Jinshan, Shanghai

Jinshan District, is a suburban district of southwestern Shanghai, neighboring Zhejiang province and Hangzhou Bay. It has a land area of 586.14 square kilometers (226.31 sq mi) and a population of 732,500 as of the 2010 Chinese census.[1] Jinshan District, located in the southwest of Shanghai, is one of the biggest districts of the city. Local political administration is divided into nine towns and one subdistrict. About 6.2 kilometers (3.9 mi) off the coast of Jinshan, there are three islands named Dajinshan ("Big Gold Mountain"), Xiaojinshan ("Little Gold Mountain"), and Fushan ("Floating Mountain"). At 103 meters (338 ft) above sea level, the peak of Dajinshan Island is the highest point within the Shanghai municipality. There are several beaches along the 23.3-kilometer (14.5 mi) shoreline, which are popular tourism destinations.

Jinshan
金山区
Kinshan
Fengjing  Ancient Town
Fengjing Ancient Town
Jinshan in Shanghai
Jinshan in Shanghai
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityShanghai
Area
  Total586.14 km2 (226.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total822,776
  Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
200540
Area code+86 (0)21
Websitehttps://en.jinshan.gov.cn/
Jinshan, Shanghai
Traditional Chinese金山區
Simplified Chinese金山区
PostalKinshan
Literal meaningGold Mountain District
Shaded walkway and viewing area at Jinshan Beach, China

As the city of Shanghai has grown, Jinshan has experienced rapid changes, evolving from a relatively rural area to a more suburban environment. With completion of the high-speed highway in 2008, a new bus line was opened between Shanghai and Jinshan. This Shimei Line (t , s 线) travels between the bus station in Jinshan and another beside the Jinjiang Park station on Line 1 of the Shanghai Metro. Travel time is about an hour, depending on traffic and time of day, and costs 10RMB each way.

Since 2012, the Shanghai Suburban Railway system also offers connections to Jinshan. This service, the Jinshan Railway, connects Jinshanwei railway station to Shanghai South railway station in downtown Shanghai in about 30 minutes.

The district is home to the Donglin Temple, a Buddhist temple dedicated to Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion. Jinshan peasant painting, which originated in the town of Fengjing, has become a nationally and internationally exhibited form of folk art.[2]

Economy

Jinshan District is home to the headquarters of Shanghai Petrochemical Company Ltd and Jinshan Industrial Park.[3]

Tourist attractions

Going to Jinshan can be by a convenient suburban train from South Railway Station to Jinshan (10 RMB, 30min, non-stop). Check the schedule as the time between trains can be an hour.

Other attractions around Jinshan are:

Jinshan City Beach

Location: 5 Shihuaxincheng Road, Jinshan, Shanghai (free shuttle bus from train station in summer, 20 minute walk, or bus 2)
Admission fee: 20RMB (weekends) 10RMB (week days)

Jinshanwei town is home to Jinshan City Beach, one of the few beaches within the city boundaries of Shanghai.[5] The large beach with imported sand from Hainan is clean and boxed-in by a concrete wall. Locals prefer sitting in a tent over sunbathing. It offers facilities including restaurants, toilets, and for (100RMB for 90min) 5 beach volleyball and 3 beach soccer fields, trampoline, water balloon shooting, jetski

It is a favorite spot for couples take their pre-wedding pictures. An annual beach fireworks display is held in August.

Jinshan Binhai Park

Location: 16 Xincheng Road, Shihua Street, Jinshan, Shanghai

Nearby Jinshan City Beach is a seaside park. There are large lawns, large artificial lakes, rockery buildings and pavilions in the park including a small children's playground with amusement facilities such as bumper cars, swivel chairs, rotating cups, and sheep carts.

Jinshanzui Fishing Village

Jinshanwei is the site of the historic Jinshanzui Fishing Village[6] (Jinshanzui Yucun, 金山嘴渔村) located 30 minute walk from the beach or five minutes by taxi. It is a small village on Hangzhou Bay with a beautiful scenery and the earliest (dating back more than 2,000 years) and last fishing village in Shanghai. Xiangyu Lake in summer has thousands of lotus flowers. Tourist attractions include teahouses, small inns, seafood specialties (shrimp, sea eel and jelly fish head), fishery museum and a folk art gallery.

Subdistrict and towns

Jinshan District has one subdistrict, nine towns and one special township-level division.

Name[7]Chinese (S)Hanyu PinyinShanghainese RomanizationPopulation (2010)[8]Area (km2)
Shihua Subdistrict石化街道Shíhuà Jiēdàozaq hau ka do87,90119.13
Caojing漕泾镇Cáojīng Zhèndzo cin tzen40,72244.92
Fengjing枫泾镇Fēngjīng Zhènfon cin tzen82,47791.67
Jinshanwei金山卫镇Jīnshānwèi Zhèncin se we tzen 70,81954.93
Langxia廊下镇Lángxià Zhènlaon rau tzen33,65846.56
Lüxiang吕巷镇Lǚxiàng Zhènliu raon tzen52,80859.74
Shanyang山阳镇Shānyáng Zhènse yan tzen84,64042.12
Tinglin亭林镇Tínglín Zhèndin lin tzen93,75879.12
Zhangyan张堰镇Zhāngyàn Zhèntzan i tzen37,05735.15
Zhujing朱泾镇Zhūjīng Zhèntzyu zyu cin tzen120,08475.67
Jinshan Industry Zone金山工业区Jīnshān Gōngyèqūcin se kon gniq chiu28,51458.00

Climate

Climate data for Jinshan District (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)
27.3
(81.1)
27.8
(82.0)
31.0
(87.8)
36.2
(97.2)
36.5
(97.7)
38.3
(100.9)
38.5
(101.3)
36.4
(97.5)
33.2
(91.8)
27.0
(80.6)
23.8
(74.8)
38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
10.3
(50.5)
14.0
(57.2)
19.6
(67.3)
24.5
(76.1)
27.4
(81.3)
31.8
(89.2)
31.5
(88.7)
27.9
(82.2)
23.2
(73.8)
17.6
(63.7)
11.3
(52.3)
20.6
(69.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1)
6.2
(43.2)
9.9
(49.8)
15.1
(59.2)
20.3
(68.5)
24.0
(75.2)
28.4
(83.1)
28.2
(82.8)
24.1
(75.4)
18.8
(65.8)
13.3
(55.9)
7.0
(44.6)
16.7
(62.0)
Average low °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7)
2.9
(37.2)
6.4
(43.5)
11.4
(52.5)
16.8
(62.2)
21.4
(70.5)
25.7
(78.3)
25.6
(78.1)
21.2
(70.2)
15.3
(59.5)
9.6
(49.3)
3.5
(38.3)
13.4
(56.2)
Record low °C (°F) −7.7
(18.1)
−6.2
(20.8)
−5.0
(23.0)
−1.1
(30.0)
5.9
(42.6)
13.0
(55.4)
18.5
(65.3)
18.6
(65.5)
11.3
(52.3)
1.3
(34.3)
−2.2
(28.0)
−8.4
(16.9)
−8.4
(16.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 75.1
(2.96)
71.4
(2.81)
107.0
(4.21)
88.0
(3.46)
102.0
(4.02)
218.3
(8.59)
131.1
(5.16)
167.7
(6.60)
108.1
(4.26)
64.4
(2.54)
64.4
(2.54)
54.5
(2.15)
1,252
(49.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.6 10.6 13.7 12.1 11.9 15.1 11.4 12.0 10.2 7.3 9.7 8.8 134.4
Average snowy days 2.3 1.7 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.8 5.2
Average relative humidity (%) 78 78 78 78 79 84 82 82 81 79 78 76 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 114.9 117.8 140.8 164.0 177.9 140.8 225.6 219.5 176.9 168.3 135.2 133.2 1,914.9
Percent possible sunshine 36 37 38 42 42 33 53 54 48 48 43 42 43
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10]

Notable residents

Transportation

Commuter rail

Jinshan is currently served by one suburban line operated by China Railway:

References

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  2. Huancheng Guo; Guozhu Ren; Mingwei Lü (2007). Countryside of China. Beijing: China Intercontinental Press. ISBN 978-7-5085-1096-5.
  3. "Contact Info." Shanghai Petrochemical. Retrieved on May 18, 2011. "Address: 48 Jinyi Road, Jinshan District, Shanghai, PRC"
  4. "Jinshan Shanghai". www.shanghaitourmap.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  5. "Jinshan City Beach".
  6. "Jinshanzui Fishing Village".
  7. 金山区-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  8. Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  9. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  10. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  11. "The new cultural revolution: How Little Fatty made it big." The Independent. Thursday November 16, 2006. Retrieved on May 18, 2011.

Further reading

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