Jing'an District
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Jing'an 静安区 |
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 Location within Shanghai |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 37.37 km2 (14.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | 1,000,000 |
| • Density | 27,000/km2 (69,000/sq mi) |
| Area Code | 021 |
| Postal Code | 200040-200042(Former Jing'an) 200070-200073 200085 200435-2000436 200443(Former Zhabei) |
| Website | http://www.jingan.gov.cn/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 静安区 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 靜安區 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jìng'ān Qū |
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Shanghainese Romanization |
zin2 oe1 chiu1 |
Jing'an District, is one of the central districts of Shanghai. It has an area of 37 km². With 1,180,000 inhabitants (in 2014).
The district borders the Hongkou District to the east, Huangpu District to the east and south, Putuo District to the west, Baoshan District to the north and Changning District to the west.
On 4 November 2015, Zhabei District merged with Jing'an District bringing Shanghai down to 15 districts and one county.
Jing'an District was named after Jing'an Temple, an ancient traditional Chinese Buddhist temple, today's temple is a new replica of the old one, located in the southern part of the district. An Art Deco "dancehall" is just across the street; around the neighborhood are bar streets, although some areas develop and other close through the years. Jing'an Park, located opposite to the temple, is quite popular among locals; it used to be a graveyard for foreigners in the old Shanghai.
Historically, the northern part of the district, what used to be Zhabei, has been highly populated with working class residents. However, due to the shift in the structure of industries and increasing number of immigrants from outside Shanghai, partly due to its reasonable real estate price (compared to its counterparts such as Putuo and Hongkou), the district has become increasingly appealing to city residents.
Development in the southern part of the district has been rapid and continuous. In just three years the complete stock of Grade A Office Space in the southern part of the district has increased approximately 320 percent, from a total of just 333,000 sqm in 2007 to 1,067,000 sqm in 2010. West Nanjing Road is one of Shanghai's premier shopping districts, and is home to five-star hotels and exhibition centers as well as several upscale housing complexes. Key landmarks on West Nanjing Road include the Shanghai Exhibition Centre and the Shanghai Centre.
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