绍兴简介
Shaoxing (simplified Chinese:绍兴; traditional Chinese:绍兴; pinyin:Shàoxīng; Wade-Giles:Shao-hsing; ancient name:越) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province,People's Republic of China.Lying on the south bank of the Qiantang River mouth,it borders Ningbo to the east,Taizhou to the southeast,Jinhua to the southwest,and Hangzhou to the west.
History
Modern-day Shaoxing sits on the site of the capital of the Spring and Autumn Period Kingdom of Yue.Around the sixth century BC,Yue had a sinicised ruling elite which fought a number of wars against its northern archrival Kingdom of Wu.
Shaoxing became a subprefecture during the Ming and Qing dynasties.Under the Republic of China,it became a county.And under the People's Republic of China,it became a city.
