Which province is Shaoxing?

Shaoxing is a city in Zhejiang Province.

Shaoxing Province is located in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province, on the south bank of Hangzhou Bay. It is adjacent to Ningbo in the east, Taizhou and Jinhua in the south, Hangzhou in the west and Jiaxing across the Qiantang River in the north. The whole territory is 130.4km long from east to west,18.1km wide from north to south, with a coastline of 40km, a total land area of 8273.3km2 and an urban area of 2942km2.

Shaoxing has a history of more than 2500 years. It is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, United Nations Habitat Award cities, East Asian cultural capital, China excellent tourist city, national forest city, China most dynamic private economy city, national civilized city and national health city. It is also a famous water town, bridge town, wine town, hometown of calligraphy and hometown of celebrities.

Geographical environment of Shaoxing city

Shaoxing is located at the junction of three geomorphic units: the hills in western Zhejiang, the hills in eastern Zhejiang and the plains in northern Zhejiang. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, forming the landform characteristics of mountains, inclusive basins and concentrated plains, showing the shape of "mountain" The landform can be summarized as "four mountains, three basins, two rivers and one plain", but in terms of area distribution, it presents the characteristics of "six mountains, one water and three fields", and the whole landform inclines downward from southwest to northeast.

Shaoxing is located in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with obvious monsoon, four distinct seasons, mild climate, wet and rainy. However, due to its mid-latitude, complex terrain, obvious microclimate difference and frequent disastrous weather. Spring, winter and summer monsoon alternate, the solar radiation is enhanced, the temperature is gradually rising, the cold and warm air activities are frequent, the spring rain is continuous, the rainfall is increasing, the wind direction is changeable, the weather changes greatly, and there are often late spring cold, strong wind and hail.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shaoxing City