Jiading_District,_Shanghai

Jiading, Shanghai

Jiading, Shanghai

District in Shanghai, China


Jiading is a suburban district of Shanghai. As of the 2020 Chinese census, it had a population of 1,834,258.[1]

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History

Jiading was historically a separate polity from Shanghai until it came under the administration of Shanghai in 1958. In 1993, Jiading's designation was changed from a county to a district within Shanghai.[2]

During the early Qing dynasty, which overlapped with the Southern Ming, the municipality was infamous for the "Jiading Massacre" carried out by invading Qing forces led by the general Li Chengdong [zh], who had defected from the bandits.[3][4] Jiading was also known for banditry: in a 1853 rebellion caused by taxation, bandits captured the city and then Shanghai.[5]

In 2005, the Jiading district government invested CN¥10 million to build the Shanghai Museum of the Imperial Examination System.[6]

Geography

Jiading district is located in the northwestern part of Shanghai]]. It stretches across 463.9 km2 (179.1 sq mi). It is located about 20 km (12 mi) from downtown Shanghai.

Climate

Jiading has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Jiading is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,139.8 mm (44.87 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 28.2 °C (82.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.0 °C (39.2 °F).

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Administration

Jiading District administers several subdistricts towns, including Jiading, Anting, Nanxiang, Huating, Xuhang, Waigang, Huangdu, Malu and Jiangqiao.

Subdistricts and towns

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Landmarks

A map of "Kia-ting-hien" from Du Halde's 1735 Description of China, based on accounts by Jesuit missionaries

Shanghai University has a campus in downtown Jiading, which is where SILC is based.

The Shanghai International Circuit is located in Jiading. Each year in April, the Shanghai International Circuit holds the Chinese Grand Prix.

Sports

Shanghai Jiading F.C. is the district's local soccer club.

Accommodation

There are numerous international hotels within the Jiading district. Among the most famous are Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel and the Crowne Plaza Shanghai Anting, the latter one being the first five star international hotel in Jiading.

Notable people

Transportation

Highways

Jiading district is connected to downtown Shanghai by the Hujia Expressway, the first expressway in China. Jiading district is near Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport, but across town from Pudong International Airport.

Metro

Jiading is currently served by three metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:


References

  1. "China: Shànghăi". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. 国务院关于上海市销嘉定县设立嘉定区的批复 (PDF). 国务院公报 (in Chinese). 1993 (31). State Council of the People's Republic of China: 1390. February 1, 1993.
  3. Lary, Diana; MacKinnon, Stephen (November 2011). Scars of War: The Impact of Warfare on Modern China. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-774-84198-6.
  4. Burg, David F. (2004). "Nineteenth Century". A World History of Tax Rebellions. Routledge. p. 353. ISBN 0-415-92498-7. Retrieved March 11, 2019 via Google book preview.
  5. "Shanghai Museum of the Chinese Imperial Examination System". Administration of Jiading District, Shanghai. July 11, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  6. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  7. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  8. Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

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