Shaoxing, called Yuezhou in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province. As of 20 18, the whole city has three districts, 1 county and two county-level cities, with a total area of 8274.79 square kilometers.
Shaoxing is located in the east of China, in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province, on the south bank of Hangzhou Bay, bordering Ningbo in the east, Taizhou and Jinhua in the south, Hangzhou in the west and Jiaxing across the Qiantang River in the north. It is an important city in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, a core city around Hangzhou Bay and a sub-central city in Hangzhou metropolitan area. It belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, warm and humid, with four distinct seasons.
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, China excellent tourist cities, national forest cities, and the most dynamic private economy cities in China. It is also a famous water town, bridge town, wine town, hometown of calligraphy and hometown of celebrities. Shaoxing is known as the "hometown of cultural relics and land of plenty". Famous cultural sites include Lanting, Yuling, Lu Xun's hometown, Shenyuan, Ke Yan, Cai Yuanpei's former residence, ancestral home, Qiu Jin's former residence, Ma Yinchu's former residence, Wang Xizhi's former residence and He's former residence.