Shengzhou (), formerly Shengxian or Sheng County, is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

in central

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, south of the

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, and is the south-eastern part of the prefecture-level city of

Shaoxing Shaoxing (; ) is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. It was formerly known as Kuaiji and Shanyin and abbreviated in Chinese as (''Yuè'') from the area's former inhabitant ...

. It is about 1.5 hours drive from the provincial capital of

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also Chinese postal romanization, romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the prov ...

through the Hangzhou-Ningbo, Shangyu-Sanmen Expressway. As of the 2020 census, its population was 675,226, but 1,094,262 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.

Art

Shengzhou is the origin of the

Yue opera Yue opera, also known as Shaoxing opera, is the Chinese opera genre. Only Peking opera is more popular nationwide. Originating in Shengzhou, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1906, Yue opera features actresses in male roles as well as femininity ...

, the second most popular

Chinese opera Traditional Chinese opera (), or ''Xiqu'', is a form of musical theatre in China with roots going back to the early periods in China. It is an amalgamation of various art forms that existed in ancient China, and evolved gradually over more tha ...

Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Shengzhou is divided into 4 Subdistricts, 10

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and 1

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Subdistricts

*Shanhu Subdistrict (剡湖街道) *Sanjiang Subdistrict (三江街道) *Lushan Subdistrict (鹿山街道) *Pukou Subdistrict (浦口街道)

Towns (镇, ''zhen'')

*Ganlin (甘霖) *Changle (长乐) *Chongren (崇仁) *Huangze (黄泽) *Sanjie (三界) *Shihuang (石璜) *Gulai (谷来) *Xianyan (仙岩) *Jinting (金庭) *Xiawang (下王)

Township (乡, ''xiang'')

*Guimen (贵门)

Climate

Transportation

Shengzhou North railway station Shengzhou (), 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 c ...

Shengzhou Xinchang railway station Shengzhou Xinchang railway station () is a railway station in Sanjiang Subdistrict, Shengzhou, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. It is situated between Shengzhou county-level city and Xinchang County, both under the administration of Shaoxing prefec ...

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

County-level cities in Zhejiang Shaoxing {{Zhejiang-geo-stub