Qingshan, Wuhan

Qingshan District (simplified Chinese: 青山区; traditional Chinese: 青山區; pinyin: Qīngshān Qū; lit. 'azure mountain') forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. On the right bank of the Yangtze, it borders the districts of Wuchang (for a very small section) to the southwest and Hongshan to the east and south, except for Tianxing Island which lies due north of Qingshan; on the opposite bank it borders Jiang'an.

Qingshan 青山区
District
Qingshan Park Main Gate
Qingshan Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°37′51″N 114°24′17″E[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Sub-provincial city	Wuhan
Area [2]
• Total	68.40 km2 (26.41 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[3][4]
• Total	431,818
• Density	6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Wuhan district map	Subdivisions of Wuhan, Hubei 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Core 1 Jiang'an 2 Jianghan 3 Qiaokou 4 Hanyang 5 Wuchang 6 Qingshan 7 Hongshan Suburban and rural 8 Dongxihu 9 Hannan 10 Caidian 11 Jiangxia 12 Huangpi 13 Xinzhou
Website	Official Site

Qingshan District has been described as Wuhan's industrial hub.^[5]

Geography

Administrative divisions

As of 2015, Qingshan District administers ten subdistricts, one administrative committee and one economic development zone:^[6][7]

Location Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin
Honggangcheng Subdistrict	红钢城街道	Hónggāngchéng Jiēdào
Xingouqiao Subdistrict	新沟桥街道	Xīngōuqiáo Jiēdào
Hongweilu Subdistrict	红卫路街道	Hóngwèilù Jiēdào
Yejin Subdistrict	冶金街道	Yějīn Jiēdào
Ganghuacun Subdistrict	钢花村街道	Gānghuācūn Jiēdào
Gongrencun Subdistrict	工人村街道	Gōngréncūn Jiēdào
Qingshanzhen Subdistrict	青山镇街道	Qīngshānzhèn Jiēdào
Changqian Subdistrict	厂前街道	Chǎngqián Jiēdào
Wudong Subdistrict	武东街道	Wǔdōng Jiēdào
Baiyushan Subdistrict	白玉山街道	Báiyùshān Jiēdào
Gangduhuayuan Administrative Committee	钢都花园管委会	Gāngdūhuāyuán[8] Guǎnwěihuì
Qingshan District Economic Development Zone	青山区经济开发区（北湖园区）	Qīngshān Qū Jīngjì Kāifāqū (Běihúyuán Qū)

Economy

Qingshan District has been described as Wuhan's industrial hub, it is home to Qingshan shipyard of China Changjiang National Shipping (Group) Corporation and a factory of the Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation.^[5] Its eight 'pillar industries' are metallurgy, chemical manufacture, environmental protection, electric power, machinery, shipping, construction, and building materials.^[9]

Environment

Due to its history as an industrial base, the district is considered severely polluted with heavy metals.^[9][10] The local air quality has been improved in recent years but is still considered to exceed acceptable levels and is among the worst of Wuhan's districts.^[11][12]

The district is a demo area of the sponge city concept to reduce flooding.^[13][14]