Huangpu River

Large manmade tributary of the Yangtze

Location of mouth in Shanghai

Native name黄浦江 (Chinese)LocationCountryChinaMunicipalityShanghaiPhysical characteristicsSourceDianshan Lake • locationQingpu, Shanghai, China MouthYangtze River

• location

Baoshan, Shanghai, China

• coordinates

31°23′33″N 121°30′54″E / 31.39250°N 121.51500°E / 31.39250; 121.51500Length113 km (70 mi)Discharge • average180 m³/s (6,400 cu ft/s)^[1] Basin featuresTributaries • leftSuzhou Creek

Huangpu River

Simplified Chinese

黄浦江

Traditional Chinese

黃浦江

Postal

Whangpoo River

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huángpǔ Jiāng
Wade–Giles	Huang-p'u Chiang
Wu
Shanghainese Romanization	Waonphu Gaan

The Huangpu (pronunciation^ⓘ), formerly romanized as Whangpoo,^[2] is a 113 km-long (70 mi) river flowing north through Shanghai. The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the Huangpu River.

The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its major tributary. It is on average 400 m (1,312 ft) wide and 9 m (30 ft) deep, and divides the city into two regions: Puxi ("west of Huangpu"), the traditional city center, and Pudong ("east of Huangpu").^[3]

Bridges

Fengpu Bridge
Lupu Bridge, opened 2003.
Minpu Bridge
Minpu Bridge No. 2
- The lower deck of this bridge carries Line 5 across the Huangpu River. This is the first line of the Shanghai Metro to cross the river via a bridge.^[4]
Nanpu Bridge, opened 1991.
Songpu Bridge, opened 1975 railway, 1976 highway.
Songpu Bridge No. 2
Songpu Bridge No. 3
Xupu Bridge, opened 1997.
Yangpu Bridge, opened 1993.

The following roadways, highways, and railways also cross the Huangpu River via a bridge:

Tunnels

A number lines of the Shanghai Metro cross underneath the river, including Line 12, Line 4, Line 2, Line 9, Line 4 (twice), Line 8, Line 13, and Line 11 (from north to south geographically).

There are several roadways which cross the Huangpu river via a tunnel, including:

Bund Sightseeing Tunnel
Dalian Road tunnel
Dapu Road tunnel
East Fuxing Road tunnel
East Yan'an Road tunnel
Jiangpu Road tunnel (planned)
Jungong Road tunnel
Longyao Road tunnel
Lujiabang Road tunnel (planned)
Luoxiu Road tunnel (planned)
Nenjiang Road tunnel (planned)
Outer Ring Road tunnel
Renmin Road tunnel
Shangzhong Road tunnel
South Hongmei Road tunnel
South Wanping Road tunnel (planned)
South Xizang Road tunnel
West Changjiang Road tunnel (under construction)
Xiangyin Road tunnel
Xinjian Road tunnel
Yinxing Road tunnel (planned)
Zhoujiazui Road tunnel (planned)

Ferries

There are currently several ferry lines operated by Shanghai Ferry. Numerous tour boats also ply the harbour in the Pudong area.

Controversy

In March 2013, some 16,000 pig carcasses were found floating in the Huangpu River in Shanghai.^[5] Some of the pigs carried ear tags saying they were from Jiaxing, so that city in Zhejiang may be the source; One news agency indicates that dead pigs are often dumped into rivers in China to avoid the disposal cost. ^[6] However local farmers deny the dumping allegation.^[7]

References

Citations

^ (四)水文 Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
^ Sladen (1895), p. 278.
^ "The New Huangpu River Both Banks". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved Apr 16, 2014.
^ "Shanghai Metro Line 5 South Extension to Start Test Runs". that's Shanghai. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ Hook, Leslie (May 14, 2013). "China: High and dry: Water shortages put a brake on economic growth". Financial Times. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
^ Barboza, David (March 17, 2014). "Dead pigs floating in Chinese river". Guardian.
^ Barboza, David (March 14, 2013). "A Tide of Death, but This Time Food Supply Is Safe". New York Times.