Shaoxing, referred to as "Yue" and called Yuezhou in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, a city in the central area of the Yangtze River Delta, a Type II large city, and a cultural and ecotourism city with the characteristics of Jiangnan water towns in China approved by the State Council. As of 2021, the city has jurisdiction over 3 districts, 1 county, and 2 county-level cities under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 8,274.79 square kilometers and a permanent population of 5.337 million.
Shaoxing is located in East China, the north-central part of Zhejiang Province, and the south bank of Hangzhou Bay. It is the core city of the Greater Bay Area around Hangzhou Bay and the sub-central city of the Hangzhou metropolitan area. Located between 119°53′03" to 121°13′38" east longitude and 29°13′35" to 30°17′30" north latitude, it is connected to Ningbo in the east, Taizhou and Jinhua in the south, Hangzhou in the west and Qiantang in the north Jiang and Jiaxing face each other, belonging to the subtropical monsoon climate, warm and humid, with four distinct seasons.
Shaoxing has a history of more than 2,500 years. It is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, the United Nations Habitat Award city, the cultural capital of East Asia, China's excellent tourist city, the national forest city, the most dynamic city of China's private economy, the national civilized city, and the national health department. city (district). It is a famous water town, bridge town, wine town, calligraphy town and celebrity town. Shaoxing is known as "the land of cultural relics and the land of fish and rice". Famous cultural relics include Lanting, Yuling, Shaoxing Lu Xun's hometown, Shen Yuan, Keyan, Cai Yuanpei's former residence, Zhou Enlai's ancestral residence, Qiu Jin's former residence, Ma Yinchu's former residence, Wang Xizhi's former residence, He Zhizhang's former residence, etc.
In 2021, Shaoxing's regional GDP will be 679.5 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7% over the previous year at comparable prices. The added value of the primary industry was 22.7 billion yuan, an increase of 2.5%; the added value of the secondary industry was 322.8 billion yuan, an increase of 10.7%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 334 billion yuan, an increase of 7.4%.