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{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Jing'an
| native_name            = {{nobold|{{lang|zh|静安区}}}}
| other_name             = 
| official_name          = 
| settlement_type        = [[District (China)|District]]
| image_skyline          = EasyMandarin Chinese School Behind Jing'an Temple.jpg
| image_caption          = [[Jing'an Temple]]
| image_size             = 250px
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| image_map1             = Jing'an in Shanghai.svg
| map_caption1           = Location within Shanghai
| coordinates            = {{coord|31.2314|N|121.453|E|format=dms|source:kolossus-euwiki|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = China
| subdivision_type1      = Municipality
| subdivision_name1      = [[Shanghai]]
| area_total_km2         = 37.37
| population_total       = 975,707
| population_as_of       = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| blank1_info            = 200040-200042(Former Jing'an) 200070-200073 200085 200435-2000436 200443(Former Zhabei)
| blank1_name            = Postal Code
| blank_info             = 021
| blank_name             = Area Code
| website                = {{URL|http://www.jingan.gov.cn/}}
}}
{{Chinese|s=静安区|t=靜安區|p=Jìng'ān Qū|lmz=zin<sup>2</sup> oe<sup>1</sup> chiu<sup>1</sup>|psp=|order=st}}

'''Jing'an District''' ({{zh|c=静安区|labels=no}}) is one of the central districts of [[Shanghai]]. In 2020, it had 975,707 inhabitants in an area of {{cvt|37|km2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=China: Shànghăi (Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/shanghai/admin/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hu |first=Min |date=November 4, 2015 |url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/public-services/Shanghai-merges-downtown-Jingan-with-Zhabei-District/shdaily.shtml |title=Shanghai merges downtown Jing'an with Zhabei District |publisher=[[Shanghai Daily]] }}</ref><ref name="shanghaidaily.com">{{cite news |last=Cai |first=Wenjun |date=November 5, 2015 |url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/society/Jingan-Zhabei-merge-to-create-engine-for-Shanghais-growth/shdaily.shtml |title=Jing’an, Zhabei merge to create ‘engine’ for Shanghai’s growth |publisher=Shanghai Daily }}</ref>

The district borders the [[Hongkou, Shanghai|Hongkou]] to the east, [[Huangpu, Shanghai|Huangpu]] to the east and south, [[Putuo, Shanghai|Putuo]] to the west, [[Baoshan District, Shanghai|Baoshan]] District to the north and [[Changning, Shanghai|Changning]] to the west. On 4 November 2015, [[Zhabei]] merged with Jing'an District, bringing Shanghai down to 15 districts and one county.<ref>{{cite news|title=上海闸北区、静安区正式合并 成立新静安区 |url=http://news.qq.com/a/20151104/030873.htm |publisher=thepaper.cn|date=November 4, 2015|access-date=November 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="shanghaidaily.com" />

Jing'an District is named after [[Jing'an Temple]], an ancient traditional Chinese Buddhist temple. Today's temple is a new replica of the old one, located in the southern part of the district. An Art Deco "dancehall" is just across the street; the neighborhood is largely residential, but with many bars and restaurants. [[Jing'an Park]], located opposite the temple, is popular among locals; it used to be a graveyard for foreigners in the old Shanghai.{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}}

Historically, the northern part of the district, what used to be [[Zhabei]], has been highly populated with working class residents. However, due to the shift in the structure of industries and increasing number of immigrants from outside Shanghai, partly due to its reasonable [[real estate]] prices (compared to its counterparts such as [[Putuo, Shanghai|Putuo]] and [[Hongkou, Shanghai|Hongkou]]), the district has become increasingly appealing to city residents.

==Economy and facilities==

Development in the southern part of the district has been rapid. In three years the stock of Grade A office space in the southern part of the district increased approximately 320 percent, from a total of just 333,000 sqm in 2007 to 1,067,000 sqm in 2010. West Nanjing Road is one of Shanghai's premier shopping districts and is home to five-star hotels and exhibition centers as well as several upscale housing complexes.<ref>[http://www.knightfrank.com.cn Knight Frank China], Knight Frank China, Shanghai Research, Greater China Report 2009</ref> Key landmarks on West Nanjing Road include the [[Shanghai Exhibition Centre]] and the [[Shanghai Centre]].

The southern part of the district is one of Shanghai's key central business and commercial districts.  It contains numerous large office buildings, hotels, and many shopping venues at the street level.  The district comprises a prominent portion of the Shanghai skyline.  The district is also known for having many high-rise residential buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movingcities.org/movingmemos/shanghai-jingan-district-1/ |title=Shanghai Jing'An District |publisher=movingcities.org |date=January 20, 2010 }}</ref>

The northern part of the district used to be the place of agglomeration of traditional industries such as flavorings factories and tires factories. In the last decade the municipality decided to move the old industry out to make space for more promising ones, such as the hi-tech and creative industries. It has attracted foreign companies to build offices, apartments and commercial retail outlets over there.

Jing'An District is also where the [[Shanghai Multimedia Valley]] (SMV) is located to attract media and IT talent. Major companies located in Zhabei include [[TÜV Rheinland]], Royal Philips Electronics and Shanghai Bell Alcatel Business Systems Co., LTD.<ref name='Zhabei'>{{cite web | url = http://www.shzb.gov.cn/en/dis_info_d.php?parentid=158&sortid=165/ | title = A Survey about Zhabei District | publisher = Zhabei authority | access-date = 2010-11-02}}</ref> The Jing'An District is also home to [[Fotografiska]] Shanghai.

Daning Lingshi Park, the biggest green area in the downtown area, is surrounded<ref name="shzb.gov.cn">{{Cite web |url=http://www.shzb.gov.cn/en/dis_info_d.php?parentid=158&sortid=165 |title=Shanghai Zhabei Government Portal - www.shzb.gov.cn/en |access-date=2016-03-04 |archive-date=2008-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411043651/http://www.shzb.gov.cn/en/dis_info_d.php?parentid=158&sortid=165 |url-status=dead }}</ref> by a series of cultural facilities such as the [[Zhabei Stadium]] and Shanghai Circus World.

The [[Shanghai University]], Yanchang Campus is also located near the Daning Lingshi Park.

== Education ==
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'''Universities & Colleges'''

* [[Shanghai University]], Yanchang Campus
* [[Shanghai Theatre Academy]], Huahan Road Campus

'''High School'''

* [[Shanghai Shixi High School]] (SSHS)
* [[Qiyi High School Affiliated to Tongji University]]

'''Primary School'''

* First Central Primary School of Jing'an District

'''Chinese Language Institutes'''

* [[Silk Mandarin Language Training Institute|Silk Mandarin]]

'''English Teaching Schools'''

* [[EF Education First]], headquarters

==Subdistricts and towns==
{{further|List of township-level divisions of Shanghai}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Name!![[Chinese language|Chinese]] ([[Simplified Chinese character|S]])!![[Hanyu Pinyin]]!!Shanghainese Romanization!!Population (2010)<ref>{{cite book|title=Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao|last2=council|first2=Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state|last3=population|first3=Department of|last4=statistics|first4=employment statistics national bureau of|date=2012|publisher=Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she|isbn=978-7-5037-6660-2|edition=Di 1 ban.|location=Beijing Shi|last1=shi|first1=Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong}}</ref>!!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
|[[Beizhan Subdistrict, Shanghai|Beizhan Subdistrict]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/414.html|title=闸北区-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org|publisher=XZQH|language=zh|access-date=2012-05-24}}</ref>||{{lang|zh-hans|北站街道}}||Běizhàn Jiēdào||poq dze ka do||77,968||1.99
|-
|[[Baoshan Road Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|宝山路街道}}||Bǎoshānlù Jiēdào||po se lu ka do||80,726||1.62
|-
|[[Caojiadu Subdistrict]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/412.html|title=静安区-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org|publisher=XZQH|language=zh|access-date=2012-05-24}}</ref>||{{lang|zh-hans|曹家渡街道}}||Cáojiādù Jiēdào||dzo ka du ka do||71,511||1.50
|-
|[[Daning Road Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|大宁路街道}}||Dànínglù Jiēdào||da gnin lu ka do||77,710||6.24
|-
|[[Gonghexin Road Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|共和新路街道}}||Gònghéxīnlù Jiēdào||gon wu sin lu ka do||97,630||2.72
|-
|[[Jiangning Road Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|江宁路街道}}||Jiāngnínglù Jiēdào||kaon gnin lu ka do||75,272||1.84
|-
|[[Jing'ansi Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|静安寺街道}}||Jìng'ānsì Jiēdào||dzin eu zy ka do||29,173||1.57
|-
|[[Linfen Road Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|临汾路街道}}||Línfénlù Jiēdào||lin ven lu ka do||78,079||2.12
|-
|[[Pengpu Xincun Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|彭浦新村街道}}||Péngpǔ Xīncūn Jiēdào||ban phu sin tsen ka do||156,276||3.83
|-
|[[Shimen Second Road Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|石门二路街道}}||Shímén Èrlù Jiēdào||zaq men gnij lu ka do||34,288||1.09
|-
|[[Nanjing West Road Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|南京西路街道}}||Nánjīng Xīlù Jiēdào||neu cin sij lu ka do||36,544||1.62
|-
|[[Tianmu West Road Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|天目西路街道}}||Tiānmù Xīlù Jiēdào||thi moq sij lu ka do||34,749||1.94
|-
|[[Zhijiang West Road Subdistrict]]||{{lang|zh-hans|芷江西路街道}}||Zhǐjiāng Xīlù Jiēdào||tzy kaon sij lu ka do||74,633||1.60
|-
|[[Pengpu Town|Pengpu]] town||{{lang|zh-hans|彭浦镇}}||Péngpǔ Zhèn||ban phu tzen||152,725||7.88
|}

==Transportation==

===Metro===
Jing'an is currently served by nine metro lines operated by [[Shanghai Metro]]:

*{{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=1|inline=yes}} - [[Hanzhong Road Station|Hanzhong Road]], [[Shanghai Railway Station (Metro)|Shanghai Railway Station]] {{rint|shanghai|3}}{{rint|shanghai|4}}, [[North Zhongshan Road Station|North Zhongshan Road]], [[Yanchang Road Station|Yanchang Road]], [[Shanghai Circus World Station|Shanghai Circus World]], [[Wenshui Road Station|Wenshui Road]], [[Pengpu Xincun Station|Pengpu Xincun]], [[Gongkang Road Station|Gongkang Road]]
*{{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=2|inline=yes}} - [[Jing'an Temple Station|Jing'an Temple]] {{rint|shanghai|7}}{{rint|shanghai|14}}, [[West Nanjing Road Station|West Nanjing Road]]
*{{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=3|inline=yes}} and {{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=4|inline=yes}} - [[Shanghai Railway Station (Metro)|Shanghai Railway Station]] {{rint|shanghai|1}}, [[Baoshan Road Station|Baoshan Road]]
*{{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=7|inline=yes}} - [[Changping Road Station]], [[Jing'an Temple Station|Jing'an Temple]] {{rint|shanghai|2}}{{rint|shanghai|14}}
*{{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=8|inline=yes}} - [[North Xizang Road Station|North Xizang Road]], [[Zhongxing Road Station|Zhongxing Road]], [[Qufu Road Station|Qufu Road]] {{rint|shanghai|12}}
*{{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=10|inline=yes}} - [[Tiantong Road Station|Tiantong Road]] {{rint|shanghai|12}}
*{{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=12|inline=yes}} - [[Hanzhong Road Station|Hanzhong Road]] {{rint|shanghai|1}} {{rint|shanghai|13}}, [[West Nanjing Road Station|West Nanjing Road]] {{rint|shanghai|2}} {{rint|shanghai|13}}, [[Qufu Road Station|Qufu Road]] {{rint|shanghai|8}}, [[Tiantong Road Station|Tiantong Road]] {{rint|shanghai|10}}
*{{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=13|inline=yes}} - [[Hanzhong Road Station|Hanzhong Road]] {{rint|shanghai|1}} {{rint|shanghai|12}}, [[Shanghai Natural History Museum Station|Natural History Museum]], [[West Nanjing Road Station|West Nanjing Road]] {{rint|shanghai|2}} {{rint|shanghai|12}}
*{{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=14|inline=yes}} - [[Wuding Road station|Wuding Road]], [[Jing'an Temple Station|Jing'an Temple]] {{rint|shanghai|2}}{{rint|shanghai|7}}

==See also==
{{Portal|China}}
* [[Jing'an Sculpture Park]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite web|work=Encyclopedia of Shanghai |year=2010 |publisher=[[Shanghai Municipal Government]] |title=Jing'an District |url=http://zhuanti.shanghai.gov.cn/encyclopedia/en/Default2.aspx#170 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302131933/http://zhuanti.shanghai.gov.cn/encyclopedia/en/Default2.aspx |archive-date=2013-03-02 }}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Shanghai/Jing'an|Jing'an District}}
*[http://www.jingan.gov.cn/ Jing'an District website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625022639/http://www.jingan.gov.cn/ |date=2019-06-25 }} {{in lang|zh}}
*[http://english.jingan.gov.cn/ Jing'an District website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919184858/http://english.jingan.gov.cn/ |date=2016-09-19 }} (English version)
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Shanghai/Zhabei|Zhabei District}}
* [http://www.shzb.gov.cn/en/dis_info.php Shanghai Zhabei Government Portal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306222719/http://www.shzb.gov.cn/en/dis_info.php |date=2008-03-06 }}
* [http://acrobatsofchina.com Shanghai Circus World]

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