Kangqiao
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| leader_name = Xu Jianjun
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Kangqiao forms part of suburban Shanghai and has a land area of {{convert|41.25|km2|abbr=on}} and is a subdistrict of Pudong. At the Sixth National Census中华人民共和国第六次全国人口普查 the population of Kangqiao stood at 174,672.
It is mostly a residential and commercial district, though it is also home to some of the many factories and production facilities in Shanghai. The Shanghai Disney Resort is located on the outskirts of Kangqiao, and Kangqiao is also home to IKEA and the Holiday Inn Kangqiao, with a cantilevered swimming pool on the top floor.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Education
International schools include:
- Nord Anglia International School Shanghai Pudong Campus.{{cite web|url=http://www.naispudong.com|title=NAIS Pudong Website}}
- Shanghai Community International School.{{cite web|url=https://pd.scis-his.net/|title=SCIS Website|access-date=2014-09-15|archive-date=2014-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915073932/https://pd.scis-his.net/|url-status=dead}}
Residential
Housing compounds include;
- Emerald{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghai-emerald.com/|title=Emerald|access-date=2014-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915072801/http://www.shanghai-emerald.com/|archive-date=2014-09-15|url-status=dead}}
- Cambridge Forest
- Tiziano
- Bellewood
- Trinity
- Forest Whisper Brook (Baoli Linyu Xi)
Transport
Kangqiao is located 10 km from the city centre and is accessible via the Hunan Highway in 30 minutes.{{cite web|url=http://www.shme.com/intro/zone/zone13.htm|title=Pudong Government|access-date=2014-09-15|archive-date=2015-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106172746/http://www.shme.com/intro/zone/zone13.htm|url-status=dead}}
- Shanghai Metro Line 7 reaches Fanghua Road and Longyang Road close to the Shanghai Maglev Train Terminus, both within a short distance of Kangqiao.
- Shanghai Metro Line 11 will run to East Kangqiao by the end of 2015.Shanghai Metro
Shops & restaurants
In Kangqiao, businesses have been started by both Chinese nationals and foreigners. The 'Kangqiao Riviera' hosts Sebastian's French, Bakerhaus Bakery,{{cite web |url=http://www.bakerhaus.com/ |title=Home |website=bakerhaus.com}} Mata Mata Bakery and RT Mart. KFC, McDonald's, Yoshinoya are also located in Kangqiao near the Riviera.
The largest hotel in the area is the flagship Holiday Inn,{{cite web|url=http://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/shanghai/shgks/hoteldetail|title=Holiday Inn}} with its cantilevered glass swimming pool hanging 24 stories over the street.{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/08/pools-in-the-sky-a-world-tour/260978/|title=The Atlantic|website=The Atlantic|date=10 August 2012}}
Attractions
Kangqiao is home to the Kangqiao Taoist Temple.{{Cite web|url=http://www.yikuaiqu.com/mudidi/detail?scenery_id=109362|title=一块去旅行网-精选周末旅行方案,打折门票,度假酒店,周边游团购}} Built before the Sino-Japanese War, it was soon destroyed and remained this way during the Cultural Revolution. In 1993 the main hall was rebuilt, with final reconstruction taking place in 1997. Entry to the Temple costs 20RMB.
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. has its home base and training grounds in Kangqiao, on Hunan Road.
Industry
Kangqiao is home to a variety of multinational companies factories. These companies include:
- Pilkington
- Aptiv
- ABB{{Cite web |url=http://www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot267.nsf/veritydisplay/b3bd9872c3d070da85257ac6000fda4e/$file/PB_PMU_KQ_Rev%20A.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-09-25 |archive-date=2014-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027084841/http://www05.abb.com/global/scot/scot267.nsf/veritydisplay/b3bd9872c3d070da85257ac6000fda4e/$file/PB_PMU_KQ_Rev%20A.pdf |url-status=dead }}
References
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