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Shaoxing (zh-stpw |s=绍兴 |t=紹興 |p=Sh?oxīng |w=Shao-hsing) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China|China. Shaoxing became a subprefecture during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Under the Republic of China, it became a county. And under the People's Republic of China, it became a city.
It is 65 km from Hangzhou. Modern day Shaoxing sits on the site of the capital of the Spring and Autumn Period|Spring and Autumn state of Yue (state). Around the sixth century BC, Yue had a sinicised ruling elite which fought a number of wars against its northern arch-rival Wu (state). Image:shaoxing-dh-s.jpg|frame|East Lake, Shaoxing's traditional scenic area. Shaoxing City governs three county-class cities, two counties, and one district:
Zhejiang Category:Cities in China zh:绍兴 This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Shaoxing".
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