Yangshupu Waterworks

The Yangshupu Waterworks is a waterworks built in 1883, and located at 830 Yangshupu Road in the district of Yangpu, Shanghai, China. The waterworks was the first of its kind to be built in China and provided running water for the first time to some of the cities' residents.

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Type: Protected area
Description: China’s first modern waterworks
Also known as: “Yangshupu Water Plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Danyang Road and Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum.

Danyang Road

Metro station

Danyang Road is a station as part of Line 18 of the Shanghai Metro. Located at the intersection of Yangshupu Road and Jiangpu Road in Yangpu District, Shanghai, the station opened with the rest of phase one of Line 18 on December 30, 2021. Danyang Road is situated 570 metres northeast of Yangshupu Waterworks.

Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum

Museum

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The Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum is a museum commemorating the Jewish refugees who lived in Shanghai after fleeing Europe to escape Nazi persecution. Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum is situated 1½ km west of Yangshupu Waterworks.

Yangshupu Road

Metro station

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Yangshupu Road is a station on Shanghai Metro Line 4. It is located along Dalian Road at its intersection with Yangshupu Road, in the Yangpu District of Shanghai, and is the first station on Line 4 in Puxi travelling counter-clockwise after crossing the Huangpu River from Pudong. Yangshupu Road is situated 1 km west of Yangshupu Waterworks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yangpu and Pinglianglu.

Yangpu

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Yangpu is one of the districts that comprise the city centre of Shanghai. It is located northeast of the downtown core and is predominantly made up of residential communities.