Songjiang, Shanghai
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). Owing to a long history, Songjiang is known as the cultural root of Shanghai.
Songjiang
松江区 | |
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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 | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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| Songjiang County | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 松江縣 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 松江县 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Pine River County | ||||||||||||
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| Songjiang Prefecture | |||||||||||||
| Chinese | 松江府 | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Sungkiang Sungkiang Foo | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Pine River Prefecture | ||||||||||||
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| Huating County | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 華亭縣 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 华亭县 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Ornate Pavilian County | ||||||||||||
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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.
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