Zhejiang

Location in China

Zhejiang (浙江) is in a province in East China, very close to the major city of Shanghai.

Cities

Main cities

• 1 Hangzhou (杭州市) – Zhejiang's capital, former capital of China, China's busiest destination for domestic tourism, famous for tea, silk and the great West Lake.
• 2 Huzhou (湖州市) – includes the historic district of Anji
• 3 Ningbo (宁波市) – former treaty port, clean and compact with interesting islands nearby
• 4 Shaoxing (绍兴市) – traditional Chinese cultured city
• 5 Wenzhou (温州市) – major industral center, near the sea and Fujian border
• 6 Yiwu (义乌市) – vibrant with Middle Eastern flavour due to large Islamic business community.
• 7 Zhoushan (舟山市)

Smaller cities

• 8 Beilun (北仑区) – international port near Ningbo
• 9 Cixi (慈溪市)
• 10 Jiangshan (江山市) – is a small city at the intersection of Zhejian, Fujian and Jiangxi.
• 11 Jiaxing (嘉兴市) – civilized city of fish, rice and silk including famous resting-on-water towns Wuzhen and Xitang
• 12 Longyou County
• 13 Taizhou (台州市)
• 14 Xikou (溪口镇)
• 15 Zhuji (诸暨市)
• 16 Lishui (丽水市)

Other destinations

Yu'ao, a typical fishing village on the rugged coast of the Dayu Bay, in Zhejiang's southernmost Cangnan County.

• 1 Mount Dalei
• 2 Mount Putuo (普陀山)
• 3 Lake Tai (太湖)
• 4 Qiandaohu (千岛湖) – a scenic lake known for its clear water and 1,000+ islands (hence its nickname Thousand Island Lake)
• 5 Yandangshan (雁荡山)
• 6 Moganshan (莫干山) – a mountain getaway from Shanghai
• Tiantaishan (Zhejiang)

See

Jianglangshan

• Wuzhen (乌镇) is located on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and also around a net-work of other smaller canals and rivers. The town has numerous bridges, ancient harbors and water-side pavilions, and makes an excellent complimentary side-trip for visitors staying in nearby Hangzhou. Buses ply the route from Hangzhou to Wuzhen.

• The China Danxia landscape near Jianglangshan is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Eat

Zhejiang cuisine is one of the major cuisines of China. It isn't greasy and has a fresh and soft flavour with a mellow fragrance.

Go next

• Shanghai
• Fujian
• Jiangxi
• Anhui
• Jiangsu

Article Geo different to Wikidata
Wikivoyage: Latitude 29.2, Longitude 120.5 (Map, Geohack)
Wikidata: Latitude 30.300, Longitude 120.200 (Map, Geohack)
Difference: 125.7km