Puxi (浦西, pinyin:Pǔxī) is an area of Shanghai, China. Despite the new city of Pudong to the east it remains Shanghai's cultural, residential, and even econonomic center.

Location and Geography

Puxi literally means "Huangpu West" or "West of the Huangpu". Puxi is separated from Pudong, to the east, by the Huangpu river.

Culture and Entertainment

Despite efforts to promote Pudong, Puxi remains the cultural and entertainment center of Shanghai. The two main shopping centers, Huaihai Zhong Lu and Xujiahui, the major bar streets such as Maoming Lu and Julu Lu, and cultural centers such as The Bund, the Shanghai Grand Theater, and the Shanghai Museum are all in Puxi. Puxi is also the home of approximately 90% of Shanghai's residents.

Transportation

Shanghai's old airport, Hongqiao Airport, is located in Puxi however all international flights, flights to Hong Kong and Macao, and flights to most major cities have been moved to Pudong International Airport. Government policy is apparently to move all flights to any location from Hongqiao to Pudong at the same time to avoid placing the two airports in direct competition. This is probably avoids embarassment as a taxi to Hongqiao takes less than 30 minutes and US$10 whereas Pudong International Airport is far from all major business areas and can take an hour and US$25.

Pudong and Puxi are connected by several tunnels, four major bridges, and Metro line 2.

The Shanghai Railway Station is also in Puxi.