Baoshan, Shanghai

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Baoshan (Template:Audio) is a suburban district of Shanghai. It has an area of Template:Convert and had a population of 2,235,218 at the time of the 2020 Chinese census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The area was the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Shanghai.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Landmarks

The War of Resistance Memorial Park on Donglin Lu has a small museum with artifacts from the Second World War and a modern glass-and-steel pagoda. The Wisdom Bay Industrial Park has the world's largest concrete 3D printed pedestrian bridge.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2009, Gucun Park opened. It is famous for the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Education

The main campus of Shanghai University is located in Baoshan District. One of several schools in the district, Xing Zhi Middle School was founded by the famous educationalist from Nanjing, Tao Xingzhi. Shanghai Xingzhi High School and the High School Affiliated to Shanghai University are also located in the district.

Transport

Baoshan District is served by the Shanghai Metro. There are 4 lines from Baoshan to central Shanghai—Line 1, Line 3, Line 7, and Line 15 —which operate as subways and elevated rail in different parts of the district. The 952B rapid bus runs from the district to People's Square in central Shanghai, being one of the many buses that link the district to central Shanghai.

Ferries to Chongming Island operate from Wusong, Baoyang Rd, and Shidongkou. Ferries to Putuoshan from Wusong are also available.

Economy

The district is home to Baosteel Group's original factory, still a major producer of iron and steel. Rovio Entertainment has its China offices in Baoshan District.<ref>Rovio China Template:Webarchive. Accessed 10 Nov 2012.</ref> The Shidongkou Power Station (Template:Lang) is located along the Yangtze.

Government

Subdivisions

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Shanghainese Romanization	Population (2010)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Area (km2)
Youyi Road Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Yǒuyìlù Jiēdào	yoe gnij lu ka do	136,814	10.45
Wusong Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Wúsōng Jiēdào	wu son ka do	104,162	7.52
Zhangmiao Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Zhāngmiào Jiēdào	tzan mio ka do	172,284	5.19
Luodian town	Template:Lang	Luōdiàn Zhèn	lu ti tzen	118,323	44.19
Dachang town	Template:Lang	Dàchǎng Zhèn	da dzan tzen	371,856	27.22
Yanghang town	Template:Lang	Yángxíng Zhèn	yan raon tzen	204,564	37.91
Yuepu town	Template:Lang	Yuèpǔ Zhèn	yuq phu tzen	139,328	47.34
Luojing town	Template:Lang	Luōjīng Zhèn	lu cin tzen	54,329	47.68
Gucun town	Template:Lang	Gùcūn Zhèn	ku tsen tzen	240,185	41.66
Gaojing town	Template:Lang	Gāojìng Zhèn	ko cin tzen	127,512	11.23
Miaohang town	Template:Lang	Miàoxíng Zhèn	mio raon tzen	89,615	5.96
Songnan town	Template:Lang	Sōngnán Zhèn	son neu tzen	127,347	13.65
Baoshan City Industrial Park	Template:Lang	Bǎoshān Chéngshì Gōngyè Yuánqū	po se zen zy kon gniq yeu chiu	18,567	4.35

Transportation

Metro

Baoshan is currently served by four metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:

• Template:Rail color box - Tonghe Xincun, Hulan Road, Gongfu Xincun, Bao'an Highway, West Youyi Road, Fujin Road
• Template:Rail color box - West Yingao Road, South Changjiang Road Template:Rint, Songfa Road, Zhanghuabang, Songbin Road, Shuichan Road, Baoyang Road, Youyi Road, Tieli Road, North Jiangyang Road
• Template:Rail color box - Meilan Lake, Luonan Xincun, Panguang Road, Liuhang, Gucun Park, Qihua Road, Shanghai University, Nanchen Road, Shangda Road, Changzhong Road, Dachang Town, Xingzhi Road, Dahuasan Road
• Template:Rail color box - South Changjiang Road Template:Rint, Yingao Road

See also

• Wusong

Further reading

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