Minhang, Shanghai

Minhang administers 4 subdistricts and 9 towns. Of particular note is Qibao (七宝), a tourist attraction in the northern part of the district, and Maqiao, which hosted the Shanghai ATP Masters tennis tournament and is the site of the Neolithic Ruins of Maqiao. The town of Hongqiao also overlaps with Hongqiao Subdistrict in Changning District, and is next to the location of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, the city's older commercial airport and which is used primarily for domestic flights. ==Economy==

The hotel chain Huazhu Hotels Group is headquartered in Minhang District. The fast food chain Yonghe King has its headquarters in Minhang District. Want Want China, the milk manufacturer, has its headquarters in the district. ==Education==

Experimental schools: • Shanghai Minhang High School International schools include: • British International School Puxi Campus • Nord Anglia Chinese International School • Shanghai American School Puxi Campus • Shanghai Japanese School Hongqiao Campus (elementary school) • Shanghai Korean School • Shanghai Singapore International School Minhang Campus • Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi Campus Closed: • Shanghai Rego International School ==Transportation==

• Public bicycle share scheme, with more than 20,000 bikes available for free use, after a registration process. • Luheng Road Comprehensive Passenger Transport Hub Project Luheng Road Comprehensive Passenger Transport Hub, located at Puxing Road NO. 569 Minhang District, is taking up a land of 27,612 square meters and connected to Metro Line 8 at Luheng Road Stop. It is one of the two Park and Ride testing Transportation Hubs in Shanghai, boasting departure and terminal stops of 6 bus lines connecting to downtown Shanghai and 500 parking spaces. Commuters can save the expensive parking fee in the downtown area and park their cars here and transfer to the Metro or bus lines for work. The project was started in 2011 and the hub has been put into use in 2016. Metro Minhang is currently served by six metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro: • - Xinzhuang Station , Waihuanlu, Lianhua Road • - Hongqiao Railway Station , Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 • - Xinzhuang Station , Chunshen Road, Yindu Road, Zhuanqiao, Beiqiao, Jianchuan Road, Dongchuan Road, Jinping Road, Huaning Road, Wenjing Road, Minhang Development Zone • - Luheng Road, Pujiang Town, Jiangyue Road, Lianhang Road, Shendu Highway • - Zhongchun Road, Qibao, Xingzhong Road, Hechuan Road • - Hangzhong Road, Ziteng Road, Longbai Xincun / Hongqiao Railway Station , Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2 (Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1 is in Changning District) • - Hongqiao Railway Station • - Shendu Highway , Sanlu Highway, Minrui Road, Puhang Road, Dongchengyi Road, Huizhen Road ==Gallery==

File:Qibao_Temple_Buddha_Hall_Adj.jpeg|Buddhist Temple at Qibao File:Residential_area_Zhucheng_Road_.jpeg|Residential area in Minhang File:Zhucheng_Road,_Minhang_.jpeg|Residential compound on Zhucheng Road == Climate ==

Minhang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Minhang is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . ==References==