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{{Short description|Large tributary of the Yangtze}}
{{Redirect|Whangpoo|other uses|Whampoa (disambiguation)|and|Huangpu (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox river
| name               = Huangpu River
| name_native        = {{native name|zh-Hans|{{linktext|黄|浦|江}}}}
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| name_other         = {{nobold|Pu Jiang (浦江)<br />Chunshen Jiang (春申江)<br />Shen Jiang (申江)}}
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| image              = 20090426 Shanghai 5243.jpg
| image_size         = 250
| image_caption      = A view of the Huangpu River as it flows through downtown [[Shanghai]].
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| pushpin_map        = Shanghai
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of mouth in Shanghai
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| subdivision_name1  = [[China]]
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| subdivision_type5  = Municipality
| subdivision_name5  = [[Shanghai]]
| length             = {{cvt|113|km|mi}} 
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| discharge1_avg     = {{cvt|180|m3/s|cuft/s}}<ref name="gov">[http://www.shtong.gov.cn/node2/node19828/node20119/node20126/node64208/userobject1ai60556.html (四)水文] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929144307/http://www.shtong.gov.cn/node2/node19828/node20119/node20126/node64208/userobject1ai60556.html |date=2011-09-29 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
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| source1            = [[Dianshan Lake]]
| source1_location   = [[Qingpu District|Qingpu]], [[Shanghai]], China
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| mouth              = [[Yangtze River]]
| mouth_location     = [[Baoshan District, Shanghai|Baoshan]], [[Shanghai]], China
| mouth_coordinates  = {{Coord|31|23|33|N|121|30|54|E|dim:10000_scale:100000_region:CN-31_type:river|display=inline,title}}
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| tributaries_left   = [[Suzhou Creek]]
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{{Chinese
|s = {{linktext|黄|浦|江}}
|t = {{linktext|黃|浦|江}}
|p = Huángpǔ Jiāng
|w=Huang-p'u Chiang
|lmz= Waonphu Gaan
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The '''Huangpu''' ({{Audio|Huang2pu3.ogg|pronunciation}}), [[Postal romanization|formerly romanized]] as '''Whangpoo''',{{sfnp|Sladen|1895|p=[https://archive.org/stream/japsathome00sladuoft#page/278/mode/2up 278]}} is a {{cvt|113|km|mi|sp=us|adj=mid|-long}} [[river]] flowing north through [[Shanghai]]. [[The Bund (Shanghai)|The Bund]] and [[Lujiazui]] are located along the Huangpu River.

[[File:Shanghai China 9Mar2018 SkySat.jpg|thumb|Satellite image of the Huangpu River near its confluence with Suzhou Creek on the west bank (left) and the [[Lujiazui]] area (right) on the east bank]]

The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the [[Suzhou Creek]] being its major tributary. It is on average {{cvt|400|m|ft|0|sp=us}} wide and {{cvt|9|m|ft|0|sp=us}} deep, and divides the city into two regions: [[Puxi]] ("west of Huangpu"), the traditional [[city center]], and [[Pudong]] ("east of Huangpu").<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shanghai.heliohost.org/the-new-huangpu-river-both-banks/ |title=The New Huangpu River Both Banks |access-date=Apr 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413205049/http://shanghai.heliohost.org/the-new-huangpu-river-both-banks/ |archive-date=2014-04-13}}</ref>

==Bridges==
*[[Fengpu Bridge]]
*[[Lupu Bridge]], opened 2003.
*[[Minpu Bridge]]
*[[Minpu Bridge No. 2]]
**The lower deck of this bridge carries [[Line 5 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 5]] across the Huangpu River.  This is the first line of the [[Shanghai Metro]] to cross the river via a bridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thatsmags.com/shanghai/post/24563/shanghai-metro-line-5-south-extension-to-start-test-runs |title=Shanghai Metro Line 5 South Extension to Start Test Runs |date=10 August 2018 |website=[[that's Shanghai]] |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[Minpu Bridge No. 3]]
*[[Nanpu Bridge]], opened 1991.
*[[Songpu Bridge]], opened 1975 railway, 1976 highway.
*[[Songpu Bridge No. 2]]
*[[Songpu Bridge No. 3]]
*[[Xupu Bridge]], opened 1997.
*[[Yangpu Bridge]], opened 1993.

The following roadways, highways, and railways also cross the Huangpu River via a bridge:

*[[G1503 Shanghai Ring Expressway]]
*[[G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway]]
*[[G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway]]
*[[Zhufeng Highway]]
*[[Huqingping Highway]]
*[[Shanghai–Hangzhou railway]]

==Tunnels==
A number of lines of the [[Shanghai Metro]] cross underneath the river. From north to south geographically, these are [[Line 10 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 10]], [[Line 12 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 12]], [[Line 18 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 18]], [[Line 4 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 4]] (first crossing), [[Line 2 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 2]], [[Line 14 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 14]], [[Line 9 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 9]], [[Line 4 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 4]] (second crossing), [[Line 8 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 8]], [[Line 13 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 13]], [[Line 7 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 7]], [[Line 11 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 11]], and [[Line 5 (Shanghai Metro)|Line 5]].

There are several roadways which cross the Huangpu river via a tunnel, including:

*[[Changjiang Road tunnel]]
*[[Dalian Road tunnel]]
*[[Dapu Road tunnel]]
*[[East Fuxing Road tunnel]]
*[[East Yan'an Road tunnel]]
*[[Jiangpu Road tunnel]]
*[[Jiaohuan tunnel]] ([[G1503 Shanghai Ring Expressway|Suburb Ring Expressway]] tunnel)
*[[Jungong Road tunnel]]
*[[Longyao Road tunnel]]
*[[Renmin Road tunnel]]
*[[Shangzhong Road tunnel]]
*[[South Hongmei Road tunnel]]
*[[South Xizang Road tunnel]]
*[[Waihuan tunnel]] ([[S20 Shanghai Outer Ring Expressway|Outer Ring Expressway]] tunnel)
*[[Xiangyin Road tunnel]]
*[[Xinjian Road tunnel]]
*[[Yindu Road tunnel]]
*[[Zhoujiazui Road tunnel]]

Additionally, the [[Bund Sightseeing Tunnel]] is a tourist attraction (not a roadway) that also crosses the Huangpu river.

== Ferries ==
[[File:Pudong area of Shanghai, at night.jpg|thumb|Tour boat on the river at Pudong]]

There are currently several ferry lines operated by [[Shanghai Ferry]]. Numerous tour boats also ply the harbour in the [[Pudong]] area.

== Controversy ==
{{Further|2013 Huangpu River dead pigs incident}}
In March 2013, some 16,000 pig carcasses were found floating in the Huangpu River in Shanghai.<ref name="Water Scarcity in China">{{cite web | url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7d6f69ea-bc73-11e2-b344-00144feab7de.html#axzz2TMae0Kjs | title=China: High and dry: Water shortages put a brake on economic growth | publisher=Financial Times | date=May 14, 2013 | access-date=2013-05-15 | author=Hook, Leslie}}</ref> Some of the pigs carried ear tags saying they were from [[Jiaxing]], so that city in [[Zhejiang]] may be the source; one news agency indicates that dead pigs are often dumped into rivers in China to avoid the disposal cost.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barboza|first=David|title=Dead pigs floating in Chinese river|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/chinas-choice/2014/apr/17/china-water|newspaper=Guardian|date=March 17, 2014}}</ref>
However, local farmers deny the dumping allegation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barboza|first=David|title=A Tide of Death, but This Time Food Supply Is Safe|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/world/asia/a-tide-of-dead-pigs-in-china-but-dinner-is-safe.html?src=recg&_r=0|newspaper=New York Times|date=March 14, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Geography of China]]
*[[List of rivers in China]]

==References==
===Citations===
{{Reflist|30em}}

=== General and cited references ===
*{{citation |last=Sladen |first=Douglas |location=New York |publisher=New Amsterdam Book Co. |date=1895 |title=The Japs at Home |edition=5th |contribution=Bits of China |url=https://archive.org/stream/japsathome00sladuoft#page/n5/mode/2up |contribution-url=https://archive.org/stream/japsathome00sladuoft#page/276/mode/2up |pages=276–354}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category inline|Huangpu River}}

{{China Rivers}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Shanghai]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Yangtze River]]