Zhejiang

Introduction
Land
- Relief
- Drainage
- Climate
- Plant and animal life
People
- Population composition
- Settlement patterns
Economy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
- Resources and power
- Manufacturing
- Transportation
Government and society
- Constitutional framework
- Education
Cultural life
History

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Dashan (“Great Mercy”) Pagoda, Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, China.

The Lan River (a tributary of the Fuchun [Qiantang] River) at Lanxi, Zhejiang province, China.

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Zhejiang summary

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Zhejiang

province, China

Also known as: Che-chiang, Chekiang

Written by

Frederick Fu Hung

Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Guelph, Ontario. Author of a geography series for schools (in Chinese) and others.

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Oct. 30, 2026 •History

Zhejiang, sheng (province) of southeastern China. It is one of the smallest province-level political units of China, but it is also one of the most densely populated and affluent. A coastal province, it is bounded by the East China Sea to the east, by the provinces of Fujian to the south, Jiangxi to the southwest, Anhui to the west, and Jiangsu to the north, and by Shanghai municipality to the northeast. The provincial capital is...

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