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

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, 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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monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

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

typhoon A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere. This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin, and is the most active tropical cyclone basin on Earth, accounting for a ...

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, an urban district of Xiamen, Fujian, China * Siming (deity) Siming () refers to a Chinese deity or deified functionary of that title who makes fine adjustments to human fate, with various English translati ...

. 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 Pacific Ocean. 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 Neolithic Hemudu culture formed in Yuyao about 5,000 B.C. is one of the earliest sites of human civilization on earth. 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, Yu Fan in Three Kingdoms Period, Yu Xi in Jin Dynasty, Yu Shinan in

Sui Dynasty The Sui dynasty (, ) was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China that lasted from 581 to 618. The Sui unified the Northern and Southern dynasties, thus ending the long period of division following the fall of the Western Jin dynasty, and layi ...

and Tang Dynasty, Wang Yangming, 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 ...

in Ming Dynasty. Wang Yangming 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),

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(低塘街道), Fengshan Subdistrict (凤山街道), Langxia Subdistrict (朗霞街道),

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(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 (河姆渡镇), Lubu (陆埠镇), Liangnong (梁弄镇), Linshan (临山镇), Mushan (牟山镇), Mazhu (马渚镇), Simingshan (四明山镇),

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(泗门镇), Sanqishi (三七市镇), Xiaocao'e (小曹娥镇), Zhangting (丈亭镇) The only township is

Luting Township Lute (from Latin ''Lutum'', meaning mud, clay etc.) was a substance used to seal and affix apparatus employed in chemistry and alchemy, and to protect component vessels against heat damage by fire; it was also used to line furnaces. ''Lutatio ...

(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 China National Highway 329 (G329) runs from Hangzhou to Shenjiamen in Zhejiang. It is 292 kilometres in length and runs east from Hangzhou, going through Shaoxing and Ningbo. Route and distance See also * China National Highways The Chin ...

and Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway go through Yuyao. The world's longest trans-oceanic bridge - the Hangzhou Bay Bridge - 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