Jinshan District of Shanghai

Shanghai

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 is neighbouring Zhejiang

Zhejiang

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 and near Hangzhou Bay

Hangzhou Bay

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. It has a land area of 586.14 km² and a population 536,900 as of 2001.

Jinshan residents speak their own dialect of Shanghainese, with different areas of Jinshan having different vocabulary and pronunciation. Jinshan residents are able to understand pure Shanghainese spoken by those near the city of Shanghai, but the inner city Shanghai residents are not able to understand Jinshan dialect.

Jinshan District, located in the southwest of Shanghai, is one of the biggest districts of the city. Local political administration is divided into nine towns

Town (China)

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 and one subdistrict

Subdistrict (China)

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. About 6.2 km off the coast of Jinshan, there are three islands named Da Jinshan (the Big Golden Mountain), Xiao Jinshan (the Small Golden Mountain), and Fu Shan (the Floating Mountain). At 103m above sea level, Da Jinshan is the highest point within the Shanghai municipality. There are several beaches along the 23.3 km shoreline, which are popular tourism destinations.

As the city of Shanghai has grown, Jinshan has experienced rapid changes, evolving from a relatively rural area to a more suburban setting. With completion of the high-speed highway in 2008, a new bus line was opened between Shanghai and Jinshan. This line, known as the ShiMei (石梅線 or 石梅线) travels between a bus station in Jinshan and travels to Jin Jiang Amusement Park (錦江樂園 or 锦江乐园). Travel time on this line takes about an hour, depending on traffic and time of day. One way tickets can be purchased at each end of the line for 10 RMB.

The Shanghai metro

Shanghai Metro

The Shanghai Metro is the urban rapid transit system of China's largest city, Shanghai. The system incorporates both subway and light rail lines. It opened in 1995, making Shanghai the third city in Mainland China, after Beijing and Tianjin, to have a rapid transit system...

 system is currently expanding to include Jinshan. By the end of 2011, Line 22

Line 22, Shanghai Metro

Line 22, also known as Jinshan Railway Line, is a metro line under construction in Shanghai. It runs from Shanghai South Railway Station in Xuhui District via Xinzhuang in Minhang District to Jinshan New Town in Jinshan District, crossing Huangpu River on a dedicated railway bridge. Passengers will...

 will connect Jinshan New Town to downtown Shanghai in about 30 minutes.

金山 means "Gold Mountain".

Economy

Jinshan District is home to the headquarters of Shanghai Petrochemical Company Ltd

Shanghai Petrochemical

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.

Notable residents

• Qian Zhijun
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