Changning, Shanghai

"Changning District" redirects here. For other administrative divisions with the name, see Changning.

Changning District (Chinese: 长宁区; pinyin: Chángníng Qū; ^ⓘ) is one of the seven administrative districts that make up the city centre of Shanghai, China. It has a land area of 37.19 km² (14.36 sq mi) and had a population of 620,000 as of 2003^[update]. The district government is located at 1320 Yuyuan Rd.

Changning 长宁区
District
Changning skyline
Changning in Shanghai
Coordinates (Changning NPC Committee): 31°13′14″N 121°25′29″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Shanghai
Area
• Total	37.19 km2 (14.36 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	694,000
• Density	19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Economy

Numerous airlines are headquartered in Changning, which houses Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. China Eastern Airlines has its headquarters, the China Eastern Airlines Building, on the airport grounds.^[1][2] China Cargo Airlines has its headquarters on the airport property.^[3] Spring Airlines has its headquarters in the Homeyo Hotel in Changning.^[4][5] Juneyao Airlines has its headquarters in the district.^[6]

Huazhu Hotels or China Lodging, which operates Hanting Hotels and other brands, has its headquarters in the district.^[7][8] Additionally Pinduoduo is based in the district.^[9]

Renren Inc. has its Shanghai office in the SOHO Zhong Shan Square (simplified Chinese: SOHO中山广场; traditional Chinese: SOHO中山廣場; pinyin: SOHO Zhōngshān Guǎngchǎng) in Changning District.^[10]

Parks and recreation

Zhongshan Park and Kaiqiao Green Area are located in the district. The Shanghai Zoo is located in the district.^[11] New Town Central Park opened in 2000.

Subdistricts and towns

See also: List of township-level divisions of Shanghai

Name	Simplified Chinese	Pinyin	Shanghainese Romanization	Population (2010)[12]	Area (km2)
Huayang Road	华阳路街道	Huáyánglù Jiēdào	wu yan lu ka do	72,730	2.04
Jiangsu Road	江苏路街道	Jiāngsūlù Jiēdào	kaon su lu ka do	51,883	1.52
Xinhua Road	新华路街道	Xīnhuálù Jiēdào	sin rau lu ka do	73,230	2.20
Zhoujiaqiao	周家桥街道	Zhōujiāqiáo Jiēdào	tzoe ka djio ka do	56,628	1.95
Tianshan Road	天山路街道	Tiānshānlù Jiēdào	thi se lu ka do	73,757	11.00
Xianxia Xincun	仙霞新村街道	Xiānxiá Xīncūn Jiēdào	si ya sin tsen ka do	84,664	3.97
Hongqiao	虹桥街道	Hóngqiáo Jiēdào	ron djio ka do	59,551	4.08
Chengjiaqiao	程家桥街道	Chéngjiāqiáo Jiēdào	dzen ka djio ka do	24,487	7.60
Beixinjing	北新泾街道	Běixīnjīng Jiēdào	poq sin cin ka do	46,865	2.13
Xinjing	新泾镇	Xīnjīng Zhèn	sin cin tzen	146,776	35.40

Education

East China University of Political Science and Law has a Changning Campus.^[13]

Schools in Changning District include Shanghai Yan'an High School, a school well known for its mathematics program; Shanghai New Hongqiao High School, a private school; Yew Wah School of Shanghai; the Primary Division of the bilingual YK Pao School; and Shanghai Meizhi Mandarin School.

Transportation

Metro

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

•      Line 2 - Songhong Road, Beixinjing, Weining Road, Loushanguan Road, Zhongshan Park  3  4 , Jiangsu Road  11 
•      Line 3 and      Line 4 - Hongqiao Road 10 , West Yan'an Road, Zhongshan Park  2 
•      Line 10 - Shanghai Zoo, Longxi Road, Shuicheng Road, Yili Road, Songyuan Road
•      Line 11 - Jiaotong University  10 , Jiangsu Road  2