Why visit Shaoxing
Townapedia lists 63 museums and landmarks, 57 parks and trails, 124 places to eat, 54 places to stay and 16 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Baozhu Bridge, Bazi Bridge, 柯岩风景区 and Cai Yuanpei's Former Residence.
Weather in Shaoxing
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About Shaoxing
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,270,977 inhabitants, among which 2,958,643 (Keqiao, Yuecheng and Shangyu urban districts) lived in the built-up (or metro) area of Hangzhou–Shaoxing, with a total of 13,035,326 inhabitants.
From the Wikipedia article Shaoxing (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do16
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Museums and landmarks63
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Parks, trails and playgrounds57
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Restaurants and cafes124
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Where to stay54
Churches and places of worship21
Shopping57
Gas and EV charging15
Schools, colleges and libraries114
Healthcare42
Map of Shaoxing
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Shangyu 28 km east, about 28 min by car
- Lianghu 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Xiaoshan 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
- Zhuji 45 km southwest, about 45 min by car
- Hangzhou 52 km northwest, about 52 min by car
- Linping 54 km northwest, about 54 min by car
- Yuyao 55 km east, about 55 min by car
- Xingqiao 54 km northwest, about 54 min by car
- Chóngfú 60 km north, about 1 h by car
- Cixi 67 km east, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Shaoxing Cityscape, serapio, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bazi Bridge View from South 2012-07, 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Taiping Bridge, Shaoxing, 2021-02-17 17, Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 佚名 明人画徐渭小像, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Donghu Quarry 02, Logan Wenger, CC BY 2.0
- Shaoxing Cai Yuanpei Guju 2017.12.09 14-23-22, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Xu Wei, Iwanafish, Public domain
- Baozhu Bridge in Shaoxing 02 2012-07, 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Immortality Peach Cave of East Lake 02 2024-03, 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 4.0
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