Shengzhou

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.

Administration

The city executive, legislature and judiciary are in the street committee (街道, jiedao), together with the CPC and PSB branches.

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)

Art

Shengzhou is the cradleland of Yueju opera, the second most popular Chinese opera form. It is also a place famous for its Go game activities. There are famous prefessional players of Go game who are from Shengzhou, such as Ma Xiaochun and Yu Bing.

Administrative divisions

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)

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) Youtiao, and Shengzhou Chaoniangao (嵊州炒年糕).