Zhejiang (浙江) is a coastal province east of China. The name Zhejiang comes from the old name of the Qiantang River that flows through Hangzhou - the capital of Zhejiang. The short name of this province is Zhejiang. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangsu Province and Shanghai to the north, Anhui and Jiangxi to the west and Fujian to the south, and the East China Sea to the east.
Regions
City
- Hangzhou - the capital of Zhejiang, the ancient capital of China, China's busiest destination for domestic tourism, famous for its tea, silk and great western lakes.
- Huzhou - includes the historical district of Anji
- Ningbo
- Shaoxing - Chinese traditional culture city
- Wenzhou - large industrial center, close to the sea and provincial boundaries Fujian
- Yiwu - vibrant with Middle Eastern flavors due to large Muslim community.
- Zhoushan
Other destinations
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History
Geography
Zhejiang is a southeastern coastal province of China, in the south of the Yangtze River Delta, it is adjacent to Shanghai and Jiangxi Province to the north, to the west by Anhui and Jiangxi Provinces, to the south by Shanghai and Jiangxi Province. Fujian Province, to the east by the East China Sea. Most of Zhejiang's coastline is meandering, with many bays and islands. Zhejiang's land area accounts for 1.02% of the country's total area, making it one of the smallest provinces in China. The topography of Zhejiang is complex, which is said to be "the seven mountains, one water, two parts fields", in fact hills and mountains cover 70.4% of the total area of Jiangxi, and plains and basins account for 23.2%. Huang Mao Tem Peak (黄茅尖, 1929 m) at Longquan, Lishui is the highest peak in Zhejiang province. The largest river basin flowing in the province is the Qiantang River, but the flow is meandering, so it is also called the Zhijiang [chi-shaped river (之)], in addition, the Qiantang River is also called Zhejiang. and is the origin of the province name. The provincial capital Hangzhou is just over 130 kilometers from Shanghai by highway. The media often refer to the tides in the Qiantang River as the Zhejiang people who have "a fighting spirit with all their might" (拼搏精神, spiritual pinball).
The delta in Zhejiang is mostly located downstream of major rivers. In northern Zhejiang is the Hang Gia-Ho plain, which is a part of the Yangtze delta with a very low, flat terrain, a dense network of rivers and streams, with the Dai Yunhe canal passing through. In addition, in the coastal and riverside areas in the province, there are many small plains and basins, mainly with long and narrow shapes. The Ning-Shao Plain is located on the east coast of Zhejiang, built up by alluvium from the Qiantang, Puyang (浦陽江), Cao Nga (曹娥江) and Yong (甬江) rivers. Downstream of the Ling River (灵江) is the Wen-huang plain, located in the urban areas of Taizhou. Downstream of the Ou River (瓯江) and Feiyun River (飞云江) is the Wen-Shui Plain, which belongs to the towns of Wenzhou. On the lower left bank of the Ao River (鳌江) in Binh Duong District is the Tieu Nam Plain, on the right bank of the Cangnan District is the Jiangnan Plain. These plains all have fertile soils, deep rivers, and abundant grain production. The Jin-Cu Basin stretches along the Gu River (衢江), the Lan River (兰江), the Xin'an River (新安江), the Jinhua River (金华江) in the Jinhua and Quzhou territories. largest in Zhejiang province. In addition, in Zhejiang, there are also Zhu-Ki basin, Tan-Shang basin, Thien-Thai basin and Co Tung basin.
Climate
Zhejiang is located in the climate transition zone between the Eurasian mainland and the Northwest Pacific Ocean, with a typical monsoon subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Spring from March to May, rains a lot and the climate also changes greatly; summer from June to September, rain lasts and the temperature is very hot and humid; autumn has a warm and dry climate; winter is not long, but the temperature is cold (southern Wenzhou has warm winters). The average annual temperature is 15°C-18°C, the average temperature in January (the coldest month) is 2°C-8°C and can drop as low as -2.2°C to -17.4 °C, the average temperature in July (the hottest month) is 27°C-30°C and can reach as high as 33°C-43°C.
Due to the influence of the East Asian monsoon, the wind direction and precipitation change significantly between summer and winter. The annual precipitation is 980–2000 mm, the average number of sunny hours per year is 1,710-2,100 hours. In early summer, there is a heavy rainfall, commonly known as "May Vu Quy Xue" (梅雨季节, East Asian monsoon monsoon season), but the province is often affected by tropical storms from the Pacific Ocean in late summer. In summer, the southeast wind prevails, the mountainous areas east of Guocang Mountain (括苍山), Yan Dang Mountain (雁荡山) and Siming Mountain (四明山) have heavy rainfall, the islands and areas The rainfall in central Zhejiang is relatively lower, the temperature in the Jin-Cu basin in the central part of the province is very high, and the surrounding areas are significantly lower. In winter, the wind direction changes to the northwest, the temperature gradually increases from north to south.
Because it is located in the transition zone between low and medium latitudes, is located on the coast, combined with having large undulating terrain, is subject to the double influence of tropical monsoon and continental cold air mass, Zhejiang is one of the regions most severely affected by typhoons in China.[24] However, the frequency of natural disasters occurring is smaller.
Language
The native language of the majority of Zhejiang residents is Wu. The number of speakers of Wu in Zhejiang is estimated at 41.81 million. In Zhejiang, Wu has many dialects, most of which belong to the Taihu great dialect such as To-Gia-Ho dialect, Hangzhou dialect, Lam-Thieu dialect, Dung-Jiang dialect, and other Wu dialects. In the South, there are Thai Chau dialects, Kim-Cu dialects, Thuong Le dialects, Au Giang dialects and Tuyen Chau dialects. There are significant differences between the dialects of Wu. Wu has consonants, vowels, tones, grammar, and vocabulary that are completely different from the Northern Chinese dialects. In addition, there are also non-Wu speaking areas in Zhejiang, in which Minnan is the second largest dialect in the province with about 1-2 million speakers, concentrated in the south. Hui is the third largest dialect in Zhejiang, mainly spoken in Chun'an and Jiande. Residents in the southern part of Thai Thuan district use the Man Giang dialect of the Eastern Min language. There are 200,000 inhabitants in the coastal plain east of Thuong Nam district who speak the Man Giang dialect. There is also a Hakka population in Zhejiang. Mandarin is mainly spoken by immigrants and their descendants, with Mandarin being the language of education.