# Shengzhou

Shengzhou (Chinese: 嵊州; pinyin: Shèngzhōu), formerly Shengxian or Sheng County, is a county-level city in central Zhejiang, 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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 675,226, but 1,094,262 lived in the built-up area made of Shengzhou City and Xinchang County largely being conurbated.

## Economy

The city is the national and international top producer of ties.

## Art

Shengzhou is the origin of the Yue opera, the second most popular Chinese opera.

## Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Shengzhou is divided into 4 Subdistricts, 10 Towns and 1 Township.

### Subdistricts

* Shanhu Subdistrict (剡湖街道)
* Sanjiang Subdistrict (三江街道)
* Lushan Subdistrict (鹿山街道)
* Pukou Subdistrict (浦口街道)

### Towns (镇, zhen)

* Ganlin (甘霖)
* Changle (长乐)
* Chongren (崇仁)
* Huangze (黄泽)
* Sanjie (三界)
* Shihuang (石璜)
* Gulai (谷来)
* Xianyan (仙岩)
* Jinting (金庭)
* Xiawang (下王)

### Township (乡, xiang)

* Guimen (贵门)

## Climate

Climate data for Shengzhou, elevation 104 m (341 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.8 (100.0) | 41.2 (106.2) | 40.8 (105.4) | 38.7 (101.7) | 35.9 (96.6) | 31.8 (89.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 29.4 (84.9) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 28.8 (83.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.2 (64.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 22.3 (72.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) | 3.6 (38.5) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.9 (58.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | 13.5 (56.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) | −6.3 (20.7) | −3.3 (26.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 11.4 (52.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 2.3 (36.1) | −3.4 (25.9) | −9.5 (14.9) | −9.5 (14.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.2 (2.92) | 75.9 (2.99) | 128.3 (5.05) | 119.1 (4.69) | 125.5 (4.94) | 247.2 (9.73) | 124.4 (4.90) | 168.6 (6.64) | 110.1 (4.33) | 56.1 (2.21) | 68.4 (2.69) | 57.3 (2.26) | 1,355.1 (53.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.6 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 16.9 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 152.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 10.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 81 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 97.8 | 100.3 | 119.6 | 144.8 | 156.2 | 125.5 | 221.7 | 203.7 | 150.9 | 149.7 | 115.3 | 111.2 | 1,696.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 30 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transportation

* Shengzhou North railway station
* Shengzhou Xinchang railway station

## 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).