Xuhui District is a core urban district of Shanghai. It has a land area of and a population of 1,113,078 as of 2020. Xuhui District has 12 subdistricts and two townships.

The Xuhui District is named after its namesake, the historic area of Xujiahui. Xujiahui was historically land owned by Ming dynasty bureaucrat and scientist Xu Guangqi, and later donated to the Roman Catholic Church. It and Luwan District jointly formed the core of Catholic Shanghai, centered in the former French Concession of Shanghai. Vestiges of the French influence can still be seen in the St. Ignatius Cathedral of Shanghai, Xuhui College, the Xujiahui Observatory, and some remaining boulevards and French-style districts.

Xujiahui itself has been redeveloped as a financial center, with a proliferation of large-scale shopping centers and department stores, and is now a major shopping destination in the city with shopping malls such as Grand Gateway Shanghai and Pacific Sogo.

History Parts of today's Xuhui District were once the premier residential districts of Shanghai. The former French neighborhoods in parts of Xuhui today constitute some of the city's most popular café areas, including places such as pedestrian Tianzifang. After the revolution, however, the large estates near Xujiahui were turned into factories. In the 1990s, the Shanghai municipal government developed the district as a commercial zone. A once-prominent commercial area in the district was the Xiangyang Crafts and Gifts Market, a haven for souvenirs and intellectual property-infringing products; it was closed on June 30, 2006, by municipal authorities.

Economy Xujiahui itself has been redeveloped as a financial center, with a proliferation of large-scale shopping centers and department stores, and is now a major shopping destination in the city with shopping malls such as Grand Gateway Shanghai and Pacific Sogo.

Home Inn has its headquarters in Xuhui."Investor Relations Home." Home Inn. Retrieved on February 18, 2013. "Headquarters Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. No.124 Cao Bao Road, Xu Hui District Shanghai 200235, PRC" - Chinese address: "上海市徐汇区漕宝路124号" Yum China has its headquarters in the Yum China Building () in Xuhui District. - Address in Chinese: "上海市天钥桥路20号百胜中国大厦 邮编:200030 " Toei Animation Shanghai has its head office in Unit 807 of Feidiao International Plaza in the district."AFFILIATED COMPANIES ." Toei Animation. Retrieved on November 17, 2011. "Unit807, Feidiao International Plaza, No.1065, Zhaojiabang Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China" miHoYo has its headquarters in Xuhui. Yoozoo Games is headquartered in Xuhui. Previously Web International English had its headquarters in Xuhui. - Chinese address: "地址:上海市衡山路922号建汇大厦35层 邮编:200030"

Township-level subdivisions Xuhui District has twelve subdistricts, one town and one special township-level division. NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinShanghainese RomanizationPopulation (2010)Area (km2)Caohejing SubdistrictCáohéjīng Jiēdàodzo wu cin ga do97,9175.26Changqiao SubdistrictChángqiáo Jiēdàotzan djio ga do118,87215.3Fenglin Road SubdistrictFēnglínlù Jiēdàofon lin lu ga do112,4002.69Hongmei Road SubdistrictHóngméilù Jiēdàoron me lu ga do34,8775.98Hunan Road SubdistrictHúnánlù Jiēdàowu neu lu ga do36,2811.72Kangjian Xincun SubdistrictKāngjiàn Xīncūn Jiēdàokhaon dji sin tsen ga do100,4444.07Lingyun Road SubdistrictLíngyún lù Jiēdàolin yun lu ga do108,5823.58Longhua SubdistrictLónghuá Jiēdàolon rau ga do85,7696.53Tianlin SubdistrictTiánlín Jiēdàodi lin ga do97,1714.19Tianping Road SubdistrictTiānpínglù Jiēdàothi bin lu ga do60,5332.69Xietu Road SubdistrictXiétǔlù Jiēdàozia thu lu ga do69,7102.67Xujiahui SubdistrictXújiāhuì Jiēdàoxi ga we ga do92,9154.04Huajing townHuájīng Zhènrau cin tzen67,4158.04Caohejing Hi-tech ParkCáohéjīng Xīnxīng Jìshù Kāifāqūdzo wu cin sin xin djij dzeq khe faq chiu2,24410.70

Climate

Xuhui has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Xuhui is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around .

Education The educational tradition begun by Jesuits in Xuhui continues with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the premier university in China. The district also has some of the best secondary schools in the municipality, such as South West Weiyu Middle School, Shanghai High School and Nanyang Model High School.

Universities Shanghai Jiao Tong University East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai Normal University Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai Conservatory of Music

High schools Shanghai Nanyang Model High School (上海市南洋模范中学) (上海市南洋中学) Shanghai Xuhui High School (上海市徐匯中學) (上海市位育高级中学) Shanghai Southwest Weiyu Middle School Shanghai High School Shanghai No. 2 High School Shanghai No. 45 High School (上海市第五十四中学) High School Affiliated to Shanghai University (上海师范大学附属中学) original campusHome. High School Attached to Shanghai Normal University. April 8, 2012. Retrieved on April 26, 2019. Address indicating Xuhui District on bottom-left of the page. "徐汇区佳林路120号"

Transportation

Metro Xuhui is currently served by seven metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro: - Jinjiang Park, Shanghai South Railway Station , Caobao Road, Shanghai Indoor Stadium , Xujiahui , Hengshan Road, Changshu Road - Shanghai South Railway Station , Shilong Road, Longcao Road, Caoxi Road, Yishan Road - Yishan Road , Shanghai Stadium - Changshu Road , Zhaojiabang Road , Dong'an Road , Middle Longhua Road - Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, Guilin Road, Yishan Road , Xujiahui , Zhaojiabang Road , Jiashan Road - Jiaotong University , Shanghai Library - Longyao Road, Yunjin Road, Longhua, Shanghai Swimming Center, Xujiahui

Suburban Railway Xuhui is currently served by one suburban railway operated by China Railway Shanghai Group.

- Shanghai South railway station

Notable residents A number of former residences of prominent personalities remain, including Soong Ching-ling and Sun Yat-sen's former residence. Yao Ming of Houston Rockets was a resident of the district. Luo "Ferrari 430" Feichi lives in Xuhui.

See also

Shanghai Corniche Xu Guangqi Xujiahui

References

Further reading

External links

Xuhui District Education Bureau Exchanges with Logan City, Australia