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Zhejiang (浙江, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhèjiāng, Wade-Giles: Che-chiang, Postal system pinyin: Cheh-kiang or Che-kiang) is a southeast coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital.
History
Geography
Zhejiang is on the south side of the Yangtze river delta and is close to Shanghai (which is located north of the province).
The southern end of the Grand Canal of China is located in Hangzhou.
Zhejiang is divided into eleven prefecture-level cities: Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing, Jinhua, Quzhou, Zhoushan, Taizhou, and Lishui. The last prefecture, Lishui Prefecture was replaced by Lishui prefecture-level city in 2000. There are also 39 counties, 25 cities, and 24 districts at the county level.
Economy
The province is also known as the "Land of Fish and Rice", and also produces silk and tea. Significant mechanical manufacturing happens there as well.
Commercial ports, by order of importance: Ningbo, Wenzhou, Zhoushan.
Demographics
The She and Hui nationalities are the two largest minorities.
Culture
Like Fujian, Zhejiang is extremely linguistically diverse. The inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu dialect but with the dialect becoming unintelligible every few kilometers.
Tourism
Tourist destinations in Zhejiang include:
xihu,(west lake) is a place of interest in Hangzhou and is very famous in China.
Colleges and universities
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