Shaoxing belongs to Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province.
Shaoxing is located in East China, the north-central part of Zhejiang Province, and the south bank of Hangzhou Bay. It is connected to Ningbo City in the east, Taizhou City and Jinhua City in the south, Hangzhou City in the west, and faces Jiaxing City across the Qiantang River in the north. , is an important city in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, a core city in the Hangzhou Bay Greater Bay Area, and a sub-central city in the Hangzhou Metropolitan Area. Located between 119°53′03" to 121°13′38" east longitude and 29°13′35" to 30°17′30" north latitude, it has a subtropical monsoon climate with warm and humid weather and four distinct seasons.
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Shaoxing has a history of more than 2,500 years. It is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, a United Nations Habitat Award city, a cultural capital of East Asia, an outstanding tourist city in China, and a national Forest City is the most dynamic city in China's private economy. It is also a famous water town, bridge town, wine town, calligraphy town, and celebrity town. Shaoxing is known as "a land of cultural relics and a land of plenty". Famous cultural monuments include Orchid Pavilion, Yuling, Lu Xun's hometown, Shen Garden, Keyan, Cai Yuanpei's former residence, Zhou Enlai's ancestral residence, Qiu Jin's former residence, Ma Yinchu's former residence, Wang Xizhi's former residence, He Zhizhang's former residence, etc. ?
In 2017, Shaoxing City reviewed and confirmed that it will continue to retain the honorary title of National Civilized City. In 2017, the Comprehensive Well-off Index of China's prefecture-level cities ranked 16th. In December 2018, it was rated as the 7th best prefecture-level city in mainland China and one of the 30 most innovative cities in China. In 2018, it was re-confirmed as a national sanitary city (district).