Shaoxing is a municipality under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, located in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province, on the south bank of Hangzhou Bay. Shaoxing has a history of more than 2500 years. It is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, the United Nations Habitat Award city, the outstanding tourist city of China, the most dynamic city of private economy in China, and also the 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, 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.
The poem written by Shaoxing ancients is:
Lu You writes about Shaoxing Liuqiao.
This play is a quatrain, ending with a sentence from the Tang Dynasty.
Rain crosses Meiwu and wind crosses Shangliu Bridge.
There are no calendar days in the mountains. What dynasty is it today?