Geographical Location of Qingpu,

Qingpu District is located in the west of Shanghai, the upper reaches of Huangpu River and the lower reaches of Taihu Lake, with a geographical position within 120¡ã53¨@~121¡ã17¨@east longitude and 30¡ã59¨@~31¡ã16¨@ north latitude. Bordering on Zhejiang Province and Jiangsu Province in the west, Qingpu is the west gate of the city of Shanghai to the inland and a hub of the two provinces and the city. With convenient land and water transportation, Qingpu is in a favorable geographical position. It is only 20 km from Shanghai¡¯s downtown area and 6 km from the Hongqiao International Airport. Inside Qingpu there are three roads directly leading to the urban and two main highways connecting the district with Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. National Road NO.318 goes through this area from east to west. Also Qingpu has a natural advantage in water transportation with bountiful rivers and lakes. It plays a key role in water transportation among Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai with a shipment capacity of 50-300 tonnages.

Area of Qingpu,

     Qingpu occupies an area of 675.1 square kilometer, of which the area of water is 112.46 square kilometers, occupying 16.65% of the total area.

Population of Qingpu,

      By 2002, the number of the registered residents in Qingpu totaled 456834 with 168593 migrant people. The industrious Qingpu people are making outstanding achievements with their enterprising spirits on this charming land. Great changes have taken place on this ancient and beautiful land.

Climate of Qinqpu,

Qingpu has a subtropical maritime climate. The weather is warm and moist with plentiful rainwater and a long frost-free period. 

 Main meteorological elements in 2002