Pujiang
浦江镇 | |
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  Pujiang Location in Shanghai | |
| Coordinates: 31°05′53″N 121°30′07″E / 31.098°N 121.502°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Shanghai |
| District | Minhang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Pujiang (Chinese: 浦江; pinyin: Pǔjiāng; Shanghainese: Phugaon) is a town in Minhang District, Shanghai, China. It contains Pujiang New Town, which is a new town with an Italian architectural theme, sometimes referred to as Città di Pujiang. It also contains Zhaojialou (Chinese: 召稼楼; pinyin: Zhàojiàlóu; Shanghainese: Tsogalheu), an old water town which is undergoing restoration, Caohejing Pujiang Hi-Tech Park and Shanghai National Civil Aerospace Industrial Base.
Pujiang has an area of 102 square kilometres and had a registered population of 101,900 in 2008.[1] It is on the east bank of the Huangpu River,[2] about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from central Shanghai.[3] It is served by Shanghai Metro Line 8, whose southern extension to Aerospace Museum Station in Pujiang was opened in 2009.[4]
- ^ "Pujiang Town". Encyclopedia of Shanghai. Shanghai Municipal Government. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ Xue and Zhou (2007), p. 28
- ^ Thomae (2012), p. 56
- ^ "Phase II of Shanghai Metro Line 8 Opens". railway-technology.com news. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2012.