Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of Hangzhou Bay in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,270,977 inhabitants among which, 2,958,643 lived in the built-up area of Hangzhou–Shaoxing, with a total of 13,035,326 inhabitants.
Image: Shaoxing Bazi Qiao 2017.12.09 16 16 06
Image: Shaoxing Cityscape
Image: Didang New City 2017
Image: Shaoxing Tishan Qiao 2017.12.09 15 10 16
Hangzhou Bay is a funnel-shaped inlet of the East China Sea, bordered by the province of Zhejiang and the municipality of Shanghai, which lies north of the Bay. The Bay extends from the East China Sea to its head at the city of Hangzhou, from which its name is derived.
Yanguan tidal bore (2017)
Hangzhou Bay Bridge: northern cable-stayed span
Service center with lookout tower at midpoint of Hangzhou Bay Bridge
The Jiashao Bridge with six consecutive cable-stayed spans