Yangpu, Shanghai

The name Yangshupu, formerly romanized as Yangtzepoo or Yangtszepoo, is Chinese for "poplar bank" and refers to the creek ({{Lang-zh|s=杨树浦{{!}}河|t=楊樹浦河|p=Yángshùpǔ Hé}}) running through the area beside present-day Lanzhou Rd (formerly Lay Road){{cite web|url=http://www.earnshaw.com/shanghai-ed-india/tales/library/streets/t-streets1.htm|title=The Streets of Shanghai|publisher=Tales of Old Shanghai|access-date=15 January 2015}}{{Better source needed|date=May 2021}} from the Qiu River in the north to the Huangpu River in the south. Yangshupu District was established in 1945, but the Shanghai Municipal Government contracted the name to Yangpu in 1950.{{Cite web|date=2014-04-11|title=|script-title=zh:杨浦区历史沿革|trans-title=Yangpu District Organizational History|url=http://xzqh.org/html/show/sh/4874.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520192754/http://xzqh.org/html/show/sh/4874.html|archive-date=2021-05-20|access-date=2021-05-20|website=xzqh.org|language=zh}}

As with most of modern Shanghai, the territory of Yangpu has been formed by sediments deposited by the Yangtze River over many centuries.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} It was probably in the shallows of the East China Sea as late as the Tang dynasty.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} During the Northern Song, the Wuyu River ({{Lang-zh|s=吴淤江|t=吳淤江|p=Wúyū Jiāng}}) entered the sea somewhere around modern Wujiaochang ({{Lang-zh|s=五角场|t=五角場|p=Wǔjiǎochǎng}}).{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} Daoist and Buddhist temples are known to have been established in the vicinity around this time.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} In 1404, the Huangpu River shifted to its present course, entering the Yangtze River around Wusong.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} Toward the end of the Ming dynasty, villages along the river flourished, engaging in agriculture, banking, textiles and water-borne trade.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

In 1842, the Treaty of Nanking opened Shanghai as a treaty port,{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} and in 1863, part of present-day Yangpu District was included in the Shanghai Concession. Beginning in the 1880s, the area of contemporary Yangpu District began industrializing, with the Shanghai Machinery and Papermaking Office ({{Lang-zh|c=上海机器造纸局|p=Shànghǎi Jīqì Zàozhǐ Jú}}) opening in 1882, and the Yangshupu Waterworks opening in 1883.{{Cite web|title=|script-title=zh:百年工业|trans-title=One hundred years of industry|url=https://www.shyp.gov.cn/shypq/zjyp-bngy/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520184136/https://www.shyp.gov.cn/shypq/zjyp-bngy/index.html|archive-date=2021-05-20|access-date=2021-05-20|publisher=Yangpu District People's Government|language=zh}} In 1890, the Shanghai Machine Weaving Office ({{Lang-zh|c=上海机器织布局|p=Shànghǎi Jīqì Zhībù Jú}}), one of China's first modern textile weaving factories, was established. In 1899, {{convert|10.89|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} of what is now the south of modern Yangpu District was partitioned to become part of the International Settlement.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} Additional factories were constructed soon after in the area, especially along Yangshupu Road.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} Textile, paper-making, and shipbuilding industries were established by the early 20th century in what was then organized as part of Hongkew (now Hongkou).{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} By the early 1920s, journalist turned revolutionary Chen Duxiu remarked in the New Youth magazine that the area of Yangshupu had become industrialized. By 1927, the area hosted 57 foreign factories, and a thriving textile industry. In 1929, the Wujiaochang farmers' market ("Pentagon Plaza") was constructed in the north.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} Later, during the Japanese occupation from 1937 to 1945, barracks and houses were built in the area.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} The inland part of the former International Settlement in the area made up part of the Shanghai Ghetto.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} In December 1944, Yangshupu District was established with an area of {{convert|7.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

Following the Communist conquest of Shanghai in 1949, the area was developed.{{Clarify|date=May 2021}} Yangpu District's boundaries expanded in 1956, 1960, and 1984. The area was especially used for heavy industries.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} The district's present territory west of the river was formed after the incorporation of Wujiaochang District from Baoshan County in 1984.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} In 1992, Yangpu's territories south of the Huangpu River were designated part of the Pudong New District.

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A number of prominent universities are situated in Yangpu District, such as Fudan University, Tongji University, the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, the Shanghai University of Electric Power, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Second Military Medical University, the Shanghai University of Sport, and Shanghai Ocean University.{{Cite web|title=|script-title=zh:百年大学|trans-title=One hundred years of university|url=https://www.shyp.gov.cn/shypq/zjyp-bndx/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520182500/https://www.shyp.gov.cn/shypq/zjyp-bndx/index.html|archive-date=2021-05-20|access-date=2021-05-20|publisher=Yangpu District People's Government|language=zh}}"[http://www.sus.edu.cn/ Home] (Chinese). Shanghai University of Sport. Retrieved on November 11, 2015. "上海市杨浦区长海路399 号 邮编：200438" - [http://cice.sus.edu.cn/English/Contact/Contact.htm English address]: "588 Qing Yuan Huan Rd., 200438 Shanghai, China"

Both the Lycée Français de Shanghai and German School Shanghai share a "Eurocampus" in Yangpu District, which opened in 2019.{{Cite web|title=Eurocampus Shanghai|url=https://www.lyceeshanghai.com/eurocampus/?lang=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520183543/https://www.lyceeshanghai.com/eurocampus/?lang=en|archive-date=2021-05-20|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Lycée Français de Shanghai|language=en}}"[http://www.lyceeshanghai.com/etablissement/yangpu-campus/location/?lang=en LOCATION Le Campus du Yangpu]." Lycée Français de Shanghai. Retrieved on September 12, 2017."[http://www.pudong.ds-shanghai.de/index.php?id=3381 Eine neue Schule für die deutsch-französische Gemeinschaft]." German School Shanghai. Retrieved on February 1, 2018. "Die DS Shanghai hat sich[...]Schulbildung in Shanghai weiter ausgebaut werden. "

Since the beginning of the 21st century, Yangpu District has increasingly developed away from labor-intensive industry towards commerce and high technology:{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} the area around Wujiaochang now boast ten large commercial centers and the research and development zone on Dalian Road hosts the regional headquarters of Siemens and Continental AG.{{cite news |title=大连路总部研发集聚区：雄鹰蓄势待发 |last1=Mao |first1=Xinhui |url=http://www.yptimes.cn/html/2012-10/16/content_4_1.htm |access-date=3 September 2019 |work=Yangpu Times |date=16 October 2012 |language=ZH}}

{{further|List of township-level divisions of Shanghai}}As of 2020, Yangpu District administers 12 subdistricts.

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Yangpu District is connected to the neighbouring Pudong New Area across the Huangpu River by one bridge, three tunnels, and six ferry lines. These include the Yangpu Bridge, the {{Interlanguage link|Xiangyin Road Tunnel|zh|翔殷路隧道}}, the {{Interlanguage link|Dalian Road Tunnel|zh|大连路隧道}}, and the {{Interlanguage link|Jungong Road Tunnel|zh|军工路隧道}}.{{Cite web|date=2014-04-11|title=|script-title=zh:杨浦区概况地图|trans-title=Yangpu District Overview|url=http://xzqh.org/html/show/sh/4875.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520190628/http://xzqh.org/html/show/sh/4875.html|archive-date=2021-05-20|access-date=2021-05-20|website=xzqh.org|language=zh}} A fourth tunnel, the Yinhang Road Tunnel is currently under construction.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

The Inner Ring Road and Middle Ring Road traverse through Yangpu District.

The industrial wharves along the Huangpu River which service the industrial centres of Yangpu are being phased out by residential developments on the waterfront. Yangpu District has 15.5 kilometers of bank along Huangpu River, which is the longest among all districts in Puxi. As of July 2019, 5.5 kilometers of jogging and cycling lane has been built along the bank.{{cite web |title=杨浦滨江：加速打造世界级滨水岸线 |url=http://www.shyp.gov.cn/shypq/zjyp/ |website=Official Website of Shanghai Municipal People's Government |access-date=3 September 2019 |date=4 July 2019|language=ZH}}

Yangpu is currently served by five metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro: Line 4, Line 8, Line 10, Line 12 and Line 18.{{Cite web|date=2010-04-13|title=Metro|url=http://english.shyp.gov.cn/ywb/metro/20100413/103434.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520192048/http://english.shyp.gov.cn/ywb/metro/20100413/103434.html|archive-date=2021-05-20|access-date=2021-05-20|publisher=Yangpu District People's Government|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-02-18|title=|script-title=zh:大年初二 轨交18号线施工现场一派忙碌景象|trans-title=A busy scene at the construction site of Line 18 on the second day of the Lunar New Year|url=https://www.shyp.gov.cn/shypq/xwzx-bmdt/20210218/374889.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520192341/https://www.shyp.gov.cn/shypq/xwzx-bmdt/20210218/374889.html|archive-date=2021-05-20|access-date=2021-05-20|publisher=Yangpu District People's Government|language=zh}}

• {{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=4|inline=yes}} - Dalian Road {{rint|shanghai|12}}, Yangshupu Road
• {{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=8|inline=yes}} - Shiguang Road, Nenjiang Road, Xiangyin Road, Huangxing Park, Middle Yanji Road, Huangxing Road, Jiangpu Road {{rint|shanghai|18}}, Anshan Xincun, Siping Road {{rint|shanghai|10}}
• {{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=10|inline=yes}} - Siping Road {{rint|shanghai|8}} Tongji University, Guoquan Road {{rint|shanghai|18}}, Wujiaochang, Jiangwan Stadium, Sanmen Road, East Yingao Road, Xinjiangwancheng, Guofan Road
• {{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=12|inline=yes}} - Dalian Road {{rint|shanghai|4}}, Jiangpu Park {{rint|shanghai|18}}, Ningguo Road, Longchang Road, Aiguo Road, Fuxing Island
• {{Rail color box|system=SHM|line=18|inline=yes}} - Danyang Road, Pingliang Road, Jiangpu Park {{rint|shanghai|12}}, Jiangpu Road {{rint|shanghai|8}}, Fushun Road, Guoquan Road {{rint|shanghai|10}}, Fudan University, Zhengli Road

Jiangwan Stadium is located in Yangpu District along with its associated athletic complex.

Yangpu District is home to Gongqing Forest Park.

The Fudan University Museum ({{Lang-zh|c=复旦大学博物馆|p=Fùdàn Dàxué Bówùguǎn}}), a public display of historical artefacts in possession of Fudan University, is located on the university's campus in Yangpu District.{{Cite web|title=|script-title=zh:复旦大学博物馆|trans-title=Fudan University Museum|url=https://www.fudan.edu.cn/2019/0426/c525a96265/page.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520191106/https://www.fudan.edu.cn/2019/0426/c525a96265/page.htm|archive-date=2021-05-20|access-date=2021-05-20|publisher=Fudan University|language=zh}}

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• {{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Shanghai |date=2010 |publisher=Shanghai Municipal Government |title= Yangpu District |url= http://zhuanti.shanghai.gov.cn/encyclopedia/en/Default2.aspx#422 }}

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