Shaoxing County is located in the western part of the Ningshao Plain in Zhejiang Province.Screened by the Guiji Mountains in the south,close to the Qiantang River on the north,adjacent to Hangzhou on the west and the Port of Ningbo on the east,with excellent transportation facilities and telecommunication services, it enjoys the fame as "a land of fish and rice"and "an area of cultural relics".

    The scenery here is very beautiful. Layer upon layer of Guiji Mountains stand upright like screens,the Jianhu Lake has vast water expanse,bright and clean like a mirror,arch stone bridges look like rainbows and strange rocks tower into the sky.Every visitor will appreciate its beautiful sights no matter whether he or she climbs the mountains or go boating on the rivers and lakes.

    A good place brings up good people.Shaoxing has nurtured many heroes and outstanding figures. Chairman Mao used to say,"Shaoxing is a home of celebrities."Gou Jian,the king of Yue Kingdom,Wang Xizhi, the famous calligrapher;Lu You,the patriotic poet;Xu Wei,the famous artist;Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin, the revolutionary martyrs; Lu Xun,the revolutionary writer and thinker,and Zhou Enlai,the late Chinese Premier-they not only have written down for Shaoxing brilliant historic chapters, but also have left numerous commemorative places for the successors to visit and pay respect to.

     Thanks to the Party's reform and opening-up policy,the people of Shaoxing have been working hard and bringing their pioneering spirit into full play.For years Shaoxing County has ranked among the first ten of the nation's hundred strong counties in the comprehensive economic strength. Many tourist attractions and historical sights have been completely renovated, a large number of hotels for guests from overseas built and many ingenious scenic spots opened up and expanded.The old town is radiating charms of a modern tourist city.