Minhang, Shanghai

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{{Infobox Chinese|s=闵行区|t=閔行區|p=Mǐnháng Qū|lmz=min2 ghaon1 chiu1|psp=Minhong|order=st}}

File:Minhang_District_logo.svg

Minhang District is a suburban district of Shanghai with a land area of {{convert|371.57|km2|abbr=on}} and population of 2,653,489 residents as of 2020.{{Cite web |title=Mĭnháng Qū (District, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/shanghai/admin/sh%C3%A0ngh%C4%83i_sh%C3%AC/310112__m%C4%ADnh%C3%A1ng_q%C5%AB/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} The original Minhang consist of present-day Jiangchuan Road Subdistrict (Former Minhang Town{{cite book|author1=Guo Jing|author2=Tang Jin|title=The Chronicle of Shanghai County, Hongzhi Version|volume=2|quote=敏行市在十六保|publisher=Shanghai General Chronicles Press|year=1937|page=23}}{{zh}}) and the eastern strip of Wujing along the Huangpu River in 1992, the surrounding Shanghai County merged with Minhang.

It is mostly a residential district, though it is also home to some of the many factories and production facilities in Shanghai. Residential housing development is the main source of local government revenue. Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena (旗忠森林体育城) is located in Ma Qiao Town (马桥镇). The Aerospace Museum is being constructed at Pujiang Town.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University and East China Normal University both have campuses in the southern part of Minhang District.

Administrative divisions

Minhang administers 4 subdistricts and 9 towns.

Of particular note is Qibao (七宝), a tourist attraction in the northern part of the district, and Maqiao, which hosted the Shanghai ATP Masters tennis tournament and is the site of the Neolithic Ruins of Maqiao. The town of Hongqiao also overlaps with Hongqiao Subdistrict in Changning District, and is next to the location of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, the city's older commercial airport and which is used primarily for domestic flights.

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! Name !! Chinese (S) !! Hanyu Pinyin !! Shanghainese Romanization !! Population (2010){{cite book|last1=shi|first1=Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong|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|title=Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao|date=2012|publisher=Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she|location=Beijing Shi|isbn=978-7-5037-6660-2|edition=Di 1 ban.}} !! Area (km2)

Jiangchuan Road Subdistrict{{lang|zh-hans|江川路街道}}Jiāngchuān lù Jiēdàokaon tseu lu ka do185,99130.27
Gumei Road Subdistrict{{lang|zh-hans|古美路街道}}Gǔměi lù Jiēdàoku mhe lu ka do149,1416.51
Xinhong Subdistrict{{lang|zh-hans|新虹街道}}Xīnhóng Jiēdàosin ron ka do65,25619.26
Pujing Subdistrict{{lang|zh-hans|浦锦街道}}Pǔjǐn Jiēdàophu cin ka dorowspan="2"| 292,75023.99
Pujiang town{{lang|zh-hans|浦江镇}}Pǔjiāng Zhènphu kaon tzen78.51
Xinzhuang town{{lang|zh-hans|莘庄镇}}Xīnzhuāng Zhènsen tzaon tzen277,93419.12
Qibao town{{lang|zh-hans|七宝镇}}Qībǎo Zhèntsiq po tzen283,35218.10
Zhuanqiao town{{lang|zh-hans|颛桥镇}}Zhuānqiáo Zhèntzeu djio tzen189,60420.97
Huacao town{{lang|zh-hans|华漕镇}}Huácáo Zhènrau dzo tzen193,77746.28
Hongqiao town{{lang|zh-hans|虹桥镇}}hóngqiáo Zhènron djio tzen165,8778.98
Meilong town{{lang|zh-hans|梅陇镇}}Méilǒng Zhènme lon tzen344,43425.71
Wujing town{{lang|zh-hans|吴泾镇}}Wújīng Zhènwu cin tzen121,16437.64
Maqiao town{{lang|zh-hans|马桥镇}}Mǎqiáo Zhènmau djio tzen103,98933.20
Xinzhuang Industrial Zone{{lang|zh-hans|莘庄工业区}}Xīnzhuāng Gōngyèqūsen tzaon kon gniq chiu56,10317.88

Economy

The hotel chain Huazhu Hotels Group is headquartered in Minhang District."[https://ir.huazhu.com/ Company Profile]" (). Huazhu. Retrieved on June 7, 2022. "No. 699, Wuzhong Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China""[https://ir.huazhu.com/investor-resources/contact-us Contact Us]" (). Huazhu. Retrieved on June 7, 2022. "No. 699, Wuzhong Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China" The fast food chain Yonghe King has its headquarters in Minhang District."[http://www.yonghe.com.cn/contact-us/contact/ 联系我们]." Yonghe King. Retrieved on September 19, 2013. "永和大王总公司 地址:上海市合川路3051号莱茵虹桥中心B栋4楼" {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213002836/http://www.yonghe.com.cn/contact-us/contact/ |date=February 13, 2014 }} Want Want China, the milk manufacturer, has its headquarters in the district."[http://www.wantwant.com.cn/en/Investor/Contact_74590868828323840.aspx Contact material] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413180349/http://www.wantwant.com.cn/en/investor/contact_74590868828323840.aspx |date=2014-04-13 }}." Want Want China. Retrieved on April 11, 2014. "Want Want China Holdings Limited(Shanghai Headquarter) Add:No.1088,East Hong Song Road, Shanghai, PRC" - [http://www.wantwant.com.cn/investor/contact_74590868828323840.aspx Simplified Chinese] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413163948/http://www.wantwant.com.cn/investor/Contact_74590868828323840.aspx |date=2014-04-13 }}: "中国旺旺控股有限公司(上海总部) 地址:上海市红松东路 1088 号" - [http://www.wantwant.com.cn/tw/investor/contact_74590868828323840.aspx Traditional Chinese] : " 中國旺旺控股有限公司(上海總部) 地址:上海市紅松東路1088號 郵編: 201103 "

Education

International schools include:

301, Zhu Jian Road, MinHang District, Shanghai PRC 201106"

  • Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi Campus{{Cite web|url=https://shanghai-puxi.dulwich.org/contact|title=Network of International Schools|website=shanghai-puxi.dulwich.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-27}}

Closed:

Transportation

  • Public bicycle share scheme, with more than 20,000 bikes available for free use, after a registration process.[http://www.shanghaidaily.com/minhang/pdf/0905.pdf Free bikes solve commuters’ problems], Minhang Times, 25 April 2009[http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1155649/china-digest-february-22-2013 Free rental bikes missing], SCMP, 22 Feb 2013 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322040510/http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1155649/china-digest-february-22-2013 |date=March 22, 2013 }}
  • Luheng Road Comprehensive Passenger Transport Hub Project Luheng Road Comprehensive Passenger Transport Hub, located at Puxing Road NO. 569 Minhang District, is taking up a land of 27,612 square meters and connected to Metro Line 8 at Luheng Road Stop. It is one of the two Park and Ride testing Transportation Hubs in Shanghai, boasting departure and terminal stops of 6 bus lines connecting to downtown Shanghai and 500 parking spaces. Commuters can save the expensive parking fee in the downtown area and park their cars here and transfer to the Metro or bus lines for work. The project was started in 2011 and the hub has been put into use in 2016.

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Minhang is currently served by six metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:

Gallery

File:Replica_of_SJTU_property_stone_at_Minhang_Campus.jpg|Jiaotong University Campus

File:Shanghai_Hongqiao_Railway_Station_west_side.JPG|Shanghai Hongqiao railway station

File:Qibao Old Street 5.jpg|Qibao Old Street

File:Qibao_Temple_Buddha_Hall_Adj.jpeg|Buddhist Temple at Qibao

File:Mingdu_road_at_Sky_Mall,_Minhang_.jpeg|Mingdu Road and Sky Mall at Xinzhuang

File:Residential_area_Zhucheng_Road_.jpeg|Residential area in Minhang

File:Zhucheng_Road,_Minhang_.jpeg|Residential compound on Zhucheng Road

Climate

Minhang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Minhang is {{cvt|16.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1180.7|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|28.8|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|4.9|C}}.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|location = Minhang District, elevation {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present)

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|Jan record high C = 24.0

|Feb record high C = 27.2

|Mar record high C = 31.5

|Apr record high C = 33.3

|May record high C = 37.5

|Jun record high C = 37.3

|Jul record high C = 40.8

|Aug record high C = 40.9

|Sep record high C = 37.4

|Oct record high C = 35.4

|Nov record high C = 29.7

|Dec record high C = 23.9

|Jan record low C = -11.0

|Feb record low C = -8.5

|Mar record low C = -5.2

|Apr record low C = -0.6

|May record low C = 6.0

|Jun record low C = 12.4

|Jul record low C = 16.6

|Aug record low C = 18.5

|Sep record low C = 10.3

|Oct record low C = 2.3

|Nov record low C = -4.7

|Dec record low C = -8.8

|Jan high C = 8.7

|Feb high C = 10.7

|Mar high C = 14.8

|Apr high C = 20.6

|May high C = 25.5

|Jun high C = 28.3

|Jul high C = 32.8

|Aug high C = 32.3

|Sep high C = 28.5

|Oct high C = 23.6

|Nov high C = 17.9

|Dec high C = 11.5

|Jan mean C = 4.9

|Feb mean C = 6.6

|Mar mean C = 10.4

|Apr mean C = 15.8

|May mean C = 20.9

|Jun mean C = 24.4

|Jul mean C = 28.8

|Aug mean C = 28.5

|Sep mean C = 24.7

|Oct mean C = 19.5

|Nov mean C = 13.7

|Dec mean C = 7.3

|Jan low C = 1.9

|Feb low C = 3.3

|Mar low C = 6.8

|Apr low C = 11.9

|May low C = 17.2

|Jun low C = 21.5

|Jul low C = 25.8

|Aug low C = 25.7

|Sep low C = 21.6

|Oct low C = 15.9

|Nov low C = 10.1

|Dec low C = 3.9

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 70.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 65.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 95.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 82.5

|May precipitation mm = 93.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 207.3

|Jul precipitation mm = 148.0

|Aug precipitation mm = 187.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 118.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 68.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 59.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 50.3

|Jan humidity = 74

|Feb humidity = 73

|Mar humidity = 72

|Apr humidity = 71

|May humidity = 73

|Jun humidity = 80

|Jul humidity = 78

|Aug humidity = 78

|Sep humidity = 76

|Oct humidity = 73

|Nov humidity = 74

|Dec humidity = 72

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 10.9

|Feb precipitation days = 10.2

|Mar precipitation days = 12.9

|Apr precipitation days = 11.3

|May precipitation days = 11.2

|Jun precipitation days = 14.5

|Jul precipitation days = 11.7

|Aug precipitation days = 12.4

|Sep precipitation days = 9.8

|Oct precipitation days = 7.4

|Nov precipitation days = 9.1

|Dec precipitation days = 8.3

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 114.8

|Feb sun = 117.9

|Mar sun = 143.8

|Apr sun = 168.1

|May sun = 176.8

|Jun sun = 131.2

|Jul sun = 209.4

|Aug sun = 202.3

|Sep sun = 163.7

|Oct sun = 162.1

|Nov sun = 131.1

|Dec sun = 129.7

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 36

| Feb percentsun = 37

| Mar percentsun = 39

| Apr percentsun = 43

| May percentsun = 41

| Jun percentsun = 31

| Jul percentsun = 49

| Aug percentsun = 50

| Sep percentsun = 45

| Oct percentsun = 46

| Nov percentsun = 42

| Dec percentsun = 41

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 1.8

|Feb snow days = 1.4

|Mar snow days = 0.4

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0.1

|Dec snow days = 0.7

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References

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Further reading

  • {{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Shanghai |year=2010 |publisher=Shanghai Municipal Government |title=Minhang District |url=http://zhuanti.shanghai.gov.cn/encyclopedia/en/Default2.aspx#213 |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 }}