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Zhejiang Province is located in the southeastern coastal area of China, on the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, facing the East China Sea to the east, adjacent to Fujian to the south, connected to Jiangxi and Anhui to the west, and bordered by Shanghai and Jiangsu to the north.
Zhejiang is one of the birthplaces of ancient Chinese civilization.
​Zhejiang now has 11 prefecture-level cities, 37 city districts; 20 county-level cities; 33 counties (including one autonomous county); 619 towns; 257 townships; and 489 sub-districts.
​Besides being the "Land of Fish and Rice" and "Home of Silk", Zhejiang is also well known as the "Land of Culture and History".
The State Council Information Office held a press conference on March 27 in Beijing to brief the media on Zhejiang province's efforts to make solid progress in implementing the "Double-Eight Strategy" and striving to pioneer a new chapter in Chinese modernization.
​With a long history of development, Zhejiang is one of the cradles of ancient Chinese civilizations.
Zhejiang Province is located in the south of the Yangtze River Delta on the southeast coast of China, bordering the East China Sea to the east, Fujian to the south, Jiangxi and Anhui to the west, and Shanghai and Jiangsu to the north, and spanning 27°02′-31°11′north latitude and 118°01′-123°10′east longitude.
​Located in the south of the Yangtze River Delta Zhejiang Province is abundant in natural resources and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in China.
It is reported that there are more than 150 Buddhist temples in Hangzhou, making the ancient Wu-Yue region a hotspot of Buddhism in the Southeast of China.
The Chinese like drinking teas, and most of them are green tea lovers. Xihu Longjing, a famous kind of green tea which is grown only in the West Lake area in Hangzhou, is often regarded as the Chinese National Tea.
Longyou Grottoes are a series of large artificial caverns located at Xiaonanhai Town, Longyou County, Quzhou, Zhejiang, which are thought to be at least 2,000 years old.
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