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Shaoxing () is a Prefecture-level City in northeastern Zhejiang Province , People's Republic Of China . Lying on the south bank of the Yangtze River mouth, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. ADMINISTRATION The Prefecture-level City of Shaoxing administers 1 Districts , 3 County-level Cities and 2 Counties .
HISTORY Modern day Shaoxing sits on the site of the capital of the Spring And Autumn state of State Of Yue . Around the sixth century BC, Yue had a sinicised ruling elite which fought a number of wars against its northern arch-rival State 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. GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
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