Zhejiang facts for kids
Zhejiang is a province in east China. "Zhejiang" is named by the Qiantang River, which is also called "Zhejiang". "Zhejiang" means "bent river". It has a population of more than 51 million people. The capital of Zhejiang Province is Hangzhou.
Political divisions
Zhejiang Province is divided into eleven municipalities (Chinese:地级市).
- Hangzhou Municipality
- Ningbo Municipality
- Huzhou Municipality
- Jiaxing Municipality
- Jinhua Municipality
- Lishui Municipality
- Quzhou Municipality
- Shaoxing Municipality
- Taizhou Municipality
- Wenzhou Municipality
- Zhoushan Municipality
Images for kids
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Portrait of Qian Liu, the King of Wuyue.
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Song dynasty era (1223) city gate in Shaoxing.
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This tripod planter from the Ming dynasty was found in Zhejiang province. It is housed in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
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A boat on one of Shaoxing's waterways, near the city center. North Zhejiang, known as the "Land of Fish and Rice," is characterized by its canals and waterways.
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The Hall of Five Hundred Arhats at Guoqing Temple
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Temple of All-Heaven (都天廟Dōutiānmiào) in Longgang, Cangnan, Wenzhou.
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Temple of the Chenghuangshen (City God) of Hangzhou, by night, in Wushan, Xihu.
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Buddha altar in the Puji Temple of Mount Putuo.
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Temple of the King of Heaven of the Little Putuo Buddhist Monastery in Yinzhou, Ningbo.
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Temple of Yue Fei in Hangzhou.
See also
In Spanish: Zhejiang para niños