It has a total area of 7,901 square kilometers, with a total population of 4.29 million, of which 320,000 living in urban areas. Shaoxing is among the first batch of 24 famous historical and cultural cities approved by the State Council, renowned for its water, bridges, wine, and calligraphy. Shaoxing is also the hometown of educator Cai Yuanpei, writer Luxun, the late Primer Zhou Enlai. Therefore the late Chairman Mao Zedong praised it as Town of Celebrities . Shaoxing is the focal city of the Shanghai Economic Zone and also one of the most dynamic places in China in the term of economic growth.
People come up to affluent living basically.
The average salary of employees in 1998 was RMB 8,760, the average income of peasant was RMB 4,384. We have established sister-city relations or friendly exchange relations with 10 cities of foreign countries. Shaoxing has established trade relationships with 105 countries and regions in the world. Six manufacturing and trading companies have already been listed in the Chinese stock market. A few special centers including land, workforce, technology, property rights and information have been initially formed.