Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport within the area have formed Shanghai’s airport pattern of “One City Two Airports, Two in One”. / Yan'an Elevated Road traverses the west and east of Changning, passes straight through the outer ring road, and connects Huning Expressway, Huhang Expressway and Huqingping Expressway, becoming Shanghai’s rapid transit hub leading to other provinces and cities. /First phase of rail transit Metro Line 2, /First phase of light rail Pearl Line, /such high-speed trunk roads as Changning Road, Hongqiao Road and Huashan Road strengthen Changning’s linkage with other areas of Shanghai. /During the “tenth five-year plan”, Metro Line 2 will extend to the west from Zhongshan Park, /the solid traffic network within the district, which extends in all directions with the upper, the middle and the lower supplementing each other, will be further perfected.

Changning District abounds in human resource and is one of the districts in Shanghai where universities and colleges, scientific research institutions and human sights are comparatively concentrated. / Within the district, there are many universities and colleges that are famous home and abroad, including Donghua University, East China University of Politics & Law, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, Shanghai Jiaotong University Management School, etc.. /There are over 70 research institutes, including Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, CAS, /Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS, /Shanghai Institute of Biological Products, Shanghai Institute of Iron & Steel Technology, etc.. /Some research institutes have also established Master Programs, PhD Programs and postdoctoral flow workstations，ensuring high-quality talent resource and favorable conditions for university-research-industry cooperation. /Changning District always adheres to the development strategy of “education takes precedence”, taking the lead to basically accomplish secondary and primary schools standardization construction across the city. /Within the district, there is the century-old school enjoying reputation home and abroad— Shanghai No. 3 Girls Middle School/ and the modern symbolic boarding high school newly built in recent years— Yan-An Middle School, /there are also many international education facilities, including Yew Chung Shanghai International School, /Shanghai Changing International School, etc.. /On the average, the percentage of the number of people who have college degree or above for every 100 people in Changning District is 8.7 percentage points higher than that in Shanghai central downtown area. /The modern garden villas with different styles along Yuyuan Road, Xinhua Road and Hongqiao Road which are listed as Shanghai Historical Areas and Historical Architectures are famous in Shanghai for their profound historical and cultural background. /Such unique human sights as Shanghai Ballet School, Liu Haisu Art Museum, Song Ching-ling Mausoleum and Shanghai Film Art Center connect into one line, forming the cultural corridor of Shanghai with unique style.