Minhang District

如何抵達

By metro Metro line 5 runs North-South through the part of the district that lies west of the river, running into Fengxian at South. It connects at its northern terminus, Xinzhuang metro station, to line 1 which leads into the downtown core. Line 5 has a branch line to the southwest corner of the district. The newer line 12 goes direct to parts of Minhang from downtown. Hongqiao Airport and Hongqiao Railway Station are up near the northern tip of the district. Lines 2 , 10 and 17 go to those. Line 20 is planned to start from Xinzhuang and go north through Hongqiao Airport to Baoshan Industrial Park. Line 9 runs roughly Northeast-Southwest across the Northern end of Minhang, with a stop near the water town Qibao, listed under #See. It connects Songjiang on its Western end to downtown to the East. Line 8 goes to the part of Minhang that lies east of the river and the Pujiang line continues south from the end of line 8.

By car For drivers, Humin Lu is the main North-South artery, running parallel to metro lines 1 and 5 through most of the district. The Northern part, from Xujiahui to Xinzhuang, has an elevated road above the ground-level street, each about six lanes. Beyond Xinzhuang, it runs at ground level and is mostly four-lane. The S4 toll road runs parallel to Humin Lu a bit East of it through Minhang and off to the South. The fastest way from downtown to southern Minhang, and the usual route for taxis, is Humin Lu to Xinzhuang then switch to S4. Xinzhuang is one of the city's main road interchanges. In addition to the roads already mentioned — the one out from Xujiahui, Humin Lu and S4 — it is on the A20 ring road. That leads to both Hongqiao Airport nearby to the north, and Pudong Airport, some distance to the east. G60, the main highway south and east toward Hangzhou, also starts from this interchange.

By bus Bus #816 runs from Hengshan Road in the French Concession (terminus on Dongping Lu near Shanghai Brewery) along Humin Lu all

當地交通

By metro The routes described under "get in" above, especially metro line 5 , are also much used for travel within the district.

By bus There is a complex web of bus services covering the entire district; the buses radiate out from major metro stops such as Xinzhuang, Shanghai South Railway Station and Dongchuan Road. There are also taxis more-or-less everywhere, and taxi stands at most metro stops.

By bicycle There is a city-operated system of free bicycles, some of which can be operated with AliPay and some by WeChat; just scan the bar code - no problem as a foreigner. There are many stands around town, each with a few dozen bikes. If you return it to any stand within four hours, there is no charge.

必看景點

Water Towns

1 Qibao ancient town (七宝古镇 Qībǎo gǔ zhèn) (metro line 9 to Qibao station (七宝镇), take exit 2 and walk towards the road junction. Turn left at the junction and walk a few hundred meters south; the entrance to Qibao town is a huge gate on your left. Alternately, bus lines 4, 87, 91, 92 or 911 stop near the gate.). Qibao is a small town about two square kilometers in size which is crossed by two canals. Around the canals, a large number of traditional houses, shops and restaurants are found. Tourism has been actively encouraged and it makes a good daytrip from central Shanghai. Although Qibao can be touristy, prices are comparatively cheap. Qibao temple and pagoda (七宝教寺, 七宝塔), only ¥5 to enter and not very touristy, is in the east of the town, and the Qibao distillery (七宝酒坊) is at the center of the city. A quiet boat ride around one of the canals is ¥10. Embroidery from Mrs. Xie Ju Fang, who moved from the embroidery capital Suzhou, and is now making her lovely artwork in her shop, No.70 Fuqiang Rd. Free to enter.

Museums Minhang Museum (闵行博物馆), No. 1538, Xinzhen Road. A comprehensive museum showcasing three permanent exhibitions: the 700-year history of Shanghai County, the 3900-3200-year-old Maqiao Culture with over 150 unearthed artifacts, and a rich collection of Chinese folk musical instruments numbering more than 300 pieces.

2 Shanghai Aerospace Enthusiast's Center, 7900 Huming Rd, Caohejing High-Tech Area (take Metro Line 1 to Jinjiang Park and go through the underpass directly outside the station's only exit, turn left and walk about 1 km past an amusement park, it should be obvious by the sight of a large DC-8 tail fin). A small museum with a selection of Chinese military planes (mostly from the 1950s and 60s), Mao Tze Tung's personal plane as well as a complete DC-8 plane to walk through. (It had a small crash when landing here in the 1980s). There are a couple of exhibition halls containing some small model airplanes that you probabl

購物

Minhang has quite a bit of shopping, mainly for the local market except in the Qibao water town which is well-provided with tourist-oriented merchandise. There are several large malls, including one almost directly above Qibao metro station and others nearby, a couple of enormous ones across the street from Lianhua Lu (Lotus Road) station, one across a street from Dongchuan Lu station, and one near Xinzhuang station (cross the footbridge over the railway tracks and turn right). Lianhua Lu also has a group of cheap clothing stores at the station itself, mainly for women. The malls have a lot of international brands; for example, Xinzhuang has Marks & Spencer, H&M, a Carrefour supermarket, B&Q building supplies, Dairy Queen and Burger King.

美食

There are many restaurants along Hongmei Lu, and the area is popular with both tourists and expats. Take line 10 , get off at Longxi Road stop, turn right as you exit the station and right again onto Hongmei Lu. Walk a block, past Yan'an elevated road, and you are in an area full of restaurants including many places with an international menu. Another block down on the left is a pedestrians-only side street with at least a dozen restaurants and bars, including an Iranian place and an all-you-can-eat Indian buffet. Alternately, a #757 bus from Lianhua Lu metro station (fairly far South on line 1 ) takes you along Hongmei Lu. Opposite the main gate of Jiaotong University is an entire street of restaurants; they cater to students so most are moderately priced. In particular, there are two barbeque places that do reasonably good all-you-can-eat meals for about ¥50, excellent value if you are fairly hungry. There are also five clusters of restaurants on the Jiaotong U campus, each of which includes a very cheap cafeteria-style place and several other restaurants. Canteen number 5 has an overpriced coffee shop, a popular Korean place, several Chinese places, and a pseudo-Italian place with reasonable pizza around ¥25 and several good rice-and-stirfry or noodle-and-topping plates around ¥15. The same Italian place has at least one other location on campus. There is a street with a dozen restaurants across from Dongchuan Lu station, Line 5 . The Sichuan place, recognisable by the large red chilis on its sign, is