Shengzhou
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Shengzhou (Simplified Chinese: 嵊州, Traditional Chinese: 嵊州, pinyin: Shèngzhōu) is a county-level city in central Zhejiang inland south of the Hangzhou Bay, and is the south-eastern part of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing. It is about 1.5 hours drive from the provincial capital of Hangzhou through the Hangzhou-Ningbo、Shangyu-Sanmen Expressway.
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[edit] Administration
The city executive, legislature and judiciary are in the street committee (街道, jiedao), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
[edit] Economy
The city is the national and international top producer of ties. (source: http://www.cibmagazine.com.cn/Region/index.asp?id=835&tough_times_in_tie_city.html)
[edit] Art
Shengzhou is the cradleland of Yueju opera, the second most popular Chinese opera form.
[edit] Administrative divisions
[edit] Towns (镇, zhen)
- Sanjie (三界)
- Xiawang (下王)
- Pukou (浦口)
- Huangze (黄泽)
- Beizhang (北漳)
- Jinting (金庭)
- Jiangzhen (蒋镇)
- Cangyan (苍岩)
- Ganlin (甘霖)
- Boji (博济)
- Kaiyuan (开元)
- Changle (长乐)
- Shihuang (石璜)
- Furun (富润)
- Chongren (崇仁)
- Gulai (谷来)
- Xianyan (仙岩)
[edit] Food
Shengzhou is famous for its variety of local snacks and southeast China style dishes. Examples include: Xiaolongbao (小笼包)， Doufubao (豆腐包) and Shengzhou Chaoniangao (嵊州炒年糕).
Coordinates: 29°36′N 120°49′E / 29.6°N 120.817°E
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