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Xiuzhou or Xiu Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China,centering on modern Jiaxing,Zhejiang,China. Its administrative area contained most of modern Shanghai. It was created by the Wuyue kingdom in 938;in 1195,the Song dynasty renamed it Jiaxing Prefecture.
The administrative region of Xiu Prefecture in the Song dynasty was in modern and northern Zhejiang and southern and central Shanghai. It probably includes parts of modern:
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times,due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice,there are five levels of local government;the provincial,prefecture,county,township,and village.
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province,China. It was formerly known as Kuaiji and Shanyin and abbreviated in Chinese as 越 (Yuè) from the area's former inhabitants. 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 lived in the built-up area of Hangzhou-Shaoxing,with a total of 13,035,326 inhabitants.
Jiaxing,alternately romanized as Kashing,is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province,China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China,Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest,Huzhou to the west,Shanghai to the northeast,and the province of Jiangsu to the north. As of the 2020 census,its population was 5,400,868 and its built-up area made of 2 urban districts was home to 1,518,654 inhabitants.
Lishui is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang province,People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou,Jinhua and Taizhou to the north,Wenzhou to the southeast,and the province of Fujian to the southwest. The name of the city literally means "Beautiful Waters."
Tongxiang City is a county-level city,part of Jiaxing,in northern Zhejiang Province,China,bordering Jiangsu province to the north. It had a population of 1,029,754 as of the 2020 census even though its built-up area is smaller. Nevertheless,as the city is expanding east quickly,its now nearly conurbated with Jiaxing built-up area by Xiuzhou District.
Jiashan County is a county in the north of Zhejiang Province,bordering Shanghai to the northeast and Jiangsu province to the north. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Jiaxing. Jiashan is nicknamed "The Land of Fish and Rice",and is 80 km (50 mi) southwest of central Shanghai,95 km (59 mi) east of Hangzhou,and 90 km (56 mi) south of Suzhou. The county seat is located on 126 People Avenue,Weitang Town.
Wuyue was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history. It was ruled by the Qian clan of Haiyan (海鹽錢氏),whose family name remains widespread in the kingdom's former territory.
Huzhou is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province. Lying south of the Lake Tai,it borders Jiaxing to the east,Hangzhou to the south,and the provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu to the west and north respectively. As of the 2020 census,its population was 3,367,579 inhabitants,of whom 1,015,937 lived in the built-up area made of Wuxing District as Nanxun District is not being conurbated yet.
Jinhua (help·info),alternately romanized as Kinhwa,is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province in eastern China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest,Quzhou to the southwest,Lishui to the south,Taizhou to the east,and Shaoxing to the northeast. Its population was 7,050,683 as of the 2020 census including 1,463,990 in the built-up area made of two urban districts.
Hangzhou Bay,or the Bay of Hangzhou,is a funnel-shaped inlet of the East China Sea,bordered by the province of Zhejiang and the municipality of Shanghai,which lies north of the Bay. The Bay extends from the East China Sea to its head at the city of Hangzhou,from which its name is derived.
Cixi,alternately romanized as Tzeki,is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo,in the north of Zhejiang province,China. As of the 2020 census,its population was 1,829,488. Its urban agglomeration built-up area,largely contiguous with Cixi plus the county-level city of Yuyao,had 3,083,520 inhabitants.
Pinghu is a county-level city in the east of Jiaxing's administrative area,in the northeast of Zhejiang Province,bordering Shanghai to the northeast. It sits next to the East China Sea and the north shore of Hangzhou Bay. Prior to the Ming Dynasty,Pinghu was part of Haiyan County. In 1430 Pinghu County was established. In 1991 Pinghu became a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiaxing.
Haining (help·info) is a county-level city in Zhejiang Province,China,and under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing. It is in the south side of Yangtze River Delta,and in the north of Zhejiang. It is 125 km (78 mi) to the southwest of central Shanghai,and 61.5 km (38.2 mi) east of Hangzhou,the provincial capital. To its south lies the Qiantang River. The city has a land area of 700.5 km2 (270.5 sq mi) and as of the 2020 census,had a population of 1,076,199 inhabitants. Haining is known for its leather industry and spectacular tide in the Qiantang River. Since june 2021,it's linked to Hangzhou by the new suburban Hangzhou - Haining subway Line.
Taihu Wu (吳語太湖片) or Northern Wu (北部吳語) is a Wu Chinese language spoken over much of southern part of Jiangsu province,including Suzhou,Wuxi,Changzhou,the southern part of Nantong,Jingjiang and Danyang;the municipality of Shanghai;and the northern part of Zhejiang province,including Hangzhou,Shaoxing,Ningbo,Huzhou,and Jiaxing. A notable exception is the dialect of the town of Jinxiang,which is a linguistic exclave of Taihu Wu in Zhenan Min-speaking Cangnan county of Wenzhou prefecture in Zhejiang province. Speakers in regions around Taihu Lake and Hangzhou Bay,are the largest population among all Wu speakers. Taihu Wu dialects such as Shanghainese,Shaoxing and Ningbo are mutually intelligible even for L2 Taihu speakers.
Kuaiji Commandery,formerly romanized as K'uai-chi Commandery,was a former commandery of China in the area of Hangzhou Bay. When first established,its capital was at Wu,which became known as "Kuaiji" from this role. The initial territory ran from the south bank of the Yangtze through most of modern Zhejiang to an indeterminate border among the free people of Minyue. Wu and Wuxing commanderies were later formed between the Yangtze and the north shore of Hangzhou Bay;the administration of the remainder of Kuaiji Commandery was then removed to the site of the former Yue capital in modern Shaoxing's Yuecheng District,which also became known as Kuaiji from this role. By the Tang,Hangzhou was also separated and Kuaiji ran from a little north of the Zhe River in the west to Ningbo in the east.
Wenzhou or Wen Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China,centering on modern Wenzhou,Zhejiang,China. It existed (intermittently) from 675 to 1265,when the Song dynasty renamed it Rui'an Prefecture.
Huzhou or Hu Prefecture (湖州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China,centering on modern Huzhou,Zhejiang,China. It existed (intermittently) from 602 until 1912. Between 1225 and 1276 it was known as Anji Prefecture (安吉州).
Duanzhou or Duan Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Guangdong,China,centering on modern Zhaoqing. Duan Prefecture was a major production center of inkstones.
Wu Commandery was a commandery of imperial China. It covers parts of the contemporary Northern Zhejiang and Southern Jiangsu. The capital of Wu commandery was Wu. Major counties of Wu commandery include Wu (county),Yuhang county,and Huating county which later became known as Suzhou,Hangzhou and Shanghai.
Lin'an Prefecture (1129–1277) was after 1138 the capital of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). With over one million people by 1276,it was the most populous city in the world. Lin'an Prefecture was located in modern northern Zhejiang around Hangzhou. Its administrative area is different from that of the modern prefecture-level city of Hangzhou.
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