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{{Infobox PRC province| Header = 浙江省 Zhèjiāng Shěng| Name = Zhejiang| Abbreviation = 浙| AbbrevPinyin = Zhè| ISOAbbrev = 33| Map = China-Zhejiang.png| OriginOfName = Old name of Qiantang River| Capital = [Hangzhou| Secretary = [Zhao Hongzhu| Area = 101,800| AreaRank = 25th| PopYear = 2004| Pop = 47,200,000| PopRank = 11th| PopDensity = 464| PopDensityRank = 8th| GDPYear = 2005| GDP = 1.34 trillion| GDPRank = 4th| GDPperCapita = 28,972| GDPperCapitaRank = 4th| HDIYear = 2005| HDI = 0.817| HDIRank = 4th| HDICat = high| Nationalities = [Han Chinese - 99.2%
She (ethnic group) - 0.4%| Prefectures = 11| Counties = 90| Townships = 1570| Website = http://www.zhejiang.gov.cn
(Simplified Chinese)-->Zhejiang () is an eastern coastal province of China of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang (crooked river) was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital. The name of the province is often abbreviated to "Zhe" (浙).

Zhejiang borders Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality to the north, Anhui province to the northwest, Jiangxi province to the west, and Fujian province to the south; to the east is the East China Sea, with Taiwan and beyond that the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

History Zhejiang was outside the sphere of influence of early Chinese civilization during the Shang Dynasty (16th century BC to 11th century BC). Instead it was populated by peoples collectively known as the Yue (peoples), such as the Dongyue and the Ouyue. Starting from the Spring and Autumn Period, a state of Yue emerged in northern Zhejiang that was heavily influenced by Chinese civilization further north, and under King_Gou_Jian_of_Yue it reached its zenith and was able to wipe out, in 473 BC, the state of Wu further north, a major power at the time. In 333 BC, this state was in turn conquered by the state of Chu further west; and the state of Qin in turn subjugated all the states of China under its control in 221 BC, thereby establishing a unified Chinese empire.

Throughout the Qin Dynasty (221 BC to 206 BC) and Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD), Zhejiang was under the control of the unified Chinese state, though it was a frontier area at best, and southern Zhejiang was not under anything more than nominal control, it being still inhabited by Yue (people) with their own political and social structures. Near the end of the Han Dynasty Zhejiang was home to minor warlords Yan Baihu and Wang Lang, who fell in turn to Sun Ce and Sun Quan, who eventually established the Kingdom of Wu (222-280), one of the Three Kingdoms.

From the 4th century onwards, China began to be invaded from the north by nomadic peoples, who conquered areas of North China and established the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern Dynasties. As a result, massive numbers of refugees arrived from the north and poured into South China, which hosted the refugee Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern Dynasties; this accelerated the sinicization of South China, including Zhejiang.

The Sui Dynasty reestablished unity and built the Grand Canal of China, which linked Hangzhou to the North China Plain, providing Zhejiang with a vital link to the centers of Chinese civilization. The Tang Dynasty (618-907) presided over a golden age of China. Zhejiang was, at this time, part of the Jiangnandong Circuit, and there began to appear references to its prosperity. Later on, as the Tang Dynasty disintegrated, Zhejiang constituted most of the territory of the regional kingdom of Wuyue.

The Northern Song Dynasty re-established unity in around 960. Under the Song Dynasty, the prosperity of South China began to overtake North China. After the north was lost to the Jurchens in 1127, Zhejiang had its heyday: the modern provincial capital, Hangzhou, was the capital of the Han Chinese Southern Song Dynasty which held on to South China. Renowned for its prosperity and beauty, it may have been the largest city in the world at the time.  Ever since then all the way to the present day, north Zhejiang has, together with neighbouring south Jiangsu, been synonymous with luxury and opulence in Chinese culture. Mongol conquest and the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty in 1279 ended Hangzhou's political clout, though Hangzhou continued to prosper; Marco Polo visited the city, which he called "Kinsay", and called the "finest and noblest city" in the world".

was found in the Zhejiang province. It is housed in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.The Ming Dynasty which drove out the Mongols in 1368 were the first to establish Zhejiang Province, and the borders of the province have since changed little.

After the People's Republic of China took control of Mainland China in 1949, the Republic of China government based in Taiwan continued to control the Dachen Islands off the coast of Zhejiang until 1955, even establishing a rival Zhejiang provincial government there, creating a situation similar to Fujian province today.

South Zhejiang is mountainous and ill-suited for farming, and has traditionally been poor and underdeveloped. The Chinese economic reform of Deng Xiaoping, however, have brought change to that region unparalleled across the rest of China. Driven by hard work, an entrepreneuring spirit, low labour costs, and an eye for the world market, south Zhejiang (especially cities such as Wenzhou and Yiwu) has become a major center of export. This, together with the traditional prosperity of north Zhejiang, has allowed Zhejiang to leapfrog over several other provinces and become one of the richer provinces of China.

Geography in Hangzhou from the mountains to the north-west.Zhejiang consists mostly of hills, which account for about 70% of its total area. Altitudes tend to be highest to the south and west, and the highest peak of the province, Huangyajian Peak (1921 metre), is found in the southwest. Mountain ranges include the Yandang Mountains, Tianmu Mountains, Tiantai Mountains, and Mogan Mountains, which traverse the province at altitudes of about 200 to 1000 m.

Valleys and plains are found along the coastline and rivers. The north of the province is just south of the Yangtze delta, and consists of plains around the cities of Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou, where the Grand Canal of China enters from the northern border to end at Hangzhou; another relatively flat area is found along the Qujiang River, around the cities of Quzhou and Jinhua. Major rivers include the Qiantang River and the Oujiang River. Most rivers carve out valleys in the highlands, with plenty of rapids and other features associated with such topography. Famous lakes include the West Lake of Hangzhou and the South Lake of Jiaxing.

There are over three thousand islands along the ragged coastline of Zhejiang. The largest, Zhoushan Island, is Mainland China's third largest island, after Hainan and Chongming. There are also many bays, Hangzhou Bay being the largest.

Zhejiang has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Spring starts in March and is rainy and weather is changeable. Summer, from June to September is long, hot and humid. Fall is generally dry, warm and sunny. Winters are short but cold except in the far south. Average annual temperature is around 15 to 19Celsius, average January temperature is around 2 to 8°C, and average July temperature is around 27 to 30°C. Annual precipitation is about 1000 to 1900 Millimeter. There is plenty of rainfall in early summer, and by late summer Zhejiang is directly threatened by typhoons forming in the Pacific.

.Major cities:

Administrative divisions Zhejiang is divided into eleven Political divisions of China#Prefecture-level, all of them prefecture-level cities:



The eleven Political divisions of China#Prefecture-level of Zhejiang are subdivided into 90 Political divisions of China#County-level (32 District of Chinas, 22 county-level cities, 35 County of China, and one autonomous county). Those are in turn divided into 1570 Political divisions of China#Township-level (761 town of Chinas, 505 township of Chinas, 14 ethnic townships, and 290 subdistricts).

See List of administrative divisions of Zhejiang for a complete list of Political divisions of China#County-level.

Economy The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. Main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also leads the provinces of China in tea production (the renowned Longjing tea is a product of Hangzhou). Zhejiang is also a producer of silk, for which it is ranked second among the provinces.

Zhejiang's manufacturing is centered upon electromechanical industries, textiles, chemical industries, food, and construction materials. In recent years Zhejiang has followed its own development model, dubbed the "Zhejiang model", which is based on prioritizing and encouraging entrepreneurship, an emphasis on small businesses responsive to the whims of the market, large public investments into infrastructure, and the production of low cost goods in bulk for both domestic consumption and export. As a result, Zhejiang has made itself one of the richest provinces, and the "Zhejiang spirit" has become something of a legend within China. However, some economists are now worrying that this model is not sustainable, in that it is inefficient and places unreasonable demands on raw materials and public utilities, and also a dead end, in that the myriad small businesses of Zhejiang producing cheap goods in bulk are unable to move to more sophisticated or technologically-oriented industries.

Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou, Zhejiang and Zhoushan are important commercial ports. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge is being constructed between Haiyan County and Cixi (city); once complete, it will be the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world.

The per capita disposable income of urbanites in Zhejiang reached 16,294 yuan (US$2,009) in 2005, an annual real growth of 10.4%. The per capita pure income of rural residents stood at 6,660 yuan, a real growth of 6.4% year-on-year . Its nominal GDP for 2005 was 1.336 trillion yuan (US$167 billion) with a per capita of US$3,400 . Zhejiang's primary, secondary, and tertiary industries were worth 87.3 billion yuan (US$10.8 billion), 714.7 billion yuan (US$88.1 billion), and 534.5 billion yuan (US$65.9 billion) respectively.  

Demographics Han Chinese make up the vast majority of the population. The She (ethnic group) and Hui Chinese nationalities are the two largest List of Chinese ethnic groups.

Media The Zhejiang Radio & Television, Hangzhou Radio & Television Group, Ningbo Radio & Television Group are the local broadcasters in Zhejiang Province. Programs are produced by Guinness of China Television and entertainment is produced by Wenzhou Television.

Culture 's waterways, near the city center. North Zhejiang, known as the "Land of Fish and Rice," is characterized by its canals and waterways.

Languages Zhejiang is mountainous and has therefore fostered the development of many individual localized cultures. Linguistically speaking, Zhejiang is extremely diverse. The inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu (linguistics), a subdivision of spoken Chinese, but the Wu dialects are very diverse, especially in the south, where one valley may speak a dialect completely unintelligible to another valley a few kilometers away. Non-Wu dialects are spoken as well, mostly along the borders; Mandarin (linguistics) and Hui (linguistics) dialects are spoken on the border with Anhui, while Min (linguistics) dialects are spoken on the border with Fujian. (See Hangzhou dialect, Shaoxing dialect, Ningbo dialect, Wenzhou dialect, Taizhou (Zhejiang) dialect, Jinhua dialect, Quzhou dialect for more information). In addition, Standard Mandarin (Putonghua/Mandarin) is also spoken by most people.

Music Zhejiang is the home of Shaoxing opera (wiktionary:越wiktionary:劇), one of the most prominent forms of Chinese opera. Yueju originated in Shengzhou and is traditionally performed by actresses only, in both male and female roles. Other important opera traditions include Yongju (of Ningbo), Shaoju (of Shaoxing), Ouju (of Wenzhou), Wuju (of Jinhua), Taizhou Luantan (of Taizhou, Zhejiang) and Zhuji Luantan (of Zhuji).

Cuisine Longjing tea tea (also called dragon well tea), originating in Hangzhou, is one of the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious Chinese tea. Hangzhou is also renowned for its silk umbrellas and folding fans. Zhejiang cuisine (itself subdivided into many traditions, including Hangzhou cuisine) is one of the eight great traditions of Chinese cuisine.

Place names Since ancient times, north Zhejiang and neighbouring south Jiangsu have been famed for their prosperity and opulence, and simply inserting north Zhejiang place names (Hangzhou, Jiaxing, etc.) into poetry gave an effect of dreaminess, as was indeed done by many famous poets. In particular, the fame of Hangzhou (as well as Suzhou in neighbouring Jiangsu province) has led to the popular saying: 上有天堂，下有苏杭 (above there is heaven; below there is Suzhou and Hangzhou), a saying that continues to be a source of pride for the people of these two still prosperous cities.

Notables The following are notable people associated with Zhejiang; they may not necessarily have been born in the province.



Tourism s at Guoqing TempleTourist destinations in Zhejiang include:

Miscellaneous topics Professional sports teams based in Zhejiang include:

Colleges and universities

External links

{{Infobox PRC province| Header = 浙江省 Zhèjiāng Shěng| Name = Zhejiang| Abbreviation = 浙| AbbrevPinyin = Zhè| ISOAbbrev = 33| Map = China-Zhejiang.png| OriginOfName = Old name of Qiantang River| Capital = [Hangzhou| Secretary = [Zhao Hongzhu| Area = 101,800| AreaRank = 25th| PopYear = 2004| Pop = 47,200,000| PopRank = 11th| PopDensity = 464| PopDensityRank = 8th| GDPYear = 2005| GDP = 1.34 trillion| GDPRank = 4th| GDPperCapita = 28,972| GDPperCapitaRank = 4th| HDIYear = 2005| HDI = 0.817| HDIRank = 4th| HDICat = high| Nationalities = [Han Chinese - 99.2%
She (ethnic group) - 0.4%| Prefectures = 11| Counties = 90| Townships = 1570| Website = http://www.zhejiang.gov.cn
(Simplified Chinese)-->Zhejiang () is an eastern coastal province of China of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang (crooked river) was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital. The name of the province is often abbreviated to "Zhe" (浙).

Zhejiang borders Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality to the north, Anhui province to the northwest, Jiangxi province to the west, and Fujian province to the south; to the east is the East China Sea, with Taiwan and beyond that the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

History Zhejiang was outside the sphere of influence of early Chinese civilization during the Shang Dynasty (16th century BC to 11th century BC). Instead it was populated by peoples collectively known as the Yue (peoples), such as the Dongyue and the Ouyue. Starting from the Spring and Autumn Period, a state of Yue emerged in northern Zhejiang that was heavily influenced by Chinese civilization further north, and under King_Gou_Jian_of_Yue it reached its zenith and was able to wipe out, in 473 BC, the state of Wu further north, a major power at the time. In 333 BC, this state was in turn conquered by the state of Chu further west; and the state of Qin in turn subjugated all the states of China under its control in 221 BC, thereby establishing a unified Chinese empire.

Throughout the Qin Dynasty (221 BC to 206 BC) and Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD), Zhejiang was under the control of the unified Chinese state, though it was a frontier area at best, and southern Zhejiang was not under anything more than nominal control, it being still inhabited by Yue (people) with their own political and social structures. Near the end of the Han Dynasty Zhejiang was home to minor warlords Yan Baihu and Wang Lang, who fell in turn to Sun Ce and Sun Quan, who eventually established the Kingdom of Wu (222-280), one of the Three Kingdoms.

From the 4th century onwards, China began to be invaded from the north by nomadic peoples, who conquered areas of North China and established the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern Dynasties. As a result, massive numbers of refugees arrived from the north and poured into South China, which hosted the refugee Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern Dynasties; this accelerated the sinicization of South China, including Zhejiang.

The Sui Dynasty reestablished unity and built the Grand Canal of China, which linked Hangzhou to the North China Plain, providing Zhejiang with a vital link to the centers of Chinese civilization. The Tang Dynasty (618-907) presided over a golden age of China. Zhejiang was, at this time, part of the Jiangnandong Circuit, and there began to appear references to its prosperity. Later on, as the Tang Dynasty disintegrated, Zhejiang constituted most of the territory of the regional kingdom of Wuyue.

The Northern Song Dynasty re-established unity in around 960. Under the Song Dynasty, the prosperity of South China began to overtake North China. After the north was lost to the Jurchens in 1127, Zhejiang had its heyday: the modern provincial capital, Hangzhou, was the capital of the Han Chinese Southern Song Dynasty which held on to South China. Renowned for its prosperity and beauty, it may have been the largest city in the world at the time.  Ever since then all the way to the present day, north Zhejiang has, together with neighbouring south Jiangsu, been synonymous with luxury and opulence in Chinese culture. Mongol conquest and the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty in 1279 ended Hangzhou's political clout, though Hangzhou continued to prosper; Marco Polo visited the city, which he called "Kinsay", and called the "finest and noblest city" in the world".

was found in the Zhejiang province. It is housed in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.The Ming Dynasty which drove out the Mongols in 1368 were the first to establish Zhejiang Province, and the borders of the province have since changed little.

After the People's Republic of China took control of Mainland China in 1949, the Republic of China government based in Taiwan continued to control the Dachen Islands off the coast of Zhejiang until 1955, even establishing a rival Zhejiang provincial government there, creating a situation similar to Fujian province today.

South Zhejiang is mountainous and ill-suited for farming, and has traditionally been poor and underdeveloped. The Chinese economic reform of Deng Xiaoping, however, have brought change to that region unparalleled across the rest of China. Driven by hard work, an entrepreneuring spirit, low labour costs, and an eye for the world market, south Zhejiang (especially cities such as Wenzhou and Yiwu) has become a major center of export. This, together with the traditional prosperity of north Zhejiang, has allowed Zhejiang to leapfrog over several other provinces and become one of the richer provinces of China.

Geography in Hangzhou from the mountains to the north-west.Zhejiang consists mostly of hills, which account for about 70% of its total area. Altitudes tend to be highest to the south and west, and the highest peak of the province, Huangyajian Peak (1921 metre), is found in the southwest. Mountain ranges include the Yandang Mountains, Tianmu Mountains, Tiantai Mountains, and Mogan Mountains, which traverse the province at altitudes of about 200 to 1000 m.

Valleys and plains are found along the coastline and rivers. The north of the province is just south of the Yangtze delta, and consists of plains around the cities of Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou, where the Grand Canal of China enters from the northern border to end at Hangzhou; another relatively flat area is found along the Qujiang River, around the cities of Quzhou and Jinhua. Major rivers include the Qiantang River and the Oujiang River. Most rivers carve out valleys in the highlands, with plenty of rapids and other features associated with such topography. Famous lakes include the West Lake of Hangzhou and the South Lake of Jiaxing.

There are over three thousand islands along the ragged coastline of Zhejiang. The largest, Zhoushan Island, is Mainland China's third largest island, after Hainan and Chongming. There are also many bays, Hangzhou Bay being the largest.

Zhejiang has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Spring starts in March and is rainy and weather is changeable. Summer, from June to September is long, hot and humid. Fall is generally dry, warm and sunny. Winters are short but cold except in the far south. Average annual temperature is around 15 to 19Celsius, average January temperature is around 2 to 8°C, and average July temperature is around 27 to 30°C. Annual precipitation is about 1000 to 1900 Millimeter. There is plenty of rainfall in early summer, and by late summer Zhejiang is directly threatened by typhoons forming in the Pacific.

.Major cities:

Administrative divisions Zhejiang is divided into eleven Political divisions of China#Prefecture-level, all of them prefecture-level cities:



The eleven Political divisions of China#Prefecture-level of Zhejiang are subdivided into 90 Political divisions of China#County-level (32 District of Chinas, 22 county-level cities, 35 County of China, and one autonomous county). Those are in turn divided into 1570 Political divisions of China#Township-level (761 town of Chinas, 505 township of Chinas, 14 ethnic townships, and 290 subdistricts).

See List of administrative divisions of Zhejiang for a complete list of Political divisions of China#County-level.

Economy The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. Main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also leads the provinces of China in tea production (the renowned Longjing tea is a product of Hangzhou). Zhejiang is also a producer of silk, for which it is ranked second among the provinces.

Zhejiang's manufacturing is centered upon electromechanical industries, textiles, chemical industries, food, and construction materials. In recent years Zhejiang has followed its own development model, dubbed the "Zhejiang model", which is based on prioritizing and encouraging entrepreneurship, an emphasis on small businesses responsive to the whims of the market, large public investments into infrastructure, and the production of low cost goods in bulk for both domestic consumption and export. As a result, Zhejiang has made itself one of the richest provinces, and the "Zhejiang spirit" has become something of a legend within China. However, some economists are now worrying that this model is not sustainable, in that it is inefficient and places unreasonable demands on raw materials and public utilities, and also a dead end, in that the myriad small businesses of Zhejiang producing cheap goods in bulk are unable to move to more sophisticated or technologically-oriented industries.

Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou, Zhejiang and Zhoushan are important commercial ports. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge is being constructed between Haiyan County and Cixi (city); once complete, it will be the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world.

The per capita disposable income of urbanites in Zhejiang reached 16,294 yuan (US$2,009) in 2005, an annual real growth of 10.4%. The per capita pure income of rural residents stood at 6,660 yuan, a real growth of 6.4% year-on-year . Its nominal GDP for 2005 was 1.336 trillion yuan (US$167 billion) with a per capita of US$3,400 . Zhejiang's primary, secondary, and tertiary industries were worth 87.3 billion yuan (US$10.8 billion), 714.7 billion yuan (US$88.1 billion), and 534.5 billion yuan (US$65.9 billion) respectively.  

Demographics Han Chinese make up the vast majority of the population. The She (ethnic group) and Hui Chinese nationalities are the two largest List of Chinese ethnic groups.

Media The Zhejiang Radio & Television, Hangzhou Radio & Television Group, Ningbo Radio & Television Group are the local broadcasters in Zhejiang Province. Programs are produced by Guinness of China Television and entertainment is produced by Wenzhou Television.

Culture 's waterways, near the city center. North Zhejiang, known as the "Land of Fish and Rice," is characterized by its canals and waterways.

Languages Zhejiang is mountainous and has therefore fostered the development of many individual localized cultures. Linguistically speaking, Zhejiang is extremely diverse. The inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu (linguistics), a subdivision of spoken Chinese, but the Wu dialects are very diverse, especially in the south, where one valley may speak a dialect completely unintelligible to another valley a few kilometers away. Non-Wu dialects are spoken as well, mostly along the borders; Mandarin (linguistics) and Hui (linguistics) dialects are spoken on the border with Anhui, while Min (linguistics) dialects are spoken on the border with Fujian. (See Hangzhou dialect, Shaoxing dialect, Ningbo dialect, Wenzhou dialect, Taizhou (Zhejiang) dialect, Jinhua dialect, Quzhou dialect for more information). In addition, Standard Mandarin (Putonghua/Mandarin) is also spoken by most people.

Music Zhejiang is the home of Shaoxing opera (wiktionary:越wiktionary:劇), one of the most prominent forms of Chinese opera. Yueju originated in Shengzhou and is traditionally performed by actresses only, in both male and female roles. Other important opera traditions include Yongju (of Ningbo), Shaoju (of Shaoxing), Ouju (of Wenzhou), Wuju (of Jinhua), Taizhou Luantan (of Taizhou, Zhejiang) and Zhuji Luantan (of Zhuji).

Cuisine Longjing tea tea (also called dragon well tea), originating in Hangzhou, is one of the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious Chinese tea. Hangzhou is also renowned for its silk umbrellas and folding fans. Zhejiang cuisine (itself subdivided into many traditions, including Hangzhou cuisine) is one of the eight great traditions of Chinese cuisine.

Place names Since ancient times, north Zhejiang and neighbouring south Jiangsu have been famed for their prosperity and opulence, and simply inserting north Zhejiang place names (Hangzhou, Jiaxing, etc.) into poetry gave an effect of dreaminess, as was indeed done by many famous poets. In particular, the fame of Hangzhou (as well as Suzhou in neighbouring Jiangsu province) has led to the popular saying: 上有天堂，下有苏杭 (above there is heaven; below there is Suzhou and Hangzhou), a saying that continues to be a source of pride for the people of these two still prosperous cities.

Notables The following are notable people associated with Zhejiang; they may not necessarily have been born in the province.



Tourism s at Guoqing TempleTourist destinations in Zhejiang include:

Miscellaneous topics Professional sports teams based in Zhejiang include:

Colleges and universities

External links



Zhejiang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zhejiang University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhejiang University (ZJU; simplified Chinese: 浙江大学; traditional Chinese: 浙江大學; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Dàxué; Wade-Giles: Che-chiang-ta-hsüeh), sometimes referred to ...

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Zhejiang province and Scottish links ... Zhejiang, meaning "crooked river" was the former name of the Qiantang river which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital.

Zhejiang definition of Zhejiang in the Free Online Encyclopedia.
Zhejiang (jŭ`jyäng`) or Chekiang (chĕ`kyăng`), province (1994 pop. 43,410,000), c.40,000 sq mi (103,600 sq km), SE China, on the East China Sea.

Zhejiang - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Zhejiang
Zhejiang. Coastal province of southeast China, bounded to the north by Jiangsu, to the east by the East China Sea, to the south by Fujian, and to the west by Jiangxi and Anhui ...

Zhejiang Travel Guide: Map, Climate, History, Top Attractions, Local ...
Zhejiang enjoys clear-cut seasons due to its subtropical geographic location. Spring and autumn are the most pleasant months for travelers to visit there.

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Zhejiang Province Map - Maps of China
Map of Zhejiang, China. Area map showing borders, highways and major cities including Hangzhou. ... Zhejiang Map. Regional map showing borders, major cities and highways. Cities ...

Country Profile:Zhejiang--People's Daily Online
Location: Situated on the southeast of China and south of the Yangtze River Delta: Area: 100,000 sq km : Climate: Zhejiang lies in the sub-tropical zone with monsoon climate ...

Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University. In September 1998, a new Zhejiang University was established on the basis of the amalgamation of the four former individual universities, namely Zhejiang ...

 

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