Gubei, Shanghai

Gubei 古北
Residential community
Coordinates: 31°11′20.0″N 121°24′33.8″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Shanghai
District	Changning
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code	021

Gubei (Chinese: 古北; Shanghainese: ku^2poh^4; Mandarin pinyin: Gǔběi) is an affluent residential area located in Changning District, Shanghai and covers an area of 136.6 hectares (338 acres). Gubei is best known as an enclave of East Asian expatriates in Shanghai, including those from Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. As a result, Gubei is sometimes informally referred to as "Little Tokyo", "Little Taipei" or "K-town". Gubei has a Koreatown neighborhood. Gubei also has a significant number of expatriates from Europe and North America. Administratively, it comprises two residential communities (居委会), Gubei Xincheng (古北新城) and Gubei Hongyuan (古北虹苑).[1]

Transportation

• Shanghai Metro
  • Line 10 (Shanghai Metro), Yili Road station
  • Line 10 (Shanghai Metro), Shuicheng Road station
  • Line 15 (Shanghai Metro), Yaohong Road station
• Buses
  • No.57
  • No.48
  • No.911

Attractions

• Hongqiao State Guesthouse
• Shanghai East Radio Station
• Soong Ching-ling Mausoleum
• Takashimaya (opened in December 2012)

Schools

• Yew Chung International School of Shanghai
• Jianqing Experimental School
• Shanghai United International School
• Concord Bilingual High School
• Hong Qiao International School - Rainbow Bridge International School[2]

See also

• Japanese community of Shanghai

References

1. "Japanese making Shanghai their home". CNN. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
2. "Contact Us Archived 2015-01-08 at the Wayback Machine." Hong Qiao International School - Rainbow Bridge International School. Retrieved on January 9, 2015. "2381 Hong Qiao Road, Shanghai, China 200335"