Jiading, Shanghai
Template:Redirect Template:For Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox settlement Template:Infobox Chinese Jiading is a suburban district of Shanghai. As of the 2020 Chinese census, it had a population of 1,834,258.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
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 Template:Ill, who had defected from the bandits.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Jiading was also known for banditry: in a 1853 rebellion caused by taxation, bandits captured the city and then Shanghai.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 2005, the Jiading district government invested Template:CNY to build the Shanghai Museum of the Imperial Examination System.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
Geography
Jiading district is located in the northwestern part of Shanghai. It stretches across Template:Cvt. It is located about Template:Cvt from downtown Shanghai.
Climate
Jiading has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Jiading is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Template:Cvt.
Administration
Jiading District administers several subdistricts towns, including Jiading, Anting, Nanxiang, Huating, Xuhang, Waigang, Huangdu, Malu and Jiangqiao.
Subdistricts and towns
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Shanghainese Romanization | Population (2010)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | Area (km2) |
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| Xincheng Road Subdistrict | Template:Lang | Xīnchénglù Jiēdào | sin zen lu ka do | 55,223 | 5.14 |
| Zhenxin Subdistrict | Template:Lang | Zhēnxīn Jiēdào | tzen sin ka do | 106,164 | 5.09 |
| Jiadingzhen Subdistrict | Template:Lang | Jiādìngzhèn Jiēdào | ka din tzen ka do | 81,854 | 4.10 |
| Nanxiang town | Template:Lang | Nánxiáng Zhèn | neu zian tzen | 139,845 | 33.31 |
| Anting town | Template:Lang | Āntíng Zhèn | eu din tzen | 232,503 | 89.29 |
| Malu town | Template:Lang | Mǎlù Zhèn | mau loq tzen | 172,864 | 57.16 |
| Xuhang town<ref name=xuhang>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Lang | Xúháng Zhèn<ref name=xuhang /> | zi raon tzen | 165,452 | 39.91 |
| Huating town | Template:Lang | Huátíng Zhèn | rau din tzen | 46,355 | 39.57 |
| Waigang town | Template:Lang | Wàigāng Zhèn | nga kaon tzen | 80,896 | 50.95 |
| Jiangqiao town | Template:Lang | jiāng qiáo Zhèn | kaon djio tzen | 256,218 | 42.37 |
| Jiading Industrial Zone | Template:Lang | Jiādìng Gōngyèqū | ka din kon gniq chiu | 72,933 | 78.10 |
| Juyuan New Area Administrative Committee | Template:Lang | Yúyuán Xīnqū Guǎn Wěihuì | cioq yeu sin chiu kueu we | 60,924 | 18.61 |
Landmarks
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.
Economy
The hotel company H World Group Limited has its headquarters in Jiading.<ref name=HWorldHQaddy>Template:Cite web - Chinese address Template:Webarchive: "中国上海市嘉定区丰华路1299弄"</ref>
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
- Yang Yongliang (born 1980), artist
- James S. C. Chao (born Template:Circa), merchant mariner, business leader, and philanthropist
- Wellington Koo (born Template:Circa), a Chinese statesman of the Republic of China.
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:
- Template:Rail color box - Nanxiang, Malu, Jiading Xincheng, Baiyin Road, West Jiading, North Jiading / Shanghai Circuit, East Changji Road, Shanghai Automobile City, Anting
- Template:Rail color box - Jinyun Road, West Jinshajiang Road, Fengzhuang
- Template:Rail color box - Fengbang, Lexiu Road, Lintao Road, Jiayi Road, Dingbian Road, Zhenxin Xincun