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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: 429,000 (300,000 urban)
• Average annual temperature: 16 °CThe degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius ( 1701 1744), who first proposed it in 1742. The Celsius temperature scale was designed so that the freezing point of water is 0 degrees, and the boiling po

It is 65 km from HangzhouHangzhou (; pinyin: Hangzhou; WG: Hang-chou) is a sub-provincial city in China, and the capital of Zhejiang province. Located 180 km southwest of Shanghai, the population in the city proper is now 1. In China, the city is well known for its beautiful scen.

1 History

Modern day Shaoxing sits on the site of the capital of the Spring and AutumnThe Spring and Autumn Period ( ch. pinyin Chunqiu Shidai) represented an era in Chinese history between 722 BC and 481 BC. The term comes from the Annals of Spring and Autumn a historical record penned by Confucius that chronicles this era. During the Spr state of Yue (state)Yue was a state in China which existed during the Spring and Autumn Period. The state was famous for the quality of its metalworking, in particular its swords. Ancient Chinese states.. Around the sixth century BC, Yue had a sinicised ruling elite which fought a number of wars against its northern arch-rival Wu (state).

2 Administration

Shaoxing City governs three county-class cities, two counties, and one district:

• Shàngyú City (上虞市)
• Shàoxing County (绍兴县)
• Shèngzhou City (嵊州市)
• Xinchāng County (新昌县)
• Yuèchéng District (越城区)
• Zhujì City (诸暨市)

3 Notable people

• Cai YuanpeiCai Yuanpei (, Wade-Giles: Ts'ai Yuan-p'ei) ( January 11, 1868 March 5, 1940) was a Chinese educator and the chancellor of the Peking University, and known for his critical evaluation of the Chinese culture that led to the May Fourth Movement. Courtesy na, educator
• Chen YiAllied Powers in the ceremony of Japanese surrender. Chen Yi ( Pinyin: Chen Yi; Wade-Giles: Ch'en I; 1883 June 18, 1950) was the Chief Executive and Garrison Commander of Taiwan Province after it was handed over to the Republic of China in 1945 from Japan, politician of Dongpu Town (東浦鎮), Shaoxing County
• Lu XunLu Xun ( Chinese: , pinyin: L Xun) or Lu Hsun ( September 25, 1881 October 19, 1936), is often considered the founder of modern baihua (, "vernacular") Chinese literature. He was also a noted translator. Born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, Lu Xun was bor, writer
• Qiu Jin, female revolutionary
• Xishi, beauty (Zhuji City)
• Xu Wei, painter