Fengxian District

Fengxian District
Fengxian District
Simplified Chinese	奉贤区
Traditional Chinese	奉賢區
Postal	Fengsien
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Fèngxián Qū
Wu
Shanghainese; Romanization	von ji chiu

Fengxian

奉贤区
Fengsien
Fengxian 奉贤区 Fengsien
District
	East China University of Science and Technology Fengxian Campus
	Fengxian in Shanghai
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Shanghai
Area
• Total	704.68 km2 (272.08 sq mi)
Population (2018)
• Total	1,152,000
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Fengxian District, is a suburban district in the south of Shanghai with a land area of 704.68 km² (272.08 sq mi), a registered population (as of 2010) of 1,083,400, and 1.5 to 2 times more migrants. It is known for its relative rusticity, as well as its beaches and ocean resorts along the Hangzhou Bay. (Chinese: 碧海金沙; lit. 'Blue Sea, Gold Beach') is a common place for Shanghainese to spend their weekend.

Overview[]

Nanqiao is a major town in Fengxian district, which recent development has more than doubled in size. Of particular interest is which contains the "" or "Ancestral Hall" (三女祠; Sān Nǚ Cí). During the Zhou dynasty, the King of Wu's three daughters hanged themselves rather than be caught by the King of Yue's soldiers. The town is also a short taxi ride from and its resorts, also slated for development. Nanqiao has a 1000-bed medical center, the , which is an all-discipline tertiary hospital.^{[clarification needed]}

Nanqiao is about 30 minutes from downtown Shanghai by car or about 1–2 hours by public transit. It can be reached by taking the Line 1 subway to Xinzhuang and transferring to the Line 5 subway to Dongchuan Road. Alternatively, one can transfer to the Xinnan Bus^{[clarification needed]} at Xinzhuang, the Nanmei Line (南梅线) from Jinjiang Park to Nanqiao Bus Station (南桥汽车站), or the Shangfeng Bus^{[clarification needed]} at the Shanghai South Railway Station Station's South Square.

Towns[]

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Shanghainese Romanization	Population (2010)^[1]	Area (km²)
	西渡街道	Xīdù Jiēdào	sij du ka do	361,185	28.77
town	南桥镇	Nánqiáo Zhèn	neu djio tzen	361,185	114.68
town	奉城镇	Fèngchéng Zhèn	von zen tzen	176,938	110.65
town	庄行镇	Zhuāngháng Zhèn	tzaon raon tzen	62,388	70.00
town	金汇镇	Jīnhuì Zhèn	cin we tzen	108,264	71.72
town	四团镇	Sìtuán Zhèn	sy deu tzen	65,389	74.10
town	青村镇	Qīngcūn Zhèn	tsin tsen tzen	89,163	74.31
town	柘林镇	Zhèlín Zhèn	tzau lin tzen	62,589	73.50
town	海湾镇	Hǎiwān Zhèn	he ue tzen	28,457	100.60
	奉浦社区	Fèngpǔ Shèqū	von phu zau chiu	57,341	20.80
	上海市奉贤区海湾旅游区	Shànghǎi Shì Fèngxián Qū Hǎiwān Lǚyóuqū	zaon he zy von yi chiu he ue liu yoe chiu	29,151	13.20
	金海社区	Jīnhǎi Shèqū	cin he zau chiu	32,123	18.49
	上海海港综合经济开发区	Shànghǎi Hǎigǎng Zònghé Jīngjì Kāifāqū	zaon he kaon tzon keq cin tzij khe faq chiu	10,475	15.00

Economy[]

M&G Stationery has its corporate headquarters in the district.^[2] Tesla Gigafactory 3 touches the eastern district border.

References[]

^ 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.
^ "Contact Us." M&G Stationery. Retrieved on April 19, 2014. "Add:3469 Jinqian Rd, Guangming Economic Zone, Fengxian District, Shanghai, China Zip:201406 " Map Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine - Chinese address Archived 2014-04-20 at the Wayback Machine: "上海市奉贤区光明经济开发区金钱公路3469号. 电话：, 021-57474488."