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Zhejiang

Zhejiang (浙江) is a southeast coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Zhejiang means winding river in Chinese.

浙江省
Province Abbreviation(s): 浙
Capital Hangzhou
Area
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 24th
101,800 km²
xx%
Population
 - Total (2000)
 - Density
Ranked 10th
46,770,000
459/km²
Administration Type Province

Table of contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Miscellaneous topics
8 Colleges and universities
9 External links

History

Geography

Zhejiang is on the south side of the Yangtze river delta and is close to Shanghai (which is located north of the province).

The southern end of the Grand Canal of China is located in Hangzhou.

Zhejiang is divided into ten prefecture-level cities and one prefecture at the sub-provincial level: Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing, Jinhua, Quzhou, Zhoushan, Taizhou, and Liushui Prefecture. There are also 39 counties, 25 cities, and 24 districts at the county level.

Economy

The province is also known as the "Land of Fish and Rice", and also produces silk and tea. Significant mechanical manufacturing happens there as well.

Commercial ports, by order of importance: Ningbo, Wenzhou, Zhoushan.

Demographics

Culture

Like Fujian, Zhejiang is extremely linguistically diverse. The inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu dialect but with the dialect becoming unintelligible every few kilometers.

The She and Hui nationalities are the two largest minorities.

Tourism

Tourist destinations in Zhejiang include:

Miscellaneous topics

Colleges and universities

External links