Jiading, Shanghai

Jiading is a suburban district of Shanghai. As of the 2020 Chinese census, it had a population of 1,834,258.

History
Jiading was historically a separate polity from Shanghai until it came under the administration of Shanghai in 1958. In 1993, Jiading's designation was changed from a county to a district within Shanghai.

During the early Qing dynasty, which overlapped with the Southern Ming, the municipality was infamous for the "Jiading Massacre" carried out by invading Qing forces led by the general Li Chengdong, who had defected from the bandits. Jiading was also known for banditry: in a 1853 rebellion caused by taxation, bandits captured the city and then Shanghai.

In 2005, the Jiading district government invested CN¥10 million to build the Shanghai Museum of the Imperial Examination System.

Geography
Jiading district is located in the northwestern part of Shanghai]]. It stretches across 463.9 sqkm. It is located about 20 km from downtown Shanghai.

Climate
Jiading has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Jiading is 16.3 C. The average annual rainfall is 1139.8 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 28.2 C, and lowest in January, at around 4.0 C.

Administration
Jiading District administers several subdistricts towns, including Jiading, Anting, Nanxiang, Huating, Xuhang, Waigang, Huangdu, Malu and Jiangqiao.

Landmarks
Shanghai University has a campus in downtown Jiading, which is where SILC is based.

The Shanghai International Circuit is located in Jiading. Each year in April, the Shanghai International Circuit holds the Chinese Grand Prix.

Sports
Shanghai Jiading F.C. is the district's local soccer club.

Accommodation
There are numerous international hotels within the Jiading district. Among the most famous are Sheraton Shanghai Jiading Hotel and the Crowne Plaza Shanghai Anting, the latter one being the first five star international hotel in Jiading.

Notable people

 * Yang Yongliang (born 1980), artist
 * James S. C. Chao (born c. 1935), merchant mariner, business leader, and philanthropist
 * Wellington Koo (born c. 1888), a Chinese statesman of the Republic of China.

Highways
Jiading district is connected to downtown Shanghai by the Hujia Expressway, the first expressway in China. Jiading district is near Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport, but across town from Pudong International Airport.

Metro
Jiading is currently served by three metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:
 * - Nanxiang, Malu, Jiading Xincheng, Baiyin Road, West Jiading, North Jiading / Shanghai Circuit, East Changji Road, Shanghai Automobile City, Anting
 * - Jinyun Road, West Jinshajiang Road, Fengzhuang
 * - Fengbang, Lexiu Road, Lintao Road, Jiayi Road, Dingbian Road, Zhenxin Xincun