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| Pudong New Area 浦东新区 |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
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| Municipality | Shanghai |
| District Gov. Established | 1993 |
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| - CPC Pudong District Secretary | Xu Lin (徐麟) |
| - District Governor | Li Yiping (李逸平) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 522.8 km² (201.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| - Total | 1,770,000 |
| - Density | 3,385.6/km² (8,768.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
| Area Code | 021 |
| Postal Code | 200135 |
| Website: http://pudong.gov.cn | |
Pudong (simplified Chinese: 浦东; traditional Chinese: 浦東; pinyin: Pǔdōng), officially known as Pudong New Area (浦東新区, pinyin: Pǔdōng Xīn Qū), is a district of Shanghai, China that enjoys sub-provincial administrative status. It is named "Pudong" because of its location on the east side of the Huangpu river, on the opposite of Puxi, the west side.
Since the beginning of its development in 1990 when plans were first announced, Pudong has become a New Open Economic Development Zone, and has emerged as China's financial and commercial hub. Pudong is home to the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and a skyline that includes the symbolic Oriental Pearl Tower, the Jin Mao Building, and the Shanghai World Financial Centre, reflective of Shanghai and China's rapid economic development.
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Pudong literally means "East of the [Huang]pu". Pudong is bounded by the Huangpu river in the west and the East China Sea in the east. It has an area of 522.8 km² and a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Pudong is contrasted with Puxi, the older part of Shanghai on the west bank of the Huangpu River, which is divided into various administrative districts. As Pudong is a large district geographically, it may well be divided into smaller administrative districts in the future.
Districts of the direct-controlled municipality of Shanghai are administratively on the same level as prefecture-level cities. However, the government of Pudong has a status equivalent to that of a sub-provincial city, which is half a level above a prefecture-level city. This is due to Pudong's size and importance as the financial hub of China.
Since its inception as a special economic zone and China's financial centre, Pudong's population largely consists of migrants from the Puxi side of Shanghai, those from other regions in China, and increasingly, foreigners. Pudong is seen as more culturally sophisticated than Puxi.
Pudong's gross domestic product reached an estimated RMB270 billion (US$38.5 billion) in 2008. This total has now surpassed that of six provincial-level entities and is a figure that lies above most of the world's countries.
The area is divided into four distinct economic districts. Apart from Lujiazui Trade and Finance Zone, there is Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, the largest free trade zone in mainland China covering approximately 10 km² in north-east Pudong. The Jinqiao Export Processing Zone is another major industrial area in Pudong covering 19 km². Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park is a special area for technology-oriented businesses, covering 17 km² in central Pudong.
Pudong International Airport opened its doors in 1999, the same year Shanghai Metro Line 2 commenced services between Puxi (west bank of the river) and Pudong. Line 2 terminates at Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, although expansion plans bring the line even further east to Pudong International Airport. A magnetic levitation train began operating in 2004, moving passengers between the airport and Longyang Road Metro station. The Metro's Line 4 Loop and Line 6 also began operation in Pudong in 2007.
Pudong is connected to Puxi by several tunnels and four major bridges. The first of these bridges were the Nanpu Bridge (1991) and the Yangpu Bridge (1993). The Xupu Bridge opened in 1996. The latest of these is Lupu Bridge, which is the world's longest arch bridge and was completed in 2002. Currently there are five tunnels that link the two sides, Dapu Rd. Tunnel, the first tunnel across the Huangpu River, Yan'an Rd. Tunnel, running east-west, and Dalian Rd. Tunnel, running north-south, Fuxing Rd. Tunnel, complementing the Yan'an Rd. Tunnel, Waihuan Tunnel, one part of Shanghai Outer Ring Express. Two new tunnels linking Lujiazui to Puxi are under construction.
Roads in Pudong have no particular longitudinal or latitudinal orientation. Major thoroughfares Pudong Avenue, Zhangyang Road and Yanggao Road run east-west until Yangpu Bridge before turning gradually to become north-south. Shiji (Century) Avenue cuts all three major roads and extends from Lujiazui to Century Park. Yanggao Rd. extends south to A20, Shanghai's outer Ring road, which runs east-west from Xupu Bridge and then north-south beginning at the interchange near Renxi Village, when the east-west expressway turns into Yingbin Avenue, headed for Pudong International Airport.
Pudong used to be mainly farmland and countryside until 1990, when the Chinese government decided to set up a Special Economic Zone in then Chuansha county. In 1993 Pudong New Area was created. The western tip of the Pudong district was designated to be the new financial hub of modern China called the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone. Several landmark buildings were constructed in Lujiazui during the 1990s to raise the image and awareness of the area. These include the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Jin Mao Building.
 Shanghai Pudong skyline |
 Jin Mao building |
 Skyscrapers seen from Century Avenue |
 Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, Pudong |
 Lujiazui skyline, Pudong |
 Pudong from the Bund |
 Pudong at night (video) |
 Pudong at night with Oriental Pearl |
_046.jpg) Huangpu River at night. “Better City, Better Life” is the theme of Expo 2010. |
 A profile shot of Pudong |
_033.jpg) Pudong from Huangpu river cruise at night |
 Pudong night view |
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