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Zhabei

Coordinates:31°15′08″N121°27′32″E/ 31.2522°N 121.459°E/31.2522; 121.459
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Zhabei
Áp bắc
DistrictofChina
1945–2015

Location of Zhabei on Shanghai.
Area
29.26 km2(11.30 sq mi)
History
• Established
1945
• Disestablished
04 11 2015
Succeeded by
Jing'an District
Today part ofPart of theJing'an District,Shanghai
Zhabei
Simplified ChineseÁp bắc
Traditional ChineseÁp bắc
WuZahpoh
Postal200070
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZháběi
Wade–GilesChapei
Wu
RomanizationZahpoh

Zhabei,formerly romanized asChapei,is a neighborhood and a former district ofShanghaiwith a land area of 29.26 km2(11.30 sq mi) and a resident population of 847,300 as of 2013. It is the location of theShanghai railway station,one of the main railway stations of Shanghai. On November 4, 2015, Zhabei was merged into the smaller but more centralJing'an District.[1]

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 asPutuoandHongkou), 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 fromOriental Pearl Tower

Economy

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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 theShanghai Multimedia Valley(SMV) is located to attract media and IT talent. Major companies located in Zhabei includeTÜV Rheinland,Royal Philips Electronics and Shanghai Bell Alcatel Business Systems Co., LTD.[2]

China Resources Beverage,the distributor of C'estbon water, has its east China regional office on the twentieth floor of the Huanzhi International Building (Hoàn trí quốc tế cao ốc) in the district.[3]

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

Facilities

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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[4]by a series of cultural facilities such as theZhabei Stadiumand Shanghai Circus World.

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

References

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  1. ^Thượng Hải áp bắc khu, tĩnh an khu chính thức xác nhập thành lập tân tĩnh an khu.thepaper.cn. November 4, 2015.RetrievedNovember 4,2015.
  2. ^"A Survey about Zhabei District".Zhabei authority.Retrieved2010-11-02.
  3. ^Liên hệ chúng ta[Contact].China Resources Beverage.Retrieved2014-04-10.Hoa Đông chi nhánh công ty địa chỉ: Thượng Hải thị hằng phong lộ 436 hào hoàn trí quốc tế cao ốc 20 lâuArchivedApril 13, 2014, at theWayback Machine
  4. ^Shanghai Zhabei Government Portal - shzb.gov.cn/enArchivedApril 11, 2008, at theWayback Machine

Further reading

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  • "Zhabei District".Encyclopedia of Shanghai.Shanghai Municipal People's Government. 2010.
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31°15′08″N121°27′32″E/ 31.2522°N 121.459°E/31.2522; 121.459