Shinan, Qingdao
Shinan
市南区 | |
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Kiautschou Governor's Residence Aerial View | |
Location of Shinan within Qingdao | |
| Coordinates (Qingdao City Hall): 36°3′46.72″N 120°23′4.79″E / 36.0629778°N 120.3846639°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Sub-provincial city | Qingdao |
| Subdistricts | 11
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hua Yusong (华玉松) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.01 km2 (11.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 588,800 |
| • Density | 20,000/km2 (51,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 266071 |
| Area code | 0532 |
| Vehicle registration | 魯B |
| Website | http://www.qdsn.gov.cn/ |
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Shinan District (Chinese: 市南区; pinyin: Shìnán Qū; lit. 'South City District') is an urban district of Qingdao, Shandong. It has an area of 30.01 square kilometres (7,420 acres; 11.59 sq mi), and had approximately 588,800 inhabitants as of 2019. Shinan is located in coastal hilled terrain, and has a temperate monsoon climate. Common features include moderate temperatures, moist air, abundant rainfall, and four distinct seasons. It is notable for its early 20th-century German architecture, unusual in Chinese cities.
In the mid-19th century the European powers forcibly opened China to foreign trade. Germany acquired the Kiautschou Bay concession from China in 1898, and substantially developed a fishing village they spelled "Tsingtao" (simplified Chinese: 青岛; traditional Chinese: 青島; pinyin: Qīngdǎo). The area built by the Germans falls into the part of Qingdao known today as Shinan District.
Shinan is a center for political, business and finance activities, and is home to investment from an increasing number of Fortune 500 companies. To facilitate urban planning, it is divided into a number of areas, including a port and logistics area, tourism area, software/IT area, high-end retail area and financial area.
Shinan is home to the Qingdao International Sailing Centre, a world-class sailing marina constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions. It has also hosted a leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race each year since 2005.