Zhejiang

Zhejiang (浙江) is a southeast coastal province of China. Zhejiang means winding river in Chinese.

浙江省

Province Abbreviation(s): Xx
Capital	Hangzhou
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 24th 101,800 km² xx%
Population  - Total (2000)  - Density	Ranked 10th 46,770,000 459/km²
Administration Type	Province

Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Miscellaneous topics 8 External links

History

Geography

Zhejiang is on the south side of the Yangtze river delta and is close to Shanghai (which is located north of the province).

The southern end of the Grand Canal of China is located in Hangzhou.

Zhejiang is divided into ten cities and one prefecture at the provincial level: Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou[?], Jiaxing[?], Huzhou[?], Shaoxing[?], Jinhua[?], Quzhou[?], Zhoushan[?], Taizhou[?], and Liushui Prefecture[?]. There are also 39 counties, 25 cities, and 24 districts at the county level.

Economy

The province is also known as the "Land of Fish and Rice", and also produces silk and tea. Significant mechanical manufacturing happens there as well.

Commercial ports, by order of importance: Ningbo, Wenzhou, Zhoushan.

Demographics

Culture

Like Fujian, Zhejiang is extremely linguistically diverse. The inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu dialect[?] but with the dialect becoming unintelligible every few kilometers.

The She[?] and Hui nationalities are the two largest minorities.

Tourism

Miscellaneous topics

External links