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Shaoxing, with a long history of more than 2,500 years, is one of the first batches of Chinese national historical and cultural city. It ever won the name of “the Livable City” awarded by the United Nations. It is an excellent tourism city and a national forest city in China. With a wonderful geography that is in the middle north of Zhejiang province and its unique location which is east to Ningbo city, south to Taizhou city and Jinhua city, and west to the Hangzhou city, Shaoxing enjoys promising development in different aspects.

Highlights

Place of Talents: Shaoxing is a place that has nurtured lots of famous people that impacted China a lot, such as Luxun, Cai Yuanpei, Zhou Enlai, Qiujin, Wang Xizhi, He Zhizhang, etc. so that there are many cultural relics worthy visiting nowadays.
Shaoxing Rice Wine: Shaoxing Rice Wine is quite famous and it is the most popular choice for visitors who travel to Shaoxing. With long history and high quality, it wins various awards in different expositions and fairs.
Shaoxing Black-awning Boat: Shaoxing is a typical water town in the south region of Yangtze River where you could feel authentic and unique sceneries when taking the black-awning boat. It is a must for tourists to experience it.

Attractions

As a city with abundant resources of tourist attractions both in national scenic spots and cultural landscape, Shaoxing has been a popular tourist destination for many people to choose. There are top ten spots worth visiting if you get chance there. They are Luxun's Former Residence Scenic Spot, Shenyuan, Anchang Ancient Town, Dayu Mausoleum in Guiji Mountain, Keyan, Lanting Town, Xishin’ Former Residence, Guiji Mountain, Xinchang Temple, Zhujiwuxie. There are still many other tourist attractions that you can go, such as Shaoxing old post road, Heqingyuan, Xiufeng Temple in Shangyu, etc.

Climate

In the spring, winter monsoon and summer alternate frequently, with increasing solar radiation and rising temperature. Meanwhile, the activities of cold and warm air is active, coming with constant spring rain and changeable wind, which contributes to various change of weather including cold weather in later spring and high wind and hail.

Transportation

Here is some specific information about different kinds of transportation in Shaoxing.

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Maps

Our Shaoxing maps cover different types of useful maps including Shaoxing location Map, Shaoxing City Map, Shaoxing attractions map, Scenic Spots around Shaoxing, and so on to help you arrange your tours better and know more about Shaoxing city and start your wonderful Shaoxing trips.

Accommodation

You could find various hotels in Shaoxing. And we just name some of them that may be useful for you.

Dining

Shaoxing dish, carrying with the characteristics of the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, takes fish, prawn, and poultry like duck and chicken as its main ingredients. It focuses on beautiful fragrance, crispy mouthfeel, authentic and juicy soup and light oil. They would add some Shaoxing rice wine when eat, which leads to endless aftertastes. Sauce is used in Shaoxing dish making, especially Shaoxing rice wine, so that dishes there come with strong fragrance. Steaming and stewing are the mainly cooking ways there. Here are some recommended Shaoxing dishes that you could try if you plan your traveling there.

Culture

Shaoxing is a city with profound culture and it is also a place nurturing a lot of famous people who contributed a lot to Shaoxing culture.

Photos

Shaoxing, known as the hometown of Luxun, the famous litterateur and ideologist, is a suitable and agreeable place for visiting. We’ve prepared some photos of scenic spots that might be useful for you to refer to, such as the pictures of Luxun's Former Residence Scenic Spot, Shenyuan, Anchang Ancient Town, Dayu Mausoleum in Guiji Mountain, Keyan, Lanting Town, Xishin’ Former Residence, Guiji Mountain, Xinchang Temple, Zhujiwuxie, etc.

Shopping

There are various specialties in Shaoxing that show its characteristics. Here are some local specialties which you could refer to if you travel there. Also, if you want to buy more authentic local specialties, you’d better go to some regular shopping areas or shopping center to get them. And we also prepared some places for you.

Location Infomation

Chinese Name:绍兴

English Name:/ʃaʊxɪŋ/

Location Position:Middle North of Zhejiang province

Population Number:About 2.1 million

Language:Mandarin, Shaoxing Dialect

Postal Code:321000

China Country Code:0575

Local Time Zone:UTC+8

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