Walking on the streets of Changning District, you can feel a different atmosphere. This is no longer the unknown downtown area, but the city star that is transforming at an astonishing speed.

In 2025, Changning District won one "only" honor after another, from the convenience of living circle to the building economy, from low-carbon communities to the business environment, this district is taking off in full swing.

Economic data is impressive, ranking among the top in the city

Changning District's GDP in 2024 reached 278.9 billion yuan, breaking the 270 billion yuan mark for the first time, and its growth rate is firmly at the forefront of the city. This number continues to grow in 2025.

From January to June 2025, Changning's district-level general public budget revenue reached 10.555 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1%, far exceeding the city's average. The whole society's fixed asset investment was 8.596 billion yuan, an increase of 15.6% year-on-year, showing strong development momentum.

Convenient life, the only "one quarter-hour convenient life circle" in the city

In September 2025, Changning District was selected as the second batch of pilot areas for the convenience of the city in one quarter of an hour to promote the whole region, becoming the only administrative district in Shanghai to be rated.

What is the "fourth of an hour of convenient living circle"? Simply put, it is a place that can meet all your daily needs within 15 minutes' walk. Changning District not only did it, but also made its own characteristics.

From the Nordic-style Shanghai Huiju (gathering more than 300 brands), to the national-style Shanghai Gaodaoya and Jinhongqiao Shopping Mall, to the Shangsheng Xinsuo, M+ Xingfuli, and Dingxi Road Food Street, Changning District has truly achieved both a fireworks and an international style.

Building economy, high-quality development leads the whole city

In August 2025, Changning District was awarded the title of "China Building Economy High-Quality Development Urban Area in 2025", and is the only urban area in Shanghai to receive this honor.

How powerful is the building economy? From 2019 to 2024, the annual average growth rate of Changning's key commercial building economy contribution reached 23.5%, and the contribution of building economy in 2024 accounted for nearly 60% of the region.

The total number of carrier resources in the building park in the district has reached 282 places, with a total construction area of ​​about 7 million square meters. There are Zhongshan Park in the east, Hongqiao in the middle, and Linairan in the west. The three functional areas have their own characteristics to meet the development needs of different types of enterprises.

Business environment, the "So Hongqiao" brand is becoming more and more popular

In 2025, Changning District launched the "eight special cards" to optimize the business environment, focusing on eight major areas such as "data application, legal guarantee, prepayment and peace of mind, youth economy, overseas support, supervision efficiency improvement, talent services, and building quality improvement".

On September 5, Changning District released the 2.0 version of "The Most Hongqiao Section Chief Talks about Policies" and the "One Things" online service platform for opening a store. Now it is becoming more and more convenient to open a store in Changning, and it has truly realized "reduced links, reduced materials, reduced time, reduced running, and improved services".

Changning District also issued the first comprehensive license for wholly foreign-owned shopping centers in the country, and established Shanghai's first professional online trading market supervision office to serve and super-large e-commerce platforms.

Digital economy, 6,100 enterprises gather to form an industrial cluster

Changning is one of the most digital urban areas in Shanghai. The "Digital Changning" strategy was proposed in 2001, and it has been 24 years since then.

In 2025, there were more than 6,100 digital economy enterprises in Changning, accounting for 55% of the tax revenue in the district, and more than 700 related enterprises in the artificial intelligence industry chain were gathered.

Pinduoduo and Ctrip have entered the top 20 of the "Top 100 Chinese Internet Companies List" for five consecutive years. In 2023, the e-commerce platform in Changning District achieved a transaction volume of 1406.587 billion yuan, accounting for nearly 40% of the city's total.

Technological innovation, "Shanghai Silicon Lane" has become a new growth pole

The "Shanghai Silicon Lane" science and technology innovation blocks built by Changning District have gathered more than 500 technology companies within 1.48 square kilometers of blocks surrounded by Changning Road, Dingxi Road, Yuyuan Road, Wuyi Road and other blocks.

In September 2025, the roadshow of the 3rd Yangtze River Delta High Value Patent Operation Competition (Changning Division) was held in Digital Silicon Lane, Changning District. Dozens of high-quality project results from the Yangtze River Delta region were displayed on stage in turn, covering cutting-edge fields such as smart medical care, artificial intelligence, new energy, and automotive technology.

There is also a "Shanghai Silicon Lane" living room, providing start-ups with bags to settle in; establishing a "one-stop" service station for quality infrastructure in science and technology innovation blocks; joining forces with East China University of Political Science and Law to establish a Shanghai Law-based Business Environment Research Base.

Low-carbon and environmentally friendly, China's only representative has appeared on the Asia-Pacific stage

In August 2025, Changning District, as the only representative of China's urban sustainable development and community governance, was invited to participate in the 5th International Low Carbon City Forum and the 2025 Regional Partner Conference on Sustainable Urban Development to share innovative practices.

Changning District takes Beixinjing Street as an example to explore how to balance emission reduction goals and improve residents' quality of life in high-density urban areas through community participatory planning, and promote the "Changning Model" of sustainable development of grassroots communities in China to the Asia-Pacific stage.

The community is built with a 21.45kWp photovoltaic system, which is connected to the national power grid and is equipped with emergency conversion equipment. If there is a disaster and power outage, it will provide power for charging piles and emergency power sources, integrating the low carbon and toughness of photovoltaics with emergency guarantees.

Foreign capital is favored, and 89 multinational companies have settled in regional headquarters

Changning District continues to carry out the "Headline Energy Increase Action" and insists on the "Three Levels and Three Systems" enterprise service mechanism that has been operating for many years. Currently, there are 89 regional headquarters and R&D centers of multinational companies in the district.

In 2025, the newly established Shanghai ABB Electric Technology Co., Ltd., a Swiss industrial giant ABB Group, will increase its investment in China's smart construction market.

IFF (International Flavors and Fragrance Company) Shanghai Innovation and R&D Center, with an investment of nearly 100 million yuan, has also been located in Changning District, becoming the largest innovation and R&D center of this Fortune 500 company headquartered in New York.

From January to June 2025, the growth rate of actual foreign investment in Changning District exceeded the city's average.

Jingyaohongqiao

The newly built commercial complexes such as Jingyaohong Bridge and AFA Rongqiao Center are releasing more than 1 million square meters of office and commercial space. The space under the bridge on the Suzhou River has become a fashionable Rock Park, and a luxury goods exhibition has been held in Zhongshan Park.

Changning is no longer just an administrative district in Shanghai, it has transformed into a model room for a future city. Here is the life you want and the future you look forward to.