Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu , the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name Pudong was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank , directly across from the west bank or Puxi , the historic city center. It now refers to the broader Pudong New Area , a state-level new area which extends all the way to the East China Sea .
40-888: The traditional area of Pudong is now home to the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone and the Shanghai Stock Exchange and many of Shanghai's best-known buildings, such as the Oriental Pearl Tower , the Jin Mao Tower , the Shanghai World Financial Center , and the Shanghai Tower . These modern skyscrapers directly face Puxi 's historic Bund , a remnant of former foreign concessions in China. The rest of
80-698: A Disneyland included, is located in Pudong, which opened to tourists in June 2016. Bao Steel has its head office in the Bao Steel Tower ( simplified Chinese : 宝钢大厦 ; traditional Chinese : 寶鋼大廈 ; pinyin : Bǎogāng Dàshà ) in Pudong. Comac has its head office in Pudong. The headquarters of Yangtze River Express , a cargo airline, are in the Pufa Tower ( 浦发大厦 ; 浦发大廈 ; Pǔfā Dàshà ) in Pudong. Hang Seng Bank has its mainland offices in
120-571: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ), influenced by monsoons and Siberian winds as well as rains and typhoons from the Pacific. The average annual temperature in Pudong is 17.2 °C (63.0 °F). The temperatures are highest on average in July and August, at around 28.6 °C (83.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.1 °C (41.2 °F). Districts of
160-430: A 8% increase in the last decade, or an annual pace of 0.8%. Excluding immigrants, the birth rate in 2010 was 0.806% while the death rate is 0.729, resulting a net growth of 0.077%. The total fertility rate is 1.03, well below the replacement level. The district actually has a negative registered household population growth if immigrants are excluded, thus the growth is purely driven by immigration. The 2020 census shows
200-493: A New Area served to distinguish it from existing SEZs. It had even more open policies than existing SEZs, in terms of attracting foreign direct investment and developing the local economy. The western tip of the Pudong district was designated as the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone and has become a financial hub of modern China. Several landmark buildings were constructed, including the Oriental Pearl Tower, and
240-505: A celebration for the fifth anniversary of the Shanghai Volkswagen Corporation, Li stated that "some policies of the economic and technological zones and Special Economic Zones can be implemented in the Pudong area". Li stated that future investors from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan were welcomed and that China would provide preferential conditions for cooperation and improve the investment environment. The occasion
280-571: A population density of 3,006/km. About 3/4 of the population live in the northern part and part of city center called "Northern Territory". 1/4 live in the "Southern Territory" that was the Nanhui District. The Northern Territory has a 6,667 population density, while the Southern Territory has 1,732/km. Suburbs saw a greater increase in population during 2000–2010 with the help of the city's suburb expansion policy. Some counties in
320-542: Is twinned with: Lujiazui Lujiazui ( Chinese : 陆家嘴 ; pinyin : Lùjiāzuǐ , Wu Chinese pronunciation: [lʊʔ˩ ka̱˨ t͡sz̩˧] ) is a locality in Shanghai , a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River . Since the early 1990s, Lujiazui has been developed specifically as a new financial district of Shanghai. The decision to earmark Lujiazui for this purpose reflects its location: it
360-724: Is a park in the district of Pudong within Shanghai . It is situated in Pudong New Area . It is located near the Mercedes-Benz Arena . It hosted the Shanghai Expo 2010 and Strawberry Music Festival 2012. The park is close to Huangpu River , next to Mercedes-Benz Arena and the Expo Axis in Shanghai 's Pudong New Area . The park includes the Expo Stage, and visitors can walk and travel along
400-503: Is a special area for technology-oriented businesses. The Pudong area continues to experience rapid development, especially in the commercial sector, with 1.3 million square meters of prime office space reaching completion in 2008, more than the previous two years combined. Pudong has also attracted considerable fixed asset and real estate investment, reporting 87.268 billion RMB in fixed asset investment and 27.997 billion RMB in real estate investment in 2008. The newest Disney resort , with
440-571: Is considered the paradigmatic example of the 1990s approach to urbanization. On May 6, 2009, it was disclosed that the State Council had approved the proposal to merge Nanhui District with Pudong and comprise the majority of eastern Shanghai. In 2010, Pudong was host to the main venues of the Shanghai Expo , whose grounds now form a public park . Pudong New Area consist of the original Pudong County (northeastern portion of Shanghai County), Chuansha County , and Nanhui County . Pudong has
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#1732765416792480-438: Is distinguished from Puxi ("West Bank"), the older part of Shanghai . It has an area of 1,210.4 square kilometres (467.3 sq mi) and, according to the 2020 census , a population of 5,681,512 inhabitants, accounting for around 22.8 percent of Shanghai and 1.85 million more than in 2010. Pudong's resident population growth is well above national average because it is a popular immigration destination. The 2020 census shows
520-428: Is divided into four distinct economic districts. Apart from Lujiazui Trade and Finance Zone, there is Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, the largest free trade zone in mainland China covering approximately 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) in north-east Pudong. The Jinqiao Export Processing Zone is another major industrial area in Pudong covering 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi) Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park
560-666: Is located in the Pudong New District on the eastern bank of Huangpu River . It forms a peninsula on a bend of the Huangpu River, which turns from flowing north to flowing east. The importance of Lujiazui stems from the fact that it lies directly across the river from the Bund , the old financial and business district of Shanghai, and just south of the confluence of the Suzhou Creek with the Huangpu River . Until
600-511: Is located on the east side of the Huangpu River in Pudong , and sits directly across the river from the old financial and business district of the Bund . Lujiazui is a national-level development zone designated by the government. In 2005, the State Council reaffirmed the positioning of the 31.78 km (12.27 sq mi) Lujiazui area as the only finance and trade zone among the 185 state-level development zones in mainland China. Lujiazui
640-711: Is often described as Pudong's "birthday". Nonetheless, development in the area was slow for the rest of 1990. On October 1, 1992, the original area of Pudong County and Chuansha County merged and established Pudong New Area. In 1993, the Chinese government set up a Special Economic Zone in Chuansha, creating the Pudong New Area. Deng Xiaoping had initiated its development three years earlier to build further confidence in Reform and Opening Up . Pudong's description as
680-577: Is served by Lujiazui station , which is on Shanghai Metro Line 2 and Shanghai Metro Line 14 . Additionally, the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel is a tourist attraction consisting of slow-moving underground vehicles which move between the Bund and Lujiazui accompanied by light and sound effects in the tunnel. Shanghai Expo Park Shanghai Expo Park ( simplified Chinese : 上海世博公园 ; traditional Chinese : 世博公園 ; pinyin : Shìbo Gōngyuán ; Shanghainese : Sypoh Gonyu )
720-483: The Direct-Controlled Municipality of Shanghai are administratively on the same level as prefecture-level cities . However, the government of Pudong has a status equivalent to that of a sub-provincial city , which is a half-level above a prefecture-level city. This is due to Pudong's size and importance as the financial hub of China. The Pudong Communist Party Secretary is the top office of
760-474: The Yangpu Bridge (1993). The Xupu Bridge opened in 1996. The latest of these is Lupu Bridge , which is the world's second longest arch bridge and was completed in 2002. Currently there are five tunnels that link the two sides, Dapu Rd. Tunnel, the first tunnel across the Huangpu River, Yan'an Rd. Tunnel, running east–west, and Dalian Rd. Tunnel, running north–south, Fuxing Rd. Tunnel, complementing
800-463: The airport . Other lines, namely Lines 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 16 also have sections that serve parts of Pudong. A magnetic levitation train began operating in 2004, moving passengers between the airport and Longyang Road Metro station. Pudong is connected to Puxi by several tunnels and four major bridges . The first of these bridges were the Nanpu Bridge (1991) and
840-469: The old county town of Shanghai is the result of engineering works completed during the early Ming dynasty . The result is that the wider Huangpu River, flowing north past the county town, then turned east at its confluence with the now narrower Suzhou Creek, proceeding along the former downstream channel of the Suzhou Creek to enter the sea at Wusongkou, the former mouth of Suzhou Creek. The bend in
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#1732765416792880-492: The supertall Jin Mao Building (420.5 m or 1,380 ft), Shanghai World Financial Center (494 m or 1,621 ft) and Shanghai Tower (632 m or 2,073 ft), the world's first trio of adjacent supertall skyscrapers. These buildings—all along Century Avenue and visible from the historic Bund—now form the most common skyline of Shanghai. In official discourses on urbanization in China , Pudong
920-454: The 1980s, Lujiazui was a relatively low-built area, featuring residential houses, warehouses, and factories. Following the allocation of Lujiazui as a special investment zone in 1992, the development of Lujiazui's skyline begun. This was largely driven by Chinese state owned enterprises investing and developing the property within the area, with the inaugural landmark, the Oriental Pearl Tower , being completed in 1994. The success of Lujiazui in
960-557: The A20, Shanghai's outer Ring road, which runs east–west from Xupu Bridge and then north–south beginning at the interchange near Renxi Village, when the east–west expressway turns into Yingbin Avenue, headed for Pudong International Airport. Pudong is currently served by ten metro lines and one tram line operated by Shanghai Metro and one maglev line operated by Shanghai Maglev Train and one suburban line operated by China Railway : Pudong
1000-553: The Dongchang Road ferry terminal provides river-crossing services across the Huangpu River to central and southern central Shanghai. The most popular ferry service for tourists connects Dongchang Road wharf with Jinling East wharf, located on the Bund . At the north end, the Xichang Inn wharf provides river-crossing services across the Huangpu River to northern central Shanghai. The former Lujiazui ferry wharf, once part of
1040-543: The Hang Seng Bank Tower in Pudong. Kroll has an office in the Hang Seng Bank Tower. Google has its Shanghai offices in the Shanghai World Financial Center . The Shanghai Pudong International Airport opened its doors in 1999, shortening the travel time for visitors. In the same year, Line 2 of the Shanghai Metro commenced services. An extension brought the line further east, where it serves
1080-560: The Huang Pu riverside. The park's landscaping combines Western and Chinese gardening styles. Well known places in Expo Park include the cranes, the wetland and the lotus pond. Expo Park is best reached by taking Line 8, Shanghai Metro on the Shanghai Metro to Yaohua Road Station . 31°11′15″N 121°29′06″E / 31.187638°N 121.485121°E / 31.187638; 121.485121 This China -related article
1120-541: The Huangpu River resulted in the formation of an alluvial beach east and south of the bend. This alluvial floodplain was called a "mouth" ( zui ) after its shape. It was named after the family of Lu Shen, a 15th-century scholar-official of the Ming dynasty. Lu's family became one of the most prominent in Ming dynasty Shanghai, and lived in the Yangjing canal area, east of the Huangpu River and close to today's Lujiazui. During
1160-582: The Ming dynasty, fishermen were recorded as living in Lujiazui. During the Qing dynasty, the construction of levees on the peninsula encouraged settlement in greater numbers, with a number of villages forming in the part of the peninsula within the levees. Mudflats remained outside the levees. The opening of Shanghai as a treaty port in the mid-19th century led to rapid development of Lujiazui as an industrial and commercial area servicing Shanghai. The middle part of
1200-546: The Yan'an Rd. Tunnel, Waihuan Tunnel, one part of Shanghai Outer Ring Express. Two new tunnels linking Lujiazui to Puxi are under construction. Roads in Pudong have no particular longitudinal or latitudinal orientation. Major thoroughfares Pudong Avenue, Zhangyang Road and Yanggao Road run east–west until Yangpu Bridge before turning gradually to become north–south. Century Avenue crosses all three major roads and extends from Lujiazui to Century Park. Yanggao Road extends south to
1240-605: The district, followed by the district governor of Pudong. The Pudong party chief is customarily also a member of the Shanghai Party Standing Committee . On April 27, 2015, the People's Government of Pudong New Area is working with China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone Administrative Committee. Pudong is bounded by the Huangpu River in the west and the East China Sea in the east. Pudong
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1280-408: The industrial facilities. In 1986, as part of reform measures to use Shanghai as a centre for increasing economic development and trade in China, a Chinese government policy document referred to the development of Pudong for the first time, including the creation of a new financial and trading center in Lujiazui. The policy of "developing and opening up Pudong" was officially announced in 1990. Pudong
1320-691: The most popular river crossing in Shanghai, was closed in 1999, with its wharf structure now used as a waterfront seating area. By road, Lujiazui is connected to the rest of central Shanghai by the Yan'an East Road Tunnel, linking the southern end of the Bund with the centre of Lujiazui. Further away from the centre of Lujiazui, the Renmin Road Tunnel and Fuxing East Road Tunnel link southern Lujiazui with southern central Shanghai, while Xinjian Road Tunnel and Dalian Road Tunnel link northern Lujiazui with northern central Shanghai. By metro, Lujiazui
1360-651: The new area includes the Port of Shanghai , the Shanghai Expo and Century Park , Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park , Shanghai Pudong International Airport , the Jiuduansha Wetland Nature Reserve , Nanhui New City , and the Shanghai Disney Resort . Pudong —literally "The East Bank of the Huangpu River"—originally referred only to the less-developed land across from Shanghai's Old City and foreign concessions . The area
1400-422: The past 20 years has fueled tourism and business related travel to Shanghai. Pictures of the Lujiazui skyline dominate Shanghai tourism materials, and there are 5 five-star hotels in the area, providing approximately 2,443 rooms, and three more five-star hotels are expected in the area in the coming years, adding more than 1,200 luxury units. The modern configuration of the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek beyond
1440-462: The peninsula became a town called Lannidu (烂泥渡, literally "Mud Ferry"), named after one of the wharves on the river bank. British, American, French, German and Japanese interests built a series of factories, warehouses and storage yards, and wharves to service them. A busy commercial street developed in Lannidu to service the commodities trade as well as the daily needs of the many workers employed by
1480-492: The skyline of Lujiazui since it was completed in 1995, although there are now two skyscrapers taller than it. In 2015, the Shanghai Free Trade Zone was expanded to include Lujiazui. Landmark buildings in Lujiazui include: By water, Lujiazui is linked to the rest of central Shanghai by ferry services from two wharves, located at the northern and southern ends of the area respectively. At the southern end,
1520-558: The traditional city center saw a population decrease. Public schools: International schools: Other private schools: With the Nanhui District merger in May 2009, the size of Pudong's economy grew. The district's 2022 gross domestic product amounts to an estimated CN¥1.601 trillion (US$ 238 billion), with services comprising 74.7% of economic output. Its GDP per capita was CN¥281,180, corresponding to around US$ 41,755 by nominal values and US$ 68,647 by purchasing power parity values. The area
1560-452: Was mainly farmland and only slowly developed, with warehouses and wharfs near the shore administered by the districts of Puxi on the west bank: Huangpu , Yangpu , and Nanshi . Pudong was originally established as a county in 1958 until 1961 which the county was split among Huangpu , Yangpu , Nanshi , Wusong and Chuansha County . Premier Li Peng announced the policy of Pudong's opening and development on April 18, 1990. Speaking at
1600-401: Was quickly transformed over the next few decades from its industrial past into a financial and commercial centre. As well as a large number of skyscrapers housing the offices of corporations, banks and professional service firms, the area also features a number of hotels and shopping centres, and a convention centre by the waterfront. The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower has dominated
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