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  • Pudong New Area

    Lying in the east of Shanghai with an area of 1,210 square kilometers, Pudong New Area is located on the eastern bank of the Huangpu River and at the estuary of the Yangtze River.

  • Huangpu District

    Huangpu district, located on the west bank of the Huangpu River with an area of 20.52 square kilometers, is the core of downtown Shanghai, hailed as "heart, window and name card" of the city.

  • Jing'an District

    Located in downtown Shanghai with an area of 37 square kilometers, Jing'an district serves as an important window for Shanghai to the outside world.

  • Xuhui District

    Xuhui District

    Xuhui aims to establish itself as a national and global artificial intelligence hub and develop a leading demonstration area for AI applications, contributing to Shanghai's goal of becoming a modern socialist international metropolis with global influence.

  • Changning District

    Changning district, which covers an area of 37.18 square kilometers and is located in close adjacency to the Hongqiao Integrated Transportation Hub, is home to Shanghai's first CBD for foreign enterprises and is a major contributor to Shanghai as an international trade center.

  • Putuo District

    Putuo district, with an area of 55.53 square kilometers, ranks first among all downtown districts in Shanghai in terms of available land, total volume of buildings to be developed and Suzhou Creek frontage.

  • Jinshan District

    Jinshan district is located in the southwest of Shanghai, and spans an area of 613 square kilometers. It neighbours the East China Sea in the east, the Hangzhou Bay in the south, and Zhejiang province in the west.

  • Songjiang District

    Songjiang district is located in the southwest of Shanghai with a total area of 604 square kilometers.

  • Hongkou District

    Hongkou district is located in the northeast of downtown Shanghai with an area of 23.48 square kilometers. It is a core functional zone of Shanghai’s central business district, and is one of the key development areas along the Huangpu River.

  • Qingpu District

    Qingpu district, situated in the west of Shanghai and covering an area of 668.54 square kilometers, is one of the districts with the best natural ecology in the city and is renowned as "a glorious pearl in the upper reaches of the Huangpu River".

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