Hongkou District

Hongkou
虹口区
District
The View of The North Bund, HongKou, Shanghai

Hongkou in Shanghai
Country People's Republic of China
Municipality Shanghai
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Hongkou District
Simplified Chinese 虹口区
Traditional Chinese 虹口區
Postal Hongkew

 Hongkou , formerly spelled Hongkew, is a district of Shanghai, forming part of the northern urban core. It has a land area of 23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi) and a population of 69,000 as of 1953.

It is the location of the Astor House Hotel, Broadway Mansions, Lu Xun Park, and Hongkou Football Stadium. It was once known as Shanghai's "Little Tokyo"

Hongkou is home to the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and the 1933 Old Millfun.

History

Formerly part of the International Concession, it was in large part reduced to rubble during the Second World war when Shanghai was occupied by the Japanese.[1] 20,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe lived in an overcrowded square-mile section known to as the Shanghai Ghetto, in the Tilanqiao neighborhood of Hongkew.[2]

Subdistricts

Hongkou is responsible for the administration of the following subdistricts.

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinShanghainese RomanizationPopulation (2010)[3]Area (km2)
Ouyang Road Subdistrict欧阳路街道Ōuyánglù Jiēdàooe yan lu ka do73,3281.67
Quyang Road Subdistrict曲阳路街道Qūyánglù Jiēdàochioq yan lu ka do102,5643.05
Guangzhong Road Subdistrict广中路街道Guǎngzhōnglù Jiēdàokuaon tzon lu ka do122,6692.89
Jiaxing Road Subdistrict嘉兴路街道Jiāxìnglù Jiēdàocia ka xin lu ka do125,6342.63
Liangcheng Xincun Subdistrict凉城新村街道Liángchéng Xīncūn Jiēdàolian zen sin tsen ka do98,0943.14
Sichuan North Road Subdistrict四川北路街道Sìchuānběilù Jiēdàosy tseu poq lu ka do87,4012.33
Tilanqiao Subdistrict提篮桥街道Tílán qiáo Jiēdàotiq leh djio ka do113,7512.36
Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict江湾镇街道Jiāngwānzhèn Jiēdàokaon ue tzen ka do129,0354.17

Economy

A look at the Bao Steel Building in Hongkou

Previously Lianhua Supermarket had its Shanghai office in the district.[4]

Schools

Russian Consulate School in Shanghai is a Russian overseas primary school operated by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, located on the grounds of the Consulate-General of Russia in Shanghai in Hongkou District.[5]

  • Shanghai Beihong Senior High School
  • Shanghai Beijiao Senior High School
  • Shanghai Chengzhong Senior High School
  • Shanghai Jiguang Senior High School
  • Shanghai No.1 Normal Senior High School
  • Shanghai Fuxing Senior High School
  • Shanghai Hongkou Senior High School
  • Shanghai Hainan middle school

Transportation

Metro

Hongkou is currently served by five metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:

References

  1. ↑ Cosentino, Francesco. SHANGHAI FROM MODERNISM TO MODERNITY (Deluxe Edition). Lulu.com. p. 51. ISBN 9781312985674. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ↑ James Griffiths (21 November 2013). "Shanghai's Forgotten Jewish Past". The Atlantic.
  3. ↑ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, 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; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  4. ↑ Lianhua 2003(?) Annual Report (Archive). Lianhua Supermarket. p. 2. "Registered Office 11th to 15th Floors 1666 Sichuan (North) Road Shanghai The PRC Place of Business in Hong Kong 26th to 27th Floors Harcourt Building 39 Gloucester Road Wanchai Hong Kong" - Traditional Chinese (Archive): "註冊辦事處 中國上海 四川北路1666號 11至15樓 香港營業地點 香港灣仔告士打道39號 夏愨大廈26至27樓"
  5. ↑ "Контакты" (Archive). Russian Consulate School in Shanghai. Retrieved on April 14, 2015. "Адрес: 200080, КНР, г. Шанхай ул. Хуанпу № 20. English: 200000, PRC, Shanghai, Hong Kou Qu Districs [sic], 20 Huang Pu Lu"

Further reading

  • "Hongkou District". Encyclopedia of Shanghai. Shanghai Municipal Government. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-03-02.

Coordinates: 31°16′13″N 121°28′48″E / 31.2703°N 121.48°E / 31.2703; 121.48

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