do||29,173||1.57

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|Linfen Road Subdistrict||||Línfénlù Jiēdào||lin ven lu ka do||78,079||2.12

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|Pengpu Xincun Subdistrict||||Péngpǔ Xīncūn Jiēdào||ban phu sin tsen ka do||156,276||3.83

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|Shimen Second Road Subdistrict||||Shímén Èrlù Jiēdào||zaq men gnij lu ka do||34,288||1.09

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|Nanjing West Road Subdistrict||||Nánjīng Xīlù Jiēdào||neu cin sij lu ka do||36,544||1.62

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|Tianmu West Road Subdistrict||||Tiānmù Xīlù Jiēdào||thi moq sij lu ka do||34,749||1.94

|-

|Zhijiang West Road Subdistrict||||Zhǐjiāng Xīlù Jiēdào||tzy kaon sij lu ka do||74,633||1.60

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|Pengpu town||||Péngpǔ Zhèn||ban phu tzen||152,725||7.88

|}

Transportation

Metro

Jing'an is currently served by nine metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:

  • - , , , , , , ,
  • - ,
  • and - Shanghai Railway Station,
  • - , Jing'an Temple
  • - , ,
  • -
  • - West Nanjing Road, Hanzhong Road, Qufu Road, Tiantong Road
  • - Hanzhong Road, , West Nanjing Road
  • - , Jing'an Temple

See also

  • Jing'an Sculpture Park

References

Further reading

  • Jing'an District website
  • Jing'an District website (English version)
  • Shanghai Zhabei Government Portal
  • Shanghai Circus World