Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index zh-cn:绍兴 Shàoxīng (Simplified: 绍兴, Traditional: 紹興) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang Province, China. Shaoxing became a subprefecture during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Under the Republic of China, it became a county. And under the rule of the People's Republic of China, it became a city. Area: 7,90l km² (101 km² urban) Population: 4290,000 (300,000 urban) Average annual temperature: 16.4°C It is 65-km from Hangzhou. Table of contents 1 Administration 2 Notable people 3 Tourism 4 Miscellaneous Administration A boat on one of Shaoxing's waterways, near the city center. Shaoxing City governs three county-class cities, two counties, and one district: Shàngyú City (上虞市) Shàoxīng County (绍兴县) Shèngzhou City (嵊州市) Xinchāng County (新昌县) Yuèchéng District (越城区) Zhūjì City (诸暨市) Notable people Cai Yuanpei, educator Chen Yi, politician of Dongpu Town (東浦鎮), Shaoxing County Lu Xun, writer Qiu Jin, female revolutionary Xishi, beauty (Zhuji City) Xu Wei, painter East Lake, Shaoxing's traditional scenic area. Tourism Lu Xun's residence is preserved near the middle of the city, and has become a tourist destination. East Lake (东湖) is a traditional scenic area just out of town. Shaoxing has the Cemetery of Yu the Great (大禹陵). Miscellaneous Rice wine (黃酒) is also known as Shaoxing Wine (紹興酒) or Southern Wine (南酒). This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.