Zhejiang (chn)

Zhejiang

Zhejiang ranks 5,417th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hendersonville, Tennessee, Merton, London (parish), and Mali. Memorable people born in Zhejiang include Sun Quan, Xu Demei, and Zhou Suhong. Memorable people who died in Zhejiang include Chen Hongshou. Zhejiang has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many painters. Zhejiang is located in China.

Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangsu and Shanghai to the north, Anhui to the northwest, Jiangxi to the west and Fujian to the south. To the east is the East China Sea, beyond which lies the Ryukyu Islands. The population of Zhejiang stands at 64.6 million, the 8th largest in China. It has been called "the backbone of China" because it is a major driving force in the Chinese economy and being the birthplace of several notable people, including the Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek and entrepreneur Jack Ma. Zhejiang consists of 90 counties. Read more on Wikipedia