Yuecheng | |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | China Zhejiang |
Pushpin Label: | Yuecheng |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Zhejiang |
Coordinates: | 29.9918°N 120.559°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Zhejiang |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Shaoxing |
Area Total Km2: | 493.25 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Total: | 1,020,037 |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Yuecheng District is a county-level district which forms the core of the municipality of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, in the People's Republic of China. It encompasses all of downtown Shaoxing and the immediately surrounding areas, including the former Yue base beside Mount Kuaiji and the imperial Chinese capital of Kuaiji Commandery. The district's total area is 338sqkm and its population is 610,000 people. The district's postal code is 312000.
The district government is located on Tashan Street at Yan'an Road. The Paojiang Economic and Technical Development Area is located in this district.
The district administers six street offices and seven towns. In total, this encompasses 66 communities, 11 residential areas, and 340 villages. The offices are located on Tashan Street, Fushan Street, Beihai Street, Jishan Street, Chengnan Street, and Qishan Street. The towns are Lingzhi, Donghu, Gaobu, Mashan, Doumen, Jianhu, and Dongpu.
The district houses many ancient bridges, including Guangning Bridge, Tishan Bridge, Xiegong Bridge, Baiwang Bridge, and Guangxiang Bridge.[1] [2] They were listed among the seventh batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Zhejiang" by the State Council of China in May 2013.[3]