Jing'an District

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Jing'an (静安) is one of the central districts of Shanghai. It has an area of 7.62 km². With 305,300 inhabitants (in 2002) it is one of Shanghai's most densely populated districts.

The district borders the Huangpu District in the east and Suzhou Creek to the north. Many of the Shanghai's numerous expatriates live in Jing'an district and it houses several luxurious residential complexes.

It is also home to one of Shanghai's business districts.

[edit] Notable people from Jing'an

China famous Mechatronic Engineer, Zhuang Fanyin (Cage). Mandy zhao is good as well.


Jing'an Temple is located in the district.

Shanghai district map highlighting Jing'an
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Shanghai district map highlighting Jing'an
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Districts: Huangpu | Luwan | Xuhui | Changning | Jing'an | Putuo | Zhabei | Hongkou | Yangpu | Pudong
Baoshan | Minhang | Jiading | Jinshan | Songjiang | Qingpu | Nanhui | Fengxian
County: Chongming
see also: Township-level divisions of Shanghai
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