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West Lake, Hangzhou
A UNESCO scenic lake surrounded by temples, pagodas, gardens, and misty hills that has inspired Chinese poets and painters for centuries.
50 km · about 60 min drive
Zhejiang, China · Asia
Shaoxing sits on the route: 35 minutes from Shangyu, 50km from West Lake, Hangzhou.
Shaoxing is a major city located in Zhejiang, China. With a population of 2,300,000, it is one of the largest urban centers in Asia.
On a road trip, Shaoxing sits in China, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Shanghai time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Shaoxing to your route.
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. As of the 2020 census, its populationRead more
was 5,270,977 inhabitants, among which 2,958,643 (Keqiao, Yuecheng and Shangyu urban districts) lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Hangzhou–Shaoxing, with a total of 13,035,326 inhabitants.
Notable residents of Shaoxing include Wang Xizhi, the parents of Zhou Enlai, Lu Xun, and Cai Yuanpei. It is also noted for Shaoxing wine, meigan cai, and stinky tofu, and was featured on A Bite of China. Its local variety of Chinese opera sung in the local dialect and known as Yue opera is second in popularity only to Peking opera. In 2010, Shaoxing celebrated the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the city.
Economically, the city is driven by manufacturing of textiles, electronics, and energy-efficient lighting. Zhejiang has the fifth highest per capita GDP in the nation, with the city itself at 32nd nationally by GDP per capita.
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Shaoxing is located in Zhejiang, China, Asia. The coordinates are 30.0024 latitude, 120.5786 longitude.
Shaoxing has a population of approximately 2,300,000 people, making it a major city in China.
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A UNESCO scenic lake surrounded by temples, pagodas, gardens, and misty hills that has inspired Chinese poets and painters for centuries.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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