Shinan District
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Shinan 市南区 |
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Shinan District as seen from the harbor
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 Location of Shinan within Qingdao |
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| Coordinates (Qingdao City Hall): 36°3′46.72″N 120°23′4.79″E / 36.0629778°N 120.3846639°ECoordinates: 36°3′46.72″N 120°23′4.79″E / 36.0629778°N 120.3846639°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Sub-provincial city | Qingdao |
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Neighborhoods
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hua Yusong (华玉松) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.01 km2 (11.59 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 524,000 |
| • Density | 17,461/km2 (45,220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 266001 |
| Area code(s) | 0532 |
| Vehicle registration | 魯B |
| Website | http://www.qdsn.gov.cn/ |
Shinan District (Chinese: 市南; pinyin: shìnán "South City") is an urban district (区) of Qingdao, Shandong. It has an area of 30.01 square kilometres (7,420 acres; 11.59 sq mi) and had approximately 527,000 inhabitants as of 2007. Shinan is located in coastal hilled terrain, and has a temperate monsoon climate. Common features include moderate temperatures, moist air, abundant rainfall, and four distinct seasons. It is notable for its early 20th-century German architecture, unusual in Chinese cities.
In the mid-19th century the European powers forcibly opened China to foreign trade. Germany acquired the Kiautschou Bay concession from China in 1898, and substantially developed a fishing village they spelled "Tsingtao" (simplified Chinese: 青岛; traditional Chinese: 青島; pinyin: Qīngdǎo). The area built by the Germans falls into the part of Qingdao known today as Shinan District.
Shinan is a center for political, business and finance activities, and is home to investment from an increasing number of Fortune 500 companies. To facilitate urban planning, it is divided into a number of areas, including a port and logistics area, tourism area, software/IT area, high-end retail area and financial area.
Shinan is home to the Qingdao International Sailing Centre (simplified Chinese: 青岛奥林匹克帆船中心; traditional Chinese: 青島奧林匹克帆船中心; pinyin: Qīngdǎo Àolínpǐkè Fānchuán Zhōngxīn), a world-class sailing marina constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions. It has also hosted a leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race each year since 2005.
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