Xuhui, Shanghai

Xuhui District is a core urban district of Shanghai. It has a land area of 54.76 km2 (21.14 sq mi) 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 (Chinese: 百胜中国大厦; pinyin: Bǎishèng Zhōngguó Dàshà) 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. Climate Xuhui has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Xuhui is 16.9 °C (62.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,259.3 mm (49.58 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 28.6 °C (83.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.8 °C (40.6 °F). 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 Shanghai Jiao Tong University East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai Normal University Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai Conservatory of Music High schools Shanghai Nanyang Model High School (上海市南洋模范中学) Shanghai Nanyang High School (上海市南洋中学) Shanghai Xuhui High School (上海市徐匯中學) Shanghai Weiyu High School (上海市位育高级中学) Shanghai Southwest Weiyu Middle School Shanghai High School Shanghai No. 2 High School Shanghai No. 45 High School (上海市第五十四中学) High School Affiliated to Shanghai University (上海师范大学附属中学) original campus Transportation Metro Xuhui is currently served by seven metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro: Line 1 - Jinjiang Park, Shanghai South Railway Station 3 , Caobao Road, Shanghai Indoor Stadium 4 , Xujiahui 9 11 , Hengshan Road, Changshu Road 7 Line 3 - Shanghai South Railway Station 1 , Shilong Road, Longcao Road, Caoxi Road, Yishan Road 4 9 Line 4 - Yishan Road 3 9 , Shanghai Stadium Line 7 - Changshu Road 1 , Zhaojiabang Road 9 , Dong'an Road 4 , Middle Longhua Road Line 9 - Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, Guilin Road, Yishan Road 3 4 , Xujiahui 1 11 , Zhaojiabang Road 7 , Jiashan Road Line 10 - Jiaotong University 11 , Shanghai Library Line 11 - Longyao Road, Yunjin Road, Longhua, Shanghai Swimming Center, Xujiahui 1 9 Suburban Railway Xuhui is currently served by one suburban railway operated by China Railway Shanghai Group. Jinshan Railway - Shanghai South railway station 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. See also Shanghai Corniche Xu Guangqi Xujiahui References Further reading "Xuhui District". Encyclopedia of Shanghai. Shanghai Municipal Government. 2010. External links Xuhui District Education Bureau Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Exchanges with Logan City, Australia