![]() ![]() History Early history Ī city gate of Shaoxing built in 1223 during the Song Dynasty The name comes from the Shaoxing reign period of Emperor Gaozong of Song, and is a poetic term meaning "inheriting the imperial task and resurging to prosperity". The city was first named Shaoxing in 1131 A.D. Zhejiang has the fifth highest per capita GDP in the nation, with the city itself at 32nd nationally by GDP per capita. In 2010, Shaoxing celebrated the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the city.Įconomically, the city is driven by manufacturing of textiles, electronics, and energy-efficient lighting. Its local variety of Chinese opera sung in the local dialect and known as Yue opera is second in popularity only to Peking opera. It is also noted for Shaoxing wine, meigan cai, and stinky tofu, and was featured on A Bite of China. Notable residents of Shaoxing include Wang Xizhi, the parents of Zhou Enlai, Lu Xun, and Cai Yuanpei. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,270,977 inhabitants among which, 2,958,643 (Keqiao, Yuecheng and Shangyu urban districts) lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Hangzhou-Shaoxing, with a total of 13,035,326 inhabitants. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. ![]() It was formerly known as Kuaiji and Shanyin and abbreviated in Chinese as 越 ( Yuè) from the area's former inhabitants. Shaoxing ( ( listen) Chinese: 绍兴) is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. "Shaoxing" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters ![]()
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