Shengzhou
| Shengzhou 嵊州市 | |
|---|---|
| County-level city | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoxing |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,789.07 km2 (690.76 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,789.07 km2 (690.76 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,002.06 km2 (1,159.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census[1]) | |
| • County-level city | 679,762 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Shengzhou (Chinese: 嵊州; pinyin: Shèngzhōu), formerly Shengxian or Sheng County, is a county-level city in central Zhejiang, south of the Hangzhou Bay, and is the south-eastern part of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing. It is about 1.5 hours drive from the provincial capital of Hangzhou through the Hangzhou-Ningbo, Shangyu-Sanmen Expressway. At the 2010 census, its population was 679,762, but 1,060,206 lived in the built-up area made of Shengzhou City and Xinchang County largely being conurbated.
Economy
The city is the national and international top producer of ties.[2]
Art
Shengzhou is the origin of the Shaoxing opera, the second most popular Chinese opera.
Administrative divisions
Towns (镇, zhen)
- Sanjie (三界)
- Xiawang (下王)
- Pukou (浦口)
- Huangze (黄泽)
- Beizhang (北漳)
- Jinting (金庭)
- Jiangzhen (蒋镇)
- Cangyan (苍岩)
- Ganlin (甘霖)
- Boji (博济)
- Kaiyuan (开元)
- Changle (长乐)
- Shihuang (石璜)
- Furun (富润)
- Chongren (崇仁)
- Gulai (谷来)
- Xianyan (仙岩)
Food
Shengzhou is famous for its variety of local snacks and southeast China style dishes. Examples include: Xiaolongbao (小笼包), Doufubao (豆腐包), Youtiao, and Shengzhou Chaoniangao (嵊州炒年糕).
References
Coordinates: 29°36′N 120°49′E / 29.600°N 120.817°E