Hongkou District
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Hongkou 虹口区 |
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View of Hongkou from a building near Lu Xun Park
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 Hongkou in Shanghai |
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| Country | China |
| Region | Shanghai |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 虹口区 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 虹口區 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Hongkew | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hóngkǒu Qū |
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Shanghainese Romanization |
ghon1 kheu2 chiu1 |
Hongkou , is a northern district of Shanghai proper, People's Republic of China. It has a land area of 23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi) and a population of 69,000as of 1953.
It is the location of the Astor House Hotel, Broadway Mansions, Lu Xun Park, and Hongkou Football Stadium.
Hongkou is home to the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and the 1933 Old Millfun
Formerly part of the International Concession, it was in large part reduced to rubble during the Second World war when Shanghai was occupied by the Japanese. 20,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe lived in an overcrowded square-mile section known to as the Shanghai Ghetto, in the Tilanqiao neighborhood of Hongkew.
Hongkou is responsible for the administration of the following subdistricts.
Previously Lianhua Supermarket had its Shanghai office in the district.
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