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Zhabei
Historical district of Shanghai, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Chapei" redirects here. For the musical instrument, see chapei dong veng.
Zhabei, formerly romanized as Chapei, is a neighborhood and a former district of Shanghai with a land area of 29.26 km2 (11.30 sq mi) and a resident population of 847,300 as of 2013. It is the location of the Shanghai railway station, one of the main railway stations of Shanghai. On November 4, 2015, Zhabei was merged into the smaller but more central Jing'an District.[1]
Quick Facts 闸北, Area ...
Zhabei 闸北 | |||||||
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District of China | |||||||
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• | 29.26 km2 (11.30 sq mi) | ||||||
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• Established | 1945 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 04 11 2015 | ||||||
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Today part of | Part of the Jing'an District, Shanghai |
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Simplified Chinese | 闸北 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 閘北 | ||||||||||||
Wu | Zahpoh | ||||||||||||
Postal | 200070 | ||||||||||||
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Historically, the district has been highly populated with working class residents. However, due to the shift in the structure of industries and increasing number of immigrants from outside Shanghai, partly due to its reasonable real estate price (compared to its counterparts such as Putuo and Hongkou), the district has become increasingly appealing to city residents.
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