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China
Travel Service offers China tours, China tour
packages, Yangtze cruises, tours to Beijing, Shanghai,
Xi'an, Guilin, Tibet and Hongkong |
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Zhejiang
Province
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Government
Office Address: Building I, Administrative
Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
Postcode: 310025
Tel: 87052467 |
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Location:
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Situated on
the southeast of China and south of
the Yangtze River Delta |
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Area:
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100,000 sq
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Climate:
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Zhejiang lies
in the sub-tropical zone with monsoon
climate, abundant sunshine duration
and distinct four seasons. |
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provincial capital:
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Hangzhou
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Population:
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46.77 millions
(March 2001) |
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Ethnic groups:
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Zhejiang is
also a multinational province. Besides
the Han nationality, there are totally
49 different ethnic groups with a population
of 310,000, accounting for 0.7% of the
province's total. Among them, the She
nationality has a population of 200,000,
the Hui 20,000. |
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Major Cities:
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Ningbo, |
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Agriculture:
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grain and edible
oil are the major products besides cash
crops like cotton, mulberry leaves,
tea and fruit with ample supplies of
farm produce. In 1999, the gross grain
output hit a record of 13.93 million
tons. Zhejiang stands first in the cultivated
area, output and export volume of tea,
and comes out second in the production
of silkworm cocoons. Zhejiang is also
an important producer of seawater fish
and one of the three largest producers
of freshwater fish in China. |
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Industry:
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Industry is
the leading sector in the economy with
machinery, electronics, chemical engineering
and medicine as the mainstays. In addition,
silk, textile, garment and leather industries
also occupy an important position in
the country. With the support of port
cities, industries like chemical engineering,
power and export processing have taken
shape in the coastal areas. In 1999,
the total industrial output value amounted
to 1220 billion yuan (RMB). |
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