Changning

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Changning
View over Changning

Changning (长宁 区Chángníng Qū ) is a district in the west of the city center of the government- direct city ​​of Shanghai in the People's Republic of China .

Changning has 964,000 inhabitants (2007) on an area of ​​38.3 square kilometers. The population density is 19,386 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Splendid villas stand here alongside simple residential areas. The district borders on Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to the west . There are some large shopping centers in the northeast. While there are few bikes around in the ultra-modern neighborhoods of Shanghai, you can see them more often here. Many foreigners also live here in closed residential parks, which is why Changning is also called the "International Quarter".

Famous places of the borough are:

  • Shanghai Zoo
  • Hongqiao Lu
  • Shanghai Garden
  • Song Qingling Mausoleum in Hongqiao Street
  • Tianshan Park

Administrative structure

At the community level, Changning consists of nine street districts and one large community . These are:

Road quarter Jiangsu Lu (江苏路街道), Government seat of the district;
Beixinjing Street District (北新 泾 街道);
Chengjiaqiao Street District (程 家 桥 街道);
Road quarter Hongqiao (虹桥街道);
Road neighborhood Huayang Lu (华阳路街道);
Tianshan Lu Street (天 山路 街道);
Xianxia Xincun Street District (仙霞 新村 街道);
Xinhua Lu Street District (新华 路 街道);
Road quarter Zhoujiaqiao (周家桥街道);
Greater community Xinjing (新泾镇).

See also

Web links

Commons : Changning District  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 31 ° 13 '  N , 121 ° 25'  E