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19-426: Administratively, Puxi consists of a number of districts including Yangpu , Hongkou , Putuo , Changning , Xuhui , Jing'an and Huangpu . Puxi is, along with Pudong , the entertainment and cultural center of Shanghai. Puxi has the most emblematic shopping centers and cultural centers. The main shopping centers (including East Nanjing Pedestrian Road, Central Huaihai Road, Qipu Road Apparel City, and Xujiahui ),

38-407: A population of 1,242,548 as of 2020. The district administers 12 subdistricts . The name Yangshupu, formerly romanized as Yangtzepoo or Yangtszepoo , is Chinese for " poplar bank " and refers to the creek ( simplified Chinese : 杨树浦|河 ; traditional Chinese : 楊樹浦河 ; pinyin : Yángshùpǔ Hé ) running through the area beside present-day Lanzhou Rd (formerly Lay Road) from

57-469: Is home to Gongqing Forest Park . The Fudan University Museum ( Chinese : 复旦大学博物馆 ; pinyin : Fùdàn Dàxué Bówùguǎn ), a public display of historical artefacts in possession of Fudan University , is located on the university's campus in Yangpu District. Shanghai Municipal Government The Shanghai Municipal People's Government is the local administrative agency of Shanghai . It

76-497: Is one of the 16 districts of Shanghai . It is located in the northeastern part of downtown Shanghai, bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south, Hongkou on the west, and Baoshan on the north. The southern part of Yangpu District is 4 km (2.5 mi) away from The Bund , a major tourist attraction. It is predominantly composed of residential communities, with a total area of 60.61 km (23.40 sq mi) and

95-507: The Northern Song , the Wuyu River ( simplified Chinese : 吴淤江 ; traditional Chinese : 吳淤江 ; pinyin : Wúyū Jiāng ) entered the sea somewhere around modern Wujiaochang ( simplified Chinese : 五角场 ; traditional Chinese : 五角場 ; pinyin : Wǔjiǎochǎng ). Daoist and Buddhist temples are known to have been established in the vicinity around this time. In 1404,

114-628: The University of Shanghai for Science and Technology , Second Military Medical University , the Shanghai University of Sport , and Shanghai Ocean University . Both the Lycée Français de Shanghai and German School Shanghai share a "Eurocampus" in Yangpu District, which opened in 2019. Since the beginning of the 21st century, Yangpu District has increasingly developed away from labor-intensive industry towards commerce and high technology:

133-834: The Yangpu Bridge , the Xiangyin Road Tunnel  [ zh ] , the Dalian Road Tunnel  [ zh ] , and the Jungong Road Tunnel  [ zh ] . A fourth tunnel, the Yinhang Road Tunnel is currently under construction. The Inner Ring Road and Middle Ring Road traverse through Yangpu District. The industrial wharves along the Huangpu River which service the industrial centres of Yangpu are being phased out by residential developments on

152-628: The 1880s, the area of contemporary Yangpu District began industrializing, with the Shanghai Machinery and Papermaking Office ( Chinese : 上海机器造纸局 ; pinyin : Shànghǎi Jīqì Zàozhǐ Jú ) opening in 1882, and the Yangshupu Waterworks opening in 1883. In 1890, the Shanghai Machine Weaving Office ( Chinese : 上海机器织布局 ; pinyin : Shànghǎi Jīqì Zhībù Jú ), one of China's first modern textile weaving factories,

171-622: The Huangpu River shifted to its present course, entering the Yangtze River around Wusong . Toward the end of the Ming dynasty , villages along the river flourished, engaging in agriculture, banking, textiles and water-borne trade. In 1842, the Treaty of Nanking opened Shanghai as a treaty port, and in 1863, part of present-day Yangpu District was included in the Shanghai Concession . Beginning in

190-705: The Qiu River in the north to the Huangpu River in the south. Yangshupu District was established in 1945, but the Shanghai Municipal Government contracted the name to Yangpu in 1950. As with most of modern Shanghai, the territory of Yangpu has been formed by sediments deposited by the Yangtze River over many centuries. It was probably in the shallows of the East China Sea as late as the Tang dynasty . During

209-410: The area around Wujiaochang now boast ten large commercial centers and the research and development zone on Dalian Road hosts the regional headquarters of Siemens and Continental AG . As of 2020, Yangpu District administers 12 subdistricts . Yangpu District is connected to the neighbouring Pudong New Area across the Huangpu River by one bridge, three tunnels, and six ferry lines. These include

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228-573: The area. The inland part of the former International Settlement in the area made up part of the Shanghai Ghetto . In December 1944, Yangshupu District was established with an area of 7.7 km (3.0 sq mi). Following the Communist conquest of Shanghai in 1949, the area was developed. Yangpu District's boundaries expanded in 1956, 1960, and 1984. The area was especially used for heavy industries. The district's present territory west of

247-572: The early 1920s, journalist turned revolutionary Chen Duxiu remarked in the New Youth magazine that the area of Yangshupu had become industrialized. By 1927, the area hosted 57 foreign factories, and a thriving textile industry. In 1929, the Wujiaochang farmers' market ("Pentagon Plaza") was constructed in the north. Later, during the Japanese occupation from 1937 to 1945, barracks and houses were built in

266-611: The latter opened in 1999. From October 2007, a limited number of international flights will commence from Hongqiao. Almost all lines on the Shanghai Metro (with the exceptions of Lines 5 and 6 ) pass by Puxi. Pudong and Puxi are connected by several tunnels, four major bridges , and Lines 2 , 4 , 7 , 8 and 9 on the Shanghai Metro . The Shanghai railway station and Shanghai South railway station are also located in Puxi. Yangpu District Yangpu ( Chinese : 杨浦区 )

285-714: The major bar streets (Hengshan, Maoming, and Julu Roads), the Shanghai Zoo and cultural centers such as The Bund , the Shanghai Grand Theatre , and the Shanghai Museum are all located in Puxi. On the other hand, Pudong has the most emblematic parks and skyscrapers. For instance, the biggest park in all of Shanghai, the Century Park , is located in Pudong. Shanghai Disneyland Park is too located in Pudong. Pudong also has

304-486: The river was formed after the incorporation of Wujiaochang District from Baoshan County in 1984. In 1992, Yangpu's territories south of the Huangpu River were designated part of the Pudong New District . A number of prominent universities are situated in Yangpu District, such as Fudan University , Tongji University , the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics , the Shanghai University of Electric Power ,

323-706: The tallest skyscrapers such as the Oriental Pearl Tower , the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Shanghai Tower (the tallest skyscraper in Shanghai). source: https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/shanghai/admin/ Shanghai's older airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport , is located in Puxi. All international flights, including regional flights to Hong Kong and Macao , were moved to Shanghai Pudong International Airport when

342-522: The waterfront. Yangpu District has 15.5 kilometers of bank along Huangpu River, which is the longest among all districts in Puxi . As of July 2019, 5.5 kilometers of jogging and cycling lane has been built along the bank. Yangpu is currently served by five metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro : Line 4 , Line 8 , Line 10 , Line 12 and Line 18 . Jiangwan Stadium is located in Yangpu District along with its associated athletic complex. Yangpu District

361-504: Was established. In 1899, 10.89 km (4.20 sq mi) of what is now the south of modern Yangpu District was partitioned to become part of the International Settlement. Additional factories were constructed soon after in the area, especially along Yangshupu Road. Textile, paper-making, and shipbuilding industries were established by the early 20th century in what was then organized as part of Hongkew (now Hongkou ). By

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