Fengjing

Fengjing (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 楓涇; pinyin: Fēngjīng) is a town in Jinshan District, Shanghai. An ancient water town, it also has a new town with a Canadian theme and an industrial zone. It is a centre for Jinshan peasant painting.

Fengjing
枫泾镇
Town
Location (shown in red) in Jinshan District (shown in yellow) within Shanghai
Coordinates: 30.891°N 121.013°E / 30.891; 121.013
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityShanghai
DistrictJinshan
Area
  Total91.7 km2 (35.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total63,400
  Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.fengjing.gov.cn/html/ywb/

Fengjing has an area of 91.7 km2 (35.4 sq mi), and had a registered population of 63,400 in 2008. It lies next to the G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway and China National Highway 320. Fengjing's railway stations are Fengjing station, on the Shanghai-Kunming Railway, and Jinshan North station on the Shanghai-Hangzhou High-Speed Railway, which opened in 2010.

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