Qingpu District, Shanghai

Qingpu District (zh-stp|s=青浦区|t=青浦區|p=Qīngpǔ Qū) is one of the districts of Shanghai, China, located to the west of Shanghai city. The only freshwater lake of Shanghai, Dian Shan Lake, is located in Qingpu.

The population of Qingpu (at the end of 2001) was 456,834. It has an area of 675.11 km².

Qingpu District, located in the western suburb of Shanghai and next to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, is convenient in communications and developed in water transport. In the area there is the largest lake in Shanghai - Dianshanhu Lake, the source of Shanghai's mother river - the Huangpu River. Around the lake are a number of tourist scenic areas, all complete in tourist facilities. Among the tourist areas is the famous waterside town Zhujiajiao. Through several years of planned construction and investment Zhujiajiao has become a hot spot for tourism and gradually developed into a major tourist destination in Shanghai and its neighboring areas.In 2003, under the leadership of the district Party Committee and district government Qingpu District has made striking progress in its tourist industry; tourism administrative system has been further accomplished and its economic indexes have made the best records in history. It has hosted 2.8 million person/times and achieved a total income of 800 million yuan. With the system of industries further accomplished, there are now in the district 21 domestic travel services, 3 international travel business departments, 14 star-rated hotels, including 6 3-star and 8 2-star ones, and 3 AAAA-grade tourist areas (spots). The development of the tourist industry in Qingpu District has not only directly expedited the economic development of the Dianshanhu Lake scenic area but also vigorously brought about the development of related enterprises of commerce, catering and transportation. We believe that with the motivation by the district Party Committee and government leadership tourism in Qingpu District will have more brilliant prospects.

Culture

The town of Baihe, the oldest town in the Qingpu District, is famous for its performances of "huju" (Shanghai opera).

Notable residents

Chen Yun, an important cadre in the Deng Xiaoping era was born here.