Located in the south west of Shanghai, JinShan District lies to the northern sid e of the Hangzhou Bay. It is also in the centre of the economic region that consi sts of Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo and Zhoushan Archipelago, being the hub inside the ring of cities in the Yangtse River Delta Area. Adjoining Pinhu and Jiashan of Zhejiang Province in the west, Fengxian District of Shanghai in the east, and Songjiang and Qingpu District in the north,Jinshan District has the total area of 586 square kilometers and a population of 550,000, covering 14 towns and 1 residential area.

In Jinshan District, there is a highway network comprised of Huhang, Tongsan and Xinfengjin Highway. The Jinshan Branch Route of Huhang Railway can reach the downtown area of Jinshan District directly. Sea routes have also been opened from its Shenyong Passenger Dock in the southern part to Zhoushan, Hangzhou, etc. The Huangpu River runs across every town in the district and becomes the main major artery for river transportation. By 2005, Jinshan will have constructed a highway network of '3 Verticals 2 Horizontals' consisting of five highways and a regional road network of '6 Verticals and 6 Horizontals'. After the completion of the Han gzhou Bay Trans-oceanic Bridge, Jinshan will serve as the gateway for quickly entering Shanghai from Zhejiang Province. Also, when Jiajin Highway is completed and open to traffic, it will cost much less time for us to go out of Shanghai through Jinshan to the northern regions.