Songjiang, Shanghai

Songjiang 松江区
District
Songjiang Guangfulin Relics Park, a Neolithic Liangzhu archaeological site
Songjiang in Shanghai
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Shanghai
Area
• Total	605.64 km2 (233.84 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,909,713
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Songjiang, Shanghai
Songjiang Square Pagoda, first built between 1068 and 1077 and restored in 1980 as Fangta Park, one of the first reassertions of traditional Chinese architecture after the Cultural Revolution
Songjiang District
Traditional Chinese	松江區
Simplified Chinese	松江区
Literal meaning	Pine River District
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sōngjiāng qū Wade–Giles Sung-chiang Ch'ü Wu Shanghainese Romanization Son-kaon Chiu
Songjiang County
Traditional Chinese	松江縣
Simplified Chinese	松江县
Literal meaning	Pine River County
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sōngjiāng xiàn Wade–Giles Sung-chiang Hsien
Songjiang Prefecture
Chinese	松江府
Postal	Sungkiang Sungkiang Foo
Literal meaning	Pine River Prefecture
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sōngjiāng fǔ Wade–Giles Sung-chiang Fu
Huating County
Traditional Chinese	華亭縣
Simplified Chinese	华亭县
Literal meaning	Ornate Pavilian County
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huátíng xiàn Wade–Giles Hua-t'ing Hsien

Songjiang is a suburban district (formerly a county) of Shanghai. It has a land area of 605.64 km² (233.84 sq mi) and a population of 1,909,713 (2020).^[1][2] Owing to a long history, Songjiang is known as the cultural root of Shanghai.

Songjiang Town, the urban center of the district, was formerly the major city in the area. It is now connected to downtown Shanghai by Line 9 of the Shanghai Metro.