Yuyao () is a

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in the northeast of

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province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the

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. It is located west of central Ningbo, east of

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

, bordering

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in the north. Yuyao covers an area of .

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,254,032. Its built-up (or metro) area with the county-level city of Cixi largely conurbated, had 3,083,520 inhabitants. However, recently the migrated workers and their families have increase the total population to about 1.6 million, but they do not show up in the official census and other related statistics data.

Geography and climate

Yuyao lies in a

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zone, rich in sunshine and rain fall, warm and humid, distinct in the four seasons. The mean annual sunshine is 2,061 hours and the annual rate of sunshine is 47%. The mean annual temperature is 16 degree Celsius and the coldest months perennially are January and February, the hottest are July and August. The mean annual precipitation is around 1,300 millimeters and changes greatly from year to year. The hyetal distribution is also uneven during a year, and the rainfall centers on

East Asian rainy season The East Asian rainy season (), also called the plum rain, is caused by precipitation along a persistent stationary front known as the Meiyu front for nearly two months during the late spring and early summer in East Asia between mainland China ...

(梅雨) (aka bai-u rainy period) from April to June and

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period from July to December. Yuyao offers a wide variety of landscape from wide open ocean in

, rice fields in fertile plains to high spires in

Siming Mountains Siming may refer to: * Siming District Siming District is an urban district of the city of Xiamen, Fujian province, China. It includes the territory of the old town of Xiamen and the government offices of the modern sub-provincial city. Geogr ...

. Yaojiang River originates in

in the south where the Ninth

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is located. Yaojiang River goes through the county and extends eastward into

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as well as

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. In 2021,

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caused 951.0 mm of rainfall to fall in Yuyao.

History

Yuyao is well known for its rich heritage of civilization. The

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Hemudu culture The Hemudu culture (5500 BC to 3300 BC) was a Neolithic culture that flourished just south of the Hangzhou Bay in Jiangnan in modern Yuyao, Zhejiang, China. The culture may be divided into early and late phases, before and after 4000 BC respecti ...

formed in Yuyao about 5,000 B.C. is one of the earliest sites of human civilization on

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. The material and ethical relics revealed large-scale rice plantation and other agricultural activities, hurdle style architecture, paddling and boating and respecting birds and sun. Yuyao also produced many famous scholars in the history, for example, Yan Zi-Ling in

Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

Yu Fan Yu Fan (, , ; 164–233), courtesy name Zhongxiang, was a Chinese essayist, politician, and writer of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Initially a minor officer under Wang Lang, the Administrator of Kuaiji Com ...

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Period, Yu Xi in Jin Dynasty, Yu Shinan in

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and

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Wang Yangming Wang Shouren (, 26 October 1472 – 9 January 1529), courtesy name Bo'an (), art name Yangmingzi (), usually referred to as Wang Yangming (), was a Chinese calligrapher, general, philosopher, politician, and writer during the Ming dynasty ...

, Zhu Shunshui and

Huang Zongxi Huang Zongxi (; September 24, 1610 – August 12, 1695), courtesy name Taichong (), was a Chinese naturalist, political theorist, philosopher, and soldier during the latter part of the Ming dynasty into the early part of the Qing. Biography Huan ...

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and

were ranked among China's top 10 ideologists. Yuyao was then named as “the Most Famous County”and “the Famous State on Literature”. During the

Anti-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Thea ...

, Yuyao was one of China's 19 bases against Japanese invaders, and was the center of anti-Japanese bases of eastern

province.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: * Lanjiang Subdistrict (兰江街道), Ditang Subdistrict (低塘街道), Fengshan Subdistrict (凤山街道), Langxia Subdistrict (朗霞街道), Lizhou Subdistrict (梨洲街道), Yangming Subdistrict (阳明街道) Towns: * Dalan (大岚镇), Dayin (大隐镇), Huangjiabu (黄家埠镇),

Hemudu The Hemudu culture (5500 BC to 3300 BC) was a Neolithic culture that flourished just south of the Hangzhou Bay in Jiangnan in modern Yuyao, Zhejiang, China. The culture may be divided into early and late phases, before and after 4000 BC respecti ...

(河姆渡镇), Lubu (陆埠镇), Liangnong (梁弄镇),

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(临山镇), Mushan (牟山镇),

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(马渚镇), Simingshan (四明山镇),

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(泗门镇), Sanqishi (三七市镇),

Xiaocao'e Xiaocao'e () (pinyin: xiǎo Cáo É) is a town located in the administrative territorial entity of Yuyao, Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, established in 1949 and named after Cao E (130-143), the filial piety In Confucianism, Chinese Buddhi ...

(小曹娥镇), Zhangting (丈亭镇) The only township is Luting Township (鹿亭乡)

Economy

Yuyao is known as a place for rice and fish. Its economy has been booming as private enterprises dominate after the economic reform began in late 1970s. In 2007, GDP will reach RMB 34 billions, with double digit annual growth rates over the past 20 years. It ranked as one of the top-20 counties in terms of comprehensive economic strength out of all the 2100 counties in China. The industry products are mainly electric appliances, plastic moulding, machinery and textiles. High-tech industries such as materials, optical, electro-mechanical integration and fine chemical industry are developing rapidly. The main agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry products of Yuyao are tea, fruits like waxberry and mandarin orange, bamboo, silkworm, fowl, livestock and fish. Fresh produce is available in all seasons.

Transport

The Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway

and China National Highway 329 and Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway go through Yuyao. The world's longest trans-oceanic bridge - the

Hangzhou Bay Bridge Hangzhou Bay Bridge () is a long highway bridge with two separate cable-stayed portions, built across the mouth of Hangzhou Bay in the eastern coastal region of China. It connects the municipalities of Jiaxing and Ningbo in Zhejiang province. C ...

- was recently completed construction near the northern border of Yuyao. It reduced the cross bay traffic to only from the current section of Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway around

References

External links

Official Web Portal of Yuyao
- English {{Authority control Geography of Ningbo County-level cities in Zhejiang