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  Science Fair Projects - Yangpu District
It is located in the northeast of Shanghai, bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south, Hongkou District on the west and Baoshan District in the north.
In December 1944, Yangsupu District was established with an area of 7.7km².
The present territory of Yangpu District was formed after the incorporation of Wujiaochang District (then of Baoshan county) in 1984.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Yangpu_District   (638 words)

  
 Luwan District
Luwan (卢湾) is a district located in Central Shanghai, China and has an area of 8.05 km².
Luwan district is located directly south of People's Square.
Luwan also contains the old French Concession area, one of the most prestigious sections of the city.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/lu/luwan_district.html   (142 words)

  
 Shanghai Districts
As the oldest district in Shanghai, the Huangpu District is the center of administration, culture and trades, as well as the most extravagant area in Shanghai.
Inside the Changning district, the Gubei New Area is a thriving mini-metropolis with medium and high rise apartment towers and charming villa compounds which focus on security and facilities and which are geared to cater to the everyday needs of a busy family.
It adjoins Minhang District in the east, borders on Songjiang District, Jinshan District and Zhejiang Province in the south, joins the two cities of Wujiang and Kunshan of Jiangsu Province in the west, and connects with Jiading District in the north.
www.huayuindustries.com /useful/shanghai_districts_en.htm   (3742 words)

  
 Landmark Asia - sales and rental of Hong Kong residential property   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Luwan is also where you will find the beautiful old French Concession area, one of the most prestigious sections of the city.
Nanshi District recently became a part of the new HuangPu District but we will continue to refer to them as separate districts for the sake of convenience.
As a district, Pudong is far too large to compare directly to other districts in the downtown area.
www.landmarkasia.com.cn /district.html   (1479 words)

  
 Shanghai Topic Center - Travel to China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Baoshan District The Baoshan district of Shanghai has a land area of 424.58 km² and a population of 740,900 as of 2001.
Jinshan District Jinshan district of Shanghai has a land area of 586.14 km² and population 536 900 as of 2001.
Luwan District Luwan (卢湾) is a district located in Central Shanghai, China.
www.famouschinese.com /topic/Shanghai   (678 words)

  
 District Introduction
Jing an District is home to 750 year old Jing an Temple, the Temple of the Jade Buddha and newly renovated Nanjing Road where the best shopping in the city is found.
Xuhui District is one of the most prestigious living areas of the city and is home to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, known as one of the four elite universities of China (the other three are Xinhua, Beijing, and Fudan).
Hong Qiao is actually a special economic zone within Changning District and is best know for it's airport (for many years the only airport in the city), the zoo and expatriate communities.
www.shanghairealty.com /district_introduction.htm   (1182 words)

  
 Artists fight to save old street
The Shanghai municipal government is set to intervene in a property dispute between a group of artists who rent studio space on Taikang Road and the Luwan District government, which wants the painters out to make way for development.
When word leaked out last week that the district government was planning to force many of the artists to relocate by July after leasing space along the road to a Taiwanese developer, studio and cafe owners began to organize a battle to save what they call the "art street."
Officials from Luwan District said the street is due for development.
www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_newupdate/2004-03/31/content_46549.htm   (491 words)

  
 Jing'an District - TheBestLinks.com - Shanghai, Political divisions of China, Chongming, Pudong, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jing'an District, Shanghai, Political divisions of China, Chongming, Pudong...
Jing'an (静安;) is one of the central districts of Shanghai.
The district borders the Huangpu District in the east and Suzhou river to the north.
www.thebestlinks.com /Jing__27__an_District.html   (137 words)

  
 Shanghai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Shanghai is divided into 19 county-level divisions: 18 districts and 1 county.
Eight of the districts govern suburbs, satellite towns, and rural areas further away from the urban core:
Shanghai faces the East China Sea (part of the Pacific Ocean), and is bisected by the Huangpu River.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/shanghai   (2870 words)

  
 Amber Realty
Xuhui District, as one of the most prestigious living areas, is situated at the southwest of shanghai.
Jing'an district is the highest concentration of entertainment, high-level residential and commercial properties.
On the part of outskirts of Shanghai, like Minghang district and Qingpu district, some villa compounds with well facilities and management are increasingly popular to many expatriates' families for their well furnished and reasonable prices.
www.amber-realty.com /introsh.htm   (823 words)

  
 DEVELOPMENT GATEWAY_ Migrants Learn About Legal Rights
The classes were set up to help workers enhance their awareness of their legal rights, said Liu Zhen, director of the Luwan District Construction Administrative Agency.
Luwan was among the first districts citywide to set up classes for the 500,000 migrant builders in Shanghai.
Shanghai Daily reporters attended one lesson on Nantangbang Road, Luwan District yesterday morning, sitting on concrete blocks with more than 200 workers from two nearby construction units.
www.chinagateway.com.cn /english/34605.htm   (260 words)

  
 Shanghai Shopping Streets in Makeover Contest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A district official in charge of the road's development said that the remodeling aimed to meet diversified market demands.
Meanwhile, another reform plan is brewing on the Huaihai Road in Luwan District, which has long enjoyed a reputation for setting Shanghai's fashion and culture.
Although no specific investment has been yet disclosed, an official with the Luwan District said that the construction would surely be massive.
www.china.com.cn /english/28210.htm   (352 words)

  
 Photo Album Augustl 2002 - Dirk Kempthorne, The Governor of the State of Idaho   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Zhang Zaiyang, Magistrate of Shanghai Municipal Luwan district in China.
Idaho has a partnership agreement with the Luwan district, and the Governor visited Luwan on his trade mission in June.
Zhang is leading a delegation from the Luwan district to Idaho.
gov.idaho.gov /picture/pic2002/picaug02/album_aug02.htm   (535 words)

  
 Asia Trade Mission Day 10 - May 23, 2005
Idaho has a cooperative agreement that was originally signed with the Luwan District in 1999.
The Shanghai Yongye Enterprise Group – one of the well-known development groups in the Luwan District – has a proud history of renovation and development work that preserves the Shanghai history and culture.
In addition to touring some of the renovated areas of the Luwan District, Governor Kempthorne stopped by the Yongye Group to thank them for all their assistance and partnership with Idaho.
www.idahogovernorsmissions.com /Asia_day10.htm   (727 words)

  
 Human Rights in China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that plaintiffs in a court case alleging corruption in an urban clearance were barred from attending the trial, only to have their case adjourned due to their absence.
According to HRIC’s sources in China, the Shanghai Luwan District Court had set the afternoon of October 20 for the case brought by Cao Lanhua, Zhang Yunlong and Zhang Yunfeng against Shanghai Yangtze Jiayuan Property Development Co. Ltd.
The plaintiffs allege that the company illegally destroyed their homes in Luwan District’s Dapu Road on August 8, 2003.
iso.hrichina.org /public/contents/press?revision_id=18088&item_id=18086   (419 words)

  
 Why Did You Resign ?: June 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Shanghai's nickname 'Paris of the East' stems largely from the tree-lined avenues, Tudor mansions, and French-influenced architecture of this district.
The French Concession is actually just one part of Luwan District, although most foreigners just refer to it as the former.
Luwan District is right in the middle of the city and is one smallest divisions with a mere 368,000-odd skulls, quite a few of them foreigners.
whydidyouresign.blogspot.com /2005_06_01_whydidyouresign_archive.html   (5065 words)

  
 City School Inks Canada Agreement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Education, Training and Youth Department of Manitoba, Canada, signed an agreement with the Shanghai Luwan District Education Bureau last week to launch the program in September 2002.
Wuai High School is located in Luwan District of Shanghai.
The Luwan District has pledged 10 million yuan (US$1.2 million) to fund the international project and the Hong Kong-based World First Investment Ltd, the investor for the Canadian side, is putting up US$300,000, the two sides said.
www.lianghui.org.cn /english/2001/Apr/10020.htm   (168 words)

  
 Asia Trade Mission Day 11 - May 24, 2005
With Shanghai’s emergence as a one of the leading business, financial, and commercial centers in the world, the Luwan District is seen as the Wall Street of Shanghai.
The partnership was reaffirmed this morning as Luwan District Magistrate Zhang Zaiyang and Idaho Commerce and Labor Director Roger Madsen renewed the cooperative agreement with Governor Kempthorne witnessing the event.
Following the meeting with the Luwan District, the Governor and delegation went to Xiang Ming High School where the Governor spoke and then took questions from the students – all in English.
www.idahogovernorsmissions.com /Asia_day11.htm   (783 words)

  
 Shanghai -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The city has had various nicknames in English, including "Paris of the East", "Queen of the Orient" (or "Pearl of the Orient"), and even "The Whore of Asia" (a reference to foreign-influenced corruption in the 1920s and 1930s, including vice, drugs and prostitution).
Before the forming of Shanghai city, Shanghai was part of Songjiang county, governed by (Click link for more info and facts about Suzhou) Suzhou (The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)) prefecture.
Shanghai is divided into 19 county-level divisions: 18 (A region marked off for administrative or other purposes) districts and 1 (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Sh/Shanghai.htm   (5891 words)

  
 Shanghai China News
Huangpu, Luwan and Jing an Districts, with such advantages as solid commercial foundations, excellent historic and cultural heritages and geographic superiority, are vying for global top-name brands.
The Huangpu District government has initiated the Bund project, with a Giorgio Armani flagship store opening in the No.3 building of the Bund, and Ermenegildo Zegna and Cartier flagship stores in the No.18 building of the Bund.
As well as the local leisure hub Xintiandi, the Sinan Road area is expected to be transformed into a gathering place of global name brands, according to the Luwan District government.
www.franchiseek.com /China/Shanghai_China_News.htm   (194 words)

  
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Administratively, Shanghai is one of 4 municipalities of the People's Republic of China, which have provincial-level status.
Shanghai is divided into 18 districts and 1 county:
As of 2002, there were 132 towns, 3 townships, 99 subdistrict committees, 3,393 neighborhood committees and 2,037 villagers' committees in Shanghai.
www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shanghai.html   (1055 words)

  
 english.eastday.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Last week, Luwan District traffic police set up a 70-square-meter parking zone on the street outside Yongchang School.
The zone is solely used by parents dropping off or picking up their children before and after classes.
The luwan District traffic police say parents can use the parking zone from 7am to 8:30am and also from 4:30pm to 5:30pm every day but must move quickly.
english.eastday.com.cn /eastday/englishedition/metro/userobject1ai727531.html   (354 words)

  
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The total investment of the Luwan project over the next few years amounts to around RMB$6,000 million and the Company expects to invest RMB$1,000 million in 2004 for the initial phase of the redevelopment.
It is expected that the first phase of the project will reach pre-sale stage by 2006 and be completed by 2007.
land acquisition in China and the redevelopment of the Luwan district in Shanghai, the Directors consider that the placing represents a good opportunity for the Company to raise fund.
www.asiawind.com /pub/hksr/news/040127/09-25   (488 words)

  
 Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Li Limao from Shanghai Died after Being Injected With Unknown Substance
Li Limao from Luwan District, Shanghai was arrested in October of 2004 and was sentenced to forced labor.
She was arrested by policemen from the Ruijin Station in Luwan District and sentenced to one year at forced labor.
The 610 officials tried to have her sentenced to three years of forced labor, but because of her physical condition, she was instead sentenced to three and half years in prison, which she served in the Shanghai Women's Prison.
www.pureawakening.net /pa/article/2005/7/30/46714.html   (278 words)

  
 Shanghai Shopping guides - Oriental Travel China Tourist Information
It is renowned as "No.1 Street of China Jingan District Commerce", which has hundred odd old shops of China with different specialties of food and wearing apparel.
The commodities are of high and middle Xuhui District grades in the main.
It is the "Kingdom of arts and crafts and City District small commodities of Shanghai" from antique, jade-ware, gold and silver ornament to bottle-cork and silk thread, everything the customers could wish for.
www.orientaltravel.com /China/Shanghai/Shopping.htm   (369 words)

  
 Welcome to aSmallCity - Shanghai Weblog
The city's development in the past few decades have made it one of the most important economic, commercial, financial and communications center of China.
Pudong New District (浦东新区 Pǔdōng Xīn Qū) — Chuansha County until 1992.
Baoshan District (宝山区 Bǎoshān Qū) — Baoshan County until 1988
shanghai.asmallcity.com /archives/000011.html   (295 words)

  
 Shanghai Xuhui District Audit Bureau
The total revenue of Xuhui District is 3.221 billion yuan, it increases 29% than last year.
The revenue of Xuhui District in the past half year is 2.078 billion yuan, increases 30.39%, and it takes up 56.71% of the whole year.
The total pay out is 1.839 billion yuan, increases 51.42%.
sjj.xh.sh.cn /english/focus/Y04/T0907.htm   (146 words)

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