Binjiang, Hangzhou
Binjiang
滨江区 | |
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 Binjiang Aerial Panorama | |
 Location of Binjiang District within Hangzhou | |
  Binjiang Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 30°13′30″N 120°11′49″E / 30.225°N 120.197°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Hangzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.2 km2 (27.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 503,859 |
| • Density | 6,980/km2 (18,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 310051 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 滨江区 | ||||||
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Binjiang (Chinese: 滨江区) is an urban district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
The district's total area is 72.2 square kilometres (27.9 mi2),[1] and its permanent population totals 503,859 people as of 2020.[2]
Toponymy
The district's name is derived from its geographic location along the Qiantang River,[2] and literally translates to river bank (simplified Chinese: 滨江区; traditional Chinese: 濱江區; pinyin: Bīnjiāng Qū; lit. 'river bank district').
History
The area of present-day Binjiang District belonged to the ancient Chinese state of Yue.[2] Xixing Old Street (Chinese: 西兴老街; pinyin: Xīxìng Lǎo Jiē), a neighborhood within Xixing Subdistrict, has been continuously inhabited since the Spring and Autumn period.[3][4] Xixing was established by Yue statesman Fan Li.[4]
The area fell under the jurisdiction of Xiaoshan County, the subdivisions of which are known as far back as the Tang dynasty.[2]
Present-day Binjiang District lies along the ancient Grand Canal, which made the area central to the movement of goods and people from north China to south China.[4] The area was a major point for the export of goods abroad.[4]
During the Tang dynasty, the ancient town of Xixing was a major center for poetry.[3]
During the Japanese invasion of China, most townships in Xiaoshan County were occupied or semi-occupied by the Japanese army.[2]
In 1947, Heshang District (Chinese: 河上区; pinyin: Héshàng Qū) was established within Xiaoshan County as a county-controlled district.[2]
The area came under control of the People's Republic of China in May 1949.[2]
In September 1958, people's communes were established throughout nearly all of Xiaoshan County.[2] They remained commonplace in Xiaoshan County until their abolition in May 1984.[2]
Xiaoshan County was changed to a county-level city on November 27, 1987, and administered the three towns of Xixing, Changhe, and Puyan.[2]
On May 8, 1996, Xiaoshan was merged into nearby Xihu District.
On December 12, 1996, Binjiang District was created, with the three towns which formerly belonged to Xiaoshan.[1][2]
The district's three towns were upgraded to subdistricts on December 3, 2003.[2]
In August 2015, Binjiang District was approved as China's tenth National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone.[5]
Geography
Binjiang District is bordered by Xiaoshan District to its east and south, and by the Qiantang River to its north and west.[1] Across the Qiantang River lies Jianggan District, Shangcheng District, and Xihu District.[1]
Administrative divisions
Binjiang District has jurisdiction over three subdistricts: Xixing Subdistrict, Changhe Subdistrict, and Puyan Subdistrict.[1][6] These subdistricts are then further divided into 53 residential communities.[1]
Demographics
As of 2020, 192,265 people (38.16% of its total population) live in Puyan Subdistrict, 168,276 (33.40%) live in Changhe Subdistrict, and 143,318 (28.44%) live in Xixing Subdistrict.[2]
Economy
As of 2020, Binjiang District's gross domestic product (GDP) totals 174.57 billion renminbi (RMB), and posted a growth rate of 7.2%.[7]: 48–49 In 2019, Binjiang District's GDP totaled ¥159.22 billion, and grew at a rate of 8.2%.[5]
In 2020, Binjiang District's primary sector accounted for just 0.03% of its GDP, while its secondary sector accounted for 46.34% of it, and its tertiary sector was responsible for 53.62% of it.[7]: 49
Binjiang District is a major corporate center within China, and some of the country's largest private enterprises have headquarters or major offices in the district.[7]: 145 Geely, a major automotive manufacturing company which was the 10th largest private enterprise in China as of 2020, has its headquarters in the district.[7]: 145 [8] Other large companies headquartered in Binjiang District include video surveillance company Dahua Technology,[9] appliance company Supor,[10] and logistics company BEST.[11] Other major firms with a presence in Binjiang District include Alibaba, NetEase, H3C, Hikvision, Uniview, CHINT Group (Chinese: 正泰太阳能), Supcon (Chinese: 浙江中控), and Focused Photonics (Chinese: 聚光科技).[5]
Culture
During the Tang dynasty, the ancient town of Xixing (Chinese: 西兴; pinyin: Xīxìng), located within present-day Xixing Subdistrict and then known as Xiling (Chinese: 西陵; pinyin: Xīlíng), was a major center for Tang poetry.[4] Xixing was the subject of a poem by Bai Juyi.[4]
Transportation
Metro
Binjiang District is served by five lines on the Hangzhou Metro: Line 1, Line 4, Line 5, Line 6, and Line 7.[12] In the future, Line 18 will also going through Binjiang District.[13]
- Line 1: Binkang Road, Xixing, Binhe Road, Jiangling Road
- Line 4: Puyan, Yangjiadun, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Lianzhuang
- Line 5: Changhe, Jucai Road, Jianghui Road, Binkang Road
- Line 6: Xipu Road, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Weiye Road, Chengye Road, Jianye Road, Changhe, Jianghan Road, Jiangling Road, Xingmin, Olympic Sports Center
- Line 7: Olympic Sports Center
Road
- Shidai Avenue[7]: 293
- S4 Airport Expressway
- Zhonghe Elevated Bridge
- Guanshan Tunnel
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 滨江区自然地理 [Binjiang District Physical Geography] (in Chinese). Binjiang District People's Government. 2020-01-13. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 滨江区区划人口 [Binjiang District Jurisdiction Population]. www.hhtz.gov.cn (in Chinese). Binjiang District People's Government. 2023-02-07. Archived from the original on 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- 1 2 西兴古镇入选省第二批千年古镇 [Xixing Ancient Town was selected in the second provincial batch of millennium ancient towns]. www.hhtz.gov.cn (in Chinese). Binjiang District People's Government. 2021-01-22. Archived from the original on 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 《杭州大运河国家文化公园规划》系列报道之七：浙东双路起点 诗意古渡西兴︱滨江篇 ["Hangzhou Grand Canal National Cultural Park Planning" Series Report Seven: The Poetic Ancient Ferry to Xixing at the Starting Point of the Eastern Zhejiang Double Road︱Binjiang]. ghzy.hangzhou.gov.cn (in Chinese). Hangzhou Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources. 2022-05-07. Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- 1 2 3 高新（滨江）简介 [High-Tech (Binjiang) Introduction] (in Chinese). Binjiang District People's Government. 2020-08-19. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ↑ 2020年统计用区划代码（滨江区） [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Binjiang District)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 滨江年鉴（2021） [Binjiang Yearbook (2021)] (PDF) (in Chinese). Binjiang District People's Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ "Contact Archived May 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine." Geely. Retrieved on April 18, 2013. "ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD Add: 1760，Jiangling Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou Zhejiang Province, P.R. China Zip: 310051"
- ↑ "Contact us". Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. No.1199, Bin'an Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, China P.C:310053
- Chinese address: 杭州市滨江区滨安路1199号 - ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2015-05-07 at the Wayback Machine." Supor. Retrieved on May 22, 2015. "Zhejiang Supor CO., LTD. Add:17th Floor of Supor Building, No 1772 Jiang Hui Road, Bin Jiang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province China Zhejiang Shaoxing Supor domestic electrical appliance co., LTD. Add:NO.3 Shiji West Street, Paojiang Industrial Zone, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province China"
- ↑ 联系我们 [Contact Us]. www.800best.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ "站点查询". Hangzhou Metro (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2026-08-13. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ "杭州地铁18号线、15号线迎来关键进展". 杭州网 (in Chinese (China)). 每日商报. 2026-06-24. Archived from the original on 2026-08-13. Retrieved 2026-08-13.