Xujiahui

Xujiahui is an historical and cultural area in Xuhui District of Shanghai. The area is a well known precinct for shopping and entertainment in Shanghai. It is also the name of the metro station in the area, Xujiahui Station. Xujiahui literally means "property of Xu family at the junction of two rivers" in Mandarin. The "Xu family" actually refers to the family of Xu Guangqi or Hsu Kuang-chi (1562-1633), China's most notable Catholic convert. Most of what is now present day Xujiahui was once the ancestral home of Xu Guangqi and his family. Baptized by famed Italian Jesuit, Matteo Ricci, Xu Guangqi and his descendants donated large plots of land to the Catholic Church, including the site of the St. Ignatius Cathedral. Xujiahui consists of three supermarkets, six major shopping malls and nine large-scale office towers. Everything from cosmetics to cars to cucumbers is available within five minutes, however the type of product that Xujiahui is most famous for is electronics.

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