Qibao is a town

Town (China)

When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...

 in the Minhang District

Minhang District

The Minhang District of Shanghai has a land area of 371.57 km2 and population of 2,429,000 residents as of 2010.It is mostly a residential district, though it is also home to some of the many factories and production facilities in Shanghai. Residential housing development is the main source of...

 of Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

, China. Pronounced Qi'bao, translated as Seven Treasures.

Its formation can be traced back to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was between 907–960/979 AD and an era of political upheaval in China, between the fall of the Tang Dynasty and the founding of the Song Dynasty. During this period, five dynasties quickly succeeded one another in the north, and more than 12 independent states were...

, to the Northern Song Dynasty. The name comes from the local temple, "Qibao Temple," which is no longer in existence.

Now, Qibao town is a famous Shanghai tourist attraction. Tong River Po exchange across the town, the river a few blocks with different features of the bridge. Town Street is in the display style of the ancient town is also a bustling commercial street.

Qibao town known for cricket

Cricket (insect)

Crickets, family Gryllidae , are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers, and more closely related to katydids or bush crickets . They have somewhat flattened bodies and long antennae. There are about 900 species of crickets...

, its a local specialty. It is said that the Qibao production of the cricket's bravery and aggressiveness, are top grade.

Qibao is also once the residence of the famous painter Zhang Chongren

Zhang Chongren

Zhang Chongren , was a Chinese artist and sculptor best remembered in Europe as the friend of Hergé, the Belgian comics writer and artist and creator of The Adventures of Tintin. The two met when Zhang was an art student in Brussels.-Early life:...

, a friend of the Belgian cartoonist Hergé

Hergé

Georges Prosper Remi , better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best known and most substantial work is the 23 completed comic books in The Adventures of Tintin series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, although he was also...

, on whom the character Chang Chong-Chen

Chang Chong-Chen

Chang Chong-Chen is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin, the series of classic Belgian comic books written and illustrated by Hergé...

 from "The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist , who wrote under the pen name of Hergé...

" was based.

Location

Located in western suburbs of Shanghai, which under the Minhang District, population about 14 million, covers an area of 21.3 square kilometers. It is bounded on the Huqingping Huacao Town, South sector Xinzhuang Gu Dai Road, East relies Meilong Town, Hongqiao Town, and Wang Jing Port. Qibao town can be access by Shanghai Metro

Shanghai Metro

The Shanghai Metro is the urban rapid transit system of China's largest city, Shanghai. The system incorporates both subway and light rail lines. It opened in 1995, making Shanghai the third city in Mainland China, after Beijing and Tianjin, to have a rapid transit system...

 Line 9

Shanghai Metro Line 9

Line 9 is a heavy rail line that runs mainly east-west on the Shanghai Metro network. The line runs from Songjiang New City in Songjiang District to Middle Yanggao Road in Pudong.-Introduction:...

 to Qibao Station.