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Zhabei

Historical district of Shanghai, China

Summary

Historical district of Shanghai, China

Field	Value
conventional_long_name	Zhabei
native_name	闸北
other_name	Chapei
common_name	Zhabei
subdivision	District
nation	China
s1	Jing'an District
image_map	Shanghai administrative Zhabei.svg
image_map_caption	Location of Zhabei on Shanghai.
year_start	1945
date_end	04 11
year_end	2015
stat_area1	29.26
today	Part of the Jing'an District, Shanghai

Zhabei, formerly romanized as Chapei, is a neighborhood and a former district of Shanghai with a land area of 29.26 km2 and a resident population of 847,300 as of 2013. It is the location of the Shanghai railway station, one of the main railway stations of Shanghai. On November 4, 2015, Zhabei was merged into the smaller but more central Jing'an District.

Historically, the district has been highly populated with working class residents. However, due to the shift in the structure of industries and increasing number of immigrants from outside Shanghai, partly due to its reasonable real estate price (compared to its counterparts such as Putuo and Hongkou), the district has become increasingly appealing to city residents.

A cityscape of buildings of various heights, seen from above, gradually disappearing into a haze in the background — Lower Zhabei from [[Oriental Pearl Tower]]

Economy

Zhabei local authorities have developed business and commercial centres in the district. It has attracted various foreign companies to build offices, apartments and commercial retail outlets over there.

It is also where the Shanghai Multimedia Valley (SMV) is located to attract media and IT talent. Major companies located in Zhabei include TÜV Rheinland, Royal Philips Electronics and Shanghai Bell Alcatel Business Systems Co., LTD.

China Resources Beverage, the distributor of C'estbon water, has its east China regional office on the twentieth floor of the Huanzhi International Building (环智国际大厦) in the district.

The League of Legends Pro League, (LPL) the highest level of professional League of Legends in Mainland China, is played in the Shanghai Electric Industrial Park in Zhabei District.

Facilities

Zhabei District used to be the place of agglomeration of traditional industries such as flavor factory and tires factory. In the last decade, the municipality decided to move the old industry out in order to make space for more promising ones such as the hi-tech and creative industries.

Daning Lingshi Park, the biggest green area in the downtown area, is surrounded by a series of cultural facilities such as the Zhabei Stadium and Shanghai Circus World.

The Shanghai University, Yanchang Campus is also located near the Daning Lingshi Park.

References

link. thepaper.cn. (November 4, 2015)
"A Survey about Zhabei District". Zhabei authority.
link. zh-hans. 华东分公司地址：上海市恒丰路436号环智国际大厦20楼". [[China Resources Beverage]]
link. (April 11, 2008)

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