French Concession
The French Concession is the area of Shanghai that the French government administered from 1849 until 1946. The tree-lined avenues and the many fine old houses in the area still retain an air of the "Paris of the East".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Shanghai Concession
- Description: French concession in China
- Also known as: “Shanghai French Concession”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University and Shanghai Museum of Arts And Crafts.
Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University
Hospital
Photo: Legolas1024, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, formerly the Shanghai Jewish Hospital, is a teaching hospital in Shanghai, China, affiliated with the Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University and the Red Cross Society of Shanghai.
Huashan Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Livelikerw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huashan Hospital, formerly Chinese Red Cross General Hospital, is founded by Red Cross Soiecty of China in 1907. It is the district general hospital operated by the Red Cross Society of China in Shanghai, China, and is affiliated with the Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jing’an and Ruijinerlu.
Jing’an
Jing'an is a district in downtown Shanghai. It is named after the historic Jing'an Temple, and its transport hub is the Jing'an Temple metro station. Other than a few temples and Chairman Mao's former house, there are few sights in Jing'an but if you are looking for shopping and eating or want to admire skyscrapers, then this is a prime area.
French Concession
- Category: administrative territorial entity
- Location: Shanghai, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.2139° or 31° 12′ 50″ northLongitude
121.4486° or 121° 26′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8Q336C7X+HCWikidata ID
Q2571993
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Wu Chinese—“French Concession” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Şanxay Fransa müstəmləkəsi”
- Catalan: “Concessió francesa de Shanghai”
- Catalan: “Concessió francesa de Xangai”
- Chinese: “上海法國租界”
- Chinese: “上海法租界”
- Chinese: “徐汇”
- Danish: “Franske koncession i Shanghai”
- Dutch: “Shanghai French Concession”
- Esperanto: “Ŝanhaja Franca Koncesio”
- French: “concession française de Shanghai”
- French: “Concession française de Shanghai”
- French: “Concession française de Shanghaï”
- German: “Französische Konzession Shanghai”
- German: “French Concession Shanghai”
- Hebrew: “הרובע הצרפתי של שאנגחאי”
- Hebrew: “הרובע הצרפתי”
- Indonesian: “Konsesi Prancis Shanghai”
- Italian: “concessione francese di Shanghai”
- Italian: “Concessione francese di Shanghai”
- Japanese: “上海フランス租界”
- Korean: “상하이 프랑스 조계”
- Malay: “Konsesi Perancis Shanghai”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Den franske konsesjon i Shanghai”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Det franske konsesjonsområde i Shanghai”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Det franske konsesjonsområdet i Shanghai”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shanghais franske konsesjonsområde”
- Norwegian: “Den franske konsesjon i Shanghai”
- Portuguese: “Concessão Francesa de Xangai”
- Russian: “Шанхайская французская концессия”
- Slovenian: “Francoska koncesija Šanghaj”
- Spanish: “Concesion Francesa de Shanghai”
- Spanish: “Concesión francesa de Shanghái”
- Spanish: “Concesión Francesa de Shanghái”
- Spanish: “Concesion Francesa en Shanghai”
- Spanish: “Concesión Francesa en Shanghái”
- Swedish: “Franska koncessionen i Shanghai”
- Turkish: “Şanghay Fransız İmtiyaz Bölgesi”
- Ukrainian: “Французька концесія”
- Ukrainian: “Шанхайська французька концесія”
- Wu Chinese: “上海法租界”
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