Jinshan, Shanghai

Jinshan, Shanghai
Jinshan, Shanghai
Traditional Chinese	金山區
Simplified Chinese	金山区
Postal	Kinshan
Literal meaning	Gold Mountain District
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jīnshān Qū
Wu
Shanghainese; Romanization	Cinse Chiu

Jinshan

金山区
Kinshan
Jinshan 金山区 Kinshan
District
	Fengjing Ancient Town
	Jinshan in Shanghai
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Shanghai
Area
• Total	586.14 km2 (226.31 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	822,776
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	200540
Area code	+86 (0)21
Website	https://en.jinshan.gov.cn/

Jinshan District, is a suburban district of southwestern Shanghai, neighboring Zhejiang province and Hangzhou Bay. It has a land area of 586.14 square kilometers (226.31 sq mi) and a population of 732,500 as of the 2010 Chinese census.^[1] 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 and one subdistrict. About 6.2 kilometers (3.9 mi) off the coast of Jinshan, there are three islands named Dajinshan ("Big Gold Mountain"), Xiaojinshan ("Little Gold Mountain"), and Fushan ("Floating Mountain"). At 103 meters (338 ft) above sea level, the peak of Dajinshan Island is the highest point within the Shanghai municipality. There are several beaches along the 23.3-kilometer (14.5 mi) 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 environment. With completion of the high-speed highway in 2008, a new bus line was opened between Shanghai and Jinshan. This Shimei Line (t 石梅線, s 石梅线) travels between the bus station in Jinshan and another beside the Jinjiang Park station on Line 1 of the Shanghai Metro. Travel time is about an hour, depending on traffic and time of day, and costs 10 RMB each way.

Since 2012, the Shanghai Suburban Railway system also offers connections to Jinshan. This service, the Jinshan Railway, connects Jinshanwei railway station to Shanghai South railway station in downtown Shanghai in about 30 minutes.

The district is home to the Donglin Temple, a Buddhist temple dedicated to Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion. Jinshan peasant painting, which originated in the town of Fengjing, has become a nationally and internationally exhibited form of folk art.^[2]

Economy

Jinshan District is home to the headquarters of Shanghai Petrochemical Company Ltd and Jinshan Industrial Park.^[3]

Tourist attractions

Going to Jinshan can be by a convenient suburban train from South Railway Station to Jinshan (10 RMB, 30min, non-stop). Check the schedule as the time between trains can be an hour.

Other attractions around Jinshan are:

Ancient Town of Fengjing
Donglin Temple.^[4]

Jinshan City Beach

Location: 5 Shihuaxincheng Road, Jinshan, Shanghai (free shuttle bus from train station in summer, 20 minute walk, or bus 2)
Admission fee: 20RMB (weekends) 10RMB (week days)

Jinshanwei town is home to Jinshan City Beach, one of the few beaches within the city boundaries of Shanghai.^[5] The large beach with imported sand from Hainan is clean and boxed-in by a concrete wall. Locals prefer sitting in a tent over sunbathing. It offers facilities including restaurants, toilets, and for (100RMB for 90min) 5 beach volleyball and 3 beach soccer fields, trampoline, water balloon shooting, jetski

It is a favorite spot for couples take their pre-wedding pictures. An annual beach fireworks display is held in August.

Jinshan Binhai Park

Location: 16 Xincheng Road, Shihua Street, Jinshan, Shanghai

Nearby Jinshan City Beach is a seaside park. There are large lawns, large artificial lakes, rockery buildings and pavilions in the park including a small children's playground with amusement facilities such as bumper cars, swivel chairs, rotating cups, and sheep carts.

Jinshanzui Fishing Village

Jinshanwei is the site of the historic Jinshanzui Fishing Village^[6] (Jinshanzui Yucun, 金山嘴渔村) located 30 minute walk from the beach or five minutes by taxi. It is a small village on Hangzhou Bay with a beautiful scenery and the earliest (dating back more than 2,000 years) and last fishing village in Shanghai. Xiangyu Lake in summer has thousands of lotus flowers. Tourist attractions include teahouses, small inns, seafood specialties (shrimp, sea eel and jelly fish head), fishery museum and a folk art gallery.

Subdistrict and towns

Jinshan District has one subdistrict, nine towns and one special township-level division.

Name^[7]	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Shanghainese Romanization	Population (2010)^[8]	Area (km²)
Shihua Subdistrict	石化街道	Shíhuà Jiēdào	zaq hau ka do	87,901	19.13
Caojing [zh]	漕泾镇	Cáojīng Zhèn	dzo cin tzen	40,722	44.92
Fengjing	枫泾镇	Fēngjīng Zhèn	fon cin tzen	82,477	91.67
Jinshanwei [zh]	金山卫镇	Jīnshānwèi Zhèn	cin se we tzen	70,819	54.93
Langxia [zh]	廊下镇	Lángxià Zhèn	laon rau tzen	33,658	46.56
Lüxiang [zh]	吕巷镇	Lǚxiàng Zhèn	liu raon tzen	52,808	59.74
Shanyang	山阳镇	Shānyáng Zhèn	se yan tzen	84,640	42.12
Tinglin [zh]	亭林镇	Tínglín Zhèn	din lin tzen	93,758	79.12
Zhangyan [zh]	张堰镇	Zhāngyàn Zhèn	tzan i tzen	37,057	35.15
Zhujing [zh]	朱泾镇	Zhūjīng Zhèn	tzyu zyu cin tzen	120,084	75.67
Jinshan Industry Zone [zh]	金山工业区	Jīnshān Gōngyèqū	cin se kon gniq chiu	28,514	58.00

Climate

Climate data for Jinshan District (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.0 (71.6)	27.3 (81.1)	27.8 (82.0)	31.0 (87.8)	36.2 (97.2)	36.5 (97.7)	38.3 (100.9)	38.5 (101.3)	36.4 (97.5)	33.2 (91.8)	27.0 (80.6)	23.8 (74.8)	38.5 (101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.4 (47.1)	10.3 (50.5)	14.0 (57.2)	19.6 (67.3)	24.5 (76.1)	27.4 (81.3)	31.8 (89.2)	31.5 (88.7)	27.9 (82.2)	23.2 (73.8)	17.6 (63.7)	11.3 (52.3)	20.6 (69.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.5 (40.1)	6.2 (43.2)	9.9 (49.8)	15.1 (59.2)	20.3 (68.5)	24.0 (75.2)	28.4 (83.1)	28.2 (82.8)	24.1 (75.4)	18.8 (65.8)	13.3 (55.9)	7.0 (44.6)	16.7 (62.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.5 (34.7)	2.9 (37.2)	6.4 (43.5)	11.4 (52.5)	16.8 (62.2)	21.4 (70.5)	25.7 (78.3)	25.6 (78.1)	21.2 (70.2)	15.3 (59.5)	9.6 (49.3)	3.5 (38.3)	13.4 (56.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−7.7 (18.1)	−6.2 (20.8)	−5.0 (23.0)	−1.1 (30.0)	5.9 (42.6)	13.0 (55.4)	18.5 (65.3)	18.6 (65.5)	11.3 (52.3)	1.3 (34.3)	−2.2 (28.0)	−8.4 (16.9)	−8.4 (16.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	75.1 (2.96)	71.4 (2.81)	107.0 (4.21)	88.0 (3.46)	102.0 (4.02)	218.3 (8.59)	131.1 (5.16)	167.7 (6.60)	108.1 (4.26)	64.4 (2.54)	64.4 (2.54)	54.5 (2.15)	1,252 (49.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	11.6	10.6	13.7	12.1	11.9	15.1	11.4	12.0	10.2	7.3	9.7	8.8	134.4
Average snowy days	2.3	1.7	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.8	5.2
Average relative humidity (%)	78	78	78	78	79	84	82	82	81	79	78	76	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	114.9	117.8	140.8	164.0	177.9	140.8	225.6	219.5	176.9	168.3	135.2	133.2	1,914.9
Percent possible sunshine	36	37	38	42	42	33	53	54	48	48	43	42	43
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[9]^[10]

Notable residents

Qian Zhijun - A Chinese actor and entertainer who first gained fame as part of the "Little Fatty" internet meme^[11]

Transportation

Commuter rail

Jinshan is currently served by one suburban line operated by China Railway:

Jinshan railway – Tinglin, Jinshan Industrial Park, Jinshanwei

References

^ 1.
^ Huancheng Guo; Guozhu Ren; Mingwei Lü (2007). Countryside of China. Beijing: China Intercontinental Press. ISBN 978-7-5085-1096-5.
^ "Contact Info." Shanghai Petrochemical. Retrieved on May 18, 2011. "Address: 48 Jinyi Road, Jinshan District, Shanghai, PRC"
^ "Jinshan Shanghai". www.shanghaitourmap.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
^ "Jinshan City Beach".
^ "Jinshanzui Fishing Village".
^ 金山区-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
^ Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ "The new cultural revolution: How Little Fatty made it big." The Independent. Thursday November 16, 2006. Retrieved on May 18, 2011.