Shengzhou
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. At the 2010 census, its population was 679,762, but 1,060,206 lived in the built-up area made of Shengzhou City and Xinchang County largely being conurbated.
Shengzhou
嵊州市 | |
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  Shengzhou Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 29°36′N 120°49′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 (2010 census[1]) | |
| • County-level city | 679,762 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Economy
The city is the national and international top producer of ties.[2]
Art
Shengzhou is the origin of the Yue opera, the second most popular Chinese opera.
Administrative divisions
Towns (镇, zhen)
- Sanjie (三界)
- Xiawang (下王)
- Pukou (浦口)
- Huangze (黄泽)
- Beizhang (北漳)
- Jinting (金庭)
- Jiangzhen (蒋镇)
- Cangyan (苍岩)
- Ganlin (甘霖)
- Boji (博济)
- Kaiyuan (开元)
- Changle (长乐)
- Shihuang (石璜)
- Furun (富润)
- Chongren (崇仁)
- Gulai (谷来)
- Xianyan (仙岩)
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
- http://www.citypopulation.de/php/china-zhejiang-admin.php
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-01-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)