Qibao
七宝镇 | |
|---|---|
 Qibao Old Town | |
  Qibao Location in Shanghai | |
| Coordinates: 31°09′28″N 121°21′05″E / 31.15778°N 121.35139°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Shanghai |
| District | Minhang |
| Village-level divisions | 54 residential communities 9 villages |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 201101 |
| Area code | 0021 |
| Website | http://www.qibao.gov.cn/ |
Qibao (simplified Chinese: 七宝镇; traditional Chinese: 七寶鎮; pinyin: Qībǎo Zhèn; Shanghainese: Tshih4pau2) is a town in Minhang District, Shanghai.[1] Its formation can be traced back to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, to the Northern Song Dynasty. The name comes from the local temple, "Qibao Temple".[2] Today, Qibao is a tourist attraction, in the area known as Qibao Old Town by the Puhui River with traditional Chinese architecture and a number of attractions, including museums and street food.[3]
The town was also once the residence of the noted painter Zhang Chongren, a friend of the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, on whom the character Chang Chong-Chen from "The Adventures of Tintin" was based. Qibao is also known for crickets (with a "Cricket House") in the Qibao Old Town area.
- ^ "Qibao Ancient Town". TravelChinaGuide. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ Qibao Old Street: Look for the Saga of Shanghai. China: Shanghai Qibao Old Town Industrial Development Co. Ltd. Archived from the original on 2002-02-13. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
- ^ Pitts, Christopher (April 2013). "Top Sights: Qibao". Pocket Shanghai (3rd ed.). Lonely Planet. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-1-74179-963-7.