Shengzhou
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Shengzhou
嵊州市 | |
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Shengzhou Location in Zhejiang | |
Coordinates: 29°36′N 120°49′E / 29.600°N 120.817°ECoordinates: 29°36′N 120°49′E / 29.600°N 120.817°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Prefecture-level city | Shaoxing |
Area | |
• County-level city | 1,789.07 km2 (690.76 sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,789.07 km2 (690.76 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,002.06 km2 (1,159.10 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census[1]) | |
• County-level city | 675,226 |
• Metro | 1,094,262 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Shengzhou (Chinese: 嵊州; pinyin: Shèngzhōu), formerly Shengxian or Sheng County, is a county-level city in central Zhejiang, south of the Hangzhou Bay, and is the south-eastern part of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing. It is about 1.5 hours drive from the provincial capital of Hangzhou through the Hangzhou-Ningbo, Shangyu-Sanmen Expressway. As of the 2020 census, its population was 675,226, but 1,094,262 lived in the built-up area made of Shengzhou City and Xinchang County largely being conurbated.[2]
Economy[]
The city is the national and international top producer of ties.[3]
Art[]
Shengzhou is the origin of the Yue opera, the second most popular Chinese opera.
Administrative divisions[]
As of 2020, Shengzhou is divided into 4 Subdistricts, 10 Towns and 1 Township.[4]
Subdistricts[]
- Shanhu Subdistrict (剡湖街道)
- Sanjiang Subdistrict (三江街道)
- Lushan Subdistrict (鹿山街道)
- Pukou Subdistrict (浦口街道)
Towns (镇, zhen)[]
- Ganlin (甘霖)
- Changle (长乐)
- Chongren (崇仁)
- Huangze (黄泽)
- Sanjie (三界)
- Shihuang (石璜)
- Gulai (谷来)
- Xianyan (仙岩)
- Jinting (金庭)
- Xiawang (下王)
Township (乡, xiang)[]
- Guimen (贵门)
Transportation[]
Food[]
Shengzhou is famous for its variety of local snacks and southeast China style dishes. Examples include: Xiaolongbao (小笼包), Doufubao (豆腐包), Youtiao, and Shengzhou Chaoniangao (嵊州炒年糕).
References[]
- ^ "China: Zhèjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "China: Zhèjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2020年统计用区划代码".
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