Xuhui, Shanghai


Xuhui District is a core urban district of Shanghai. It has a land area of and a population of 1,113,078 as of 2020. Xuhui District has 12 subdistricts and two townships.
The Xuhui District is named after its namesake, the historic area of Xujiahui. Xujiahui was historically land owned by Ming dynasty bureaucrat and scientist Xu Guangqi, and later donated to the Roman Catholic Church. It and Luwan District jointly formed the core of Catholic Shanghai, centered in the former French Concession of Shanghai. Vestiges of the French influence can still be seen in the St. Ignatius Cathedral of Shanghai, Xuhui College, the Xujiahui Observatory, and some remaining boulevards and French-style districts.
Xujiahui itself has been redeveloped as a financial center, with a proliferation of large-scale shopping centers and department stores, and is now a major shopping destination in the city with shopping malls such as Grand Gateway Shanghai and Pacific Sogo.

History

Parts of today's Xuhui District were once the premier residential districts of Shanghai. The former French neighborhoods in parts of Xuhui today constitute some of the city's most popular café areas, including places such as pedestrian Tianzifang. After the revolution, however, the large estates near Xujiahui were turned into factories. In the 1990s, the Shanghai municipal government developed the district as a commercial zone. A once-prominent commercial area in the district was the Xiangyang Crafts and Gifts Market, a haven for souvenirs and intellectual property-infringing products; it was closed on June 30, 2006, by municipal authorities.

Economy

Xujiahui itself has been redeveloped as a financial center, with a proliferation of large-scale shopping centers and department stores, and is now a major shopping destination in the city with shopping malls such as Grand Gateway Shanghai and Pacific Sogo.
Home Inn has its headquarters in Xuhui. Yum China has its headquarters in the Yum China Building in Xuhui District. Toei Animation Shanghai has its head office in Unit 807 of Feidiao International Plaza in the district. miHoYo has its headquarters in Xuhui. Yoozoo Games is headquartered in Xuhui. Previously Web International English had its headquarters in Xuhui.

Township-level subdivisions

Xuhui District has twelve subdistricts, one town and one special township-level division.
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinShanghainese RomanizationPopulation Area
Caohejing Subdistrict漕河泾街道Cáohéjīng Jiēdàodzo wu cin ga do97,9175.26
Changqiao Subdistrict长桥街道Chángqiáo Jiēdàotzan djio ga do118,87215.3
Fenglin Road Subdistrict枫林路街道Fēnglínlù Jiēdàofon lin lu ga do112,4002.69
Hongmei Road Subdistrict虹梅路街道Hóngméilù Jiēdàoron me lu ga do34,8775.98
Hunan Road Subdistrict湖南路街道Húnánlù Jiēdàowu neu lu ga do36,2811.72
Kangjian Xincun Subdistrict康健新村街道Kāngjiàn Xīncūn Jiēdàokhaon dji sin tsen ga do100,4444.07
Lingyun Road Subdistrict凌云路街道Língyún lù Jiēdàolin yun lu ga do108,5823.58
Longhua Subdistrict龙华街道Lónghuá Jiēdàolon rau ga do85,7696.53
Tianlin Subdistrict田林街道Tiánlín Jiēdàodi lin ga do97,1714.19
Tianping Road Subdistrict天平路街道Tiānpínglù Jiēdàothi bin lu ga do60,5332.69
Xietu Road Subdistrict斜土路街道Xiétǔlù Jiēdàozia thu lu ga do69,7102.67
Xujiahui Subdistrict徐家汇街道Xújiāhuì Jiēdàoxi ga we ga do92,9154.04
Huajing town华泾镇Huájīng Zhènrau cin tzen67,4158.04
Caohejing Hi-tech Park漕河泾新兴技术开发区Cáohéjīng Xīnxīng Jìshù Kāifāqūdzo wu cin sin xin djij dzeq khe faq chiu2,24410.70

Climate

Xuhui has a humid subtropical climate. The average annual temperature in Xuhui is. The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around.

Education

The educational tradition begun by Jesuits in Xuhui continues with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the premier university in China. The district also has some of the best secondary schools in the municipality, such as South West Weiyu Middle School, Shanghai High School and Nanyang Model High School.
Universities
  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  2. East China [University of Science and Technology]
  3. Shanghai Normal University
  4. Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  5. Shanghai Conservatory of Music
High schools
  1. Shanghai Nanyang Model High School
  3. Shanghai Xuhui High School
  5. Shanghai Southwest Weiyu Middle School
  6. Shanghai High School
  7. Shanghai No. 2 High School
  8. Shanghai No. 45 High School
  9. High School Affiliated to Shanghai University original campus

Transportation

Metro

Xuhui is currently served by seven metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:

Suburban Railway

Xuhui is currently served by one suburban railway operated by China Railway Shanghai Group.

Notable residents

A number of former residences of prominent personalities remain, including Soong Ching-ling and Sun Yat-sen's former residence. Yao Ming of Houston Rockets was a resident of the district. Luo "Ferrari 430" Feichi lives in Xuhui.