Shaoxing, called Yuezhou in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province and a city in the central area of the Yangtze River Delta? [79], a type II big city, the State Council approved China as a cultural eco-tourism city with the characteristics of Jiangnan water town? [ 1]。 As of 202 1, the whole city has three districts, 1 county and two county-level cities. , with a total area of 8274.79 square kilometers and a permanent population of 5.337 million.
Shaoxing is located in the east of China, north-central Zhejiang and south bank of Hangzhou Bay. Is it the core city of Greater Bay Area around Hangzhou Bay and the sub-central city of Hangzhou metropolitan area? [3]。 It is located at 1 19 53' 03 "east and 12 1 13' 38" north and 29 13' 35 "and 3017' north.
With a history of more than 2,500 years, Shaoxing is one of the first national historical and cultural cities, a UN Habitat Award city, an East Asian cultural capital, an excellent tourist city in China, a national forest city, the most dynamic private economic city in China and a national civilized city? , national health city (district).
It is a famous water town, bridge town, wine town, calligraphy town and celebrity town. Shaoxing is known as the "hometown of cultural relics and land of plenty". Famous cultural sites include Lanting, Yuling, Shaoxing 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.
In 2022, the city's gross domestic product (GDP) was 73,565,438+billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 4.4% at comparable prices. The added value of the three industries accounts for 3.3%, 49.0% and 47.7% of GDP respectively.