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Shangyu district. [Photo provided to enshaoxing.com]

Shangyu, a district of Shaoxing city, occupies some 1,402 square kilometers on the south of Qiantang River. It has 15 towns and six sub-district offices under its administration.

The district enjoys a long history. It is one of the earliest places of origin of celadon in the world. Zhu Yingtai, heroine of the Chinese classic love story "The Butterfly Lovers" is from Shangyu. It is also the hometown of a great number of historical figures, including Xie Lingyun (385-433), considered as the originator of Chinese landscape poems, Ma Yifu, master of Chinese culture, meteorologist Zhu Kezhen and well-known film director Xie Jin.

Shangyu enjoys a favorable location which is only a 45-minute drive from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Ninbo Lishe International Airport and Ningbo Beilun Port. The 5,000-ton Shangyu Port, the only seaport on the southern bank of Hangzhou Bay, is also in the district. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge is only a 10-minute drive from Shangyu, and the Jiashao Bridge brings the district within the Shanghai two-hour traffic circle.

Shangyu district is a famous grape planting base in China. [Photo provided to enshaoxing.com]

The district boasts a livable and beautiful environment. It has a great number of cultural and natural attractions, such as Dashun Temple on Fenghuang Mountain, Cao'e Temple and Chunhui Park along Baima Lake. The central urban area, lying against Dalong Mountain and facing Cao'e River, is well-known for its clear and fresh environment. The construction of new areas is speeding up and the urban supporting facilities and functions keep improving.

The economy in the district is developing rapidly. It has two provincial development zones and 14 township industrial functional zones. The leading industries of the district are mechanical equipment, fine chemicals, light industrial textiles, lighting appliances, new energy and new materials. The district also boasts well-developed construction, commerce and tourism industries.

In 2025, Shangyu district achieved a regional GDP of 146.36 billion yuan ($20.91 billion), an increase of 6.8 percent. Its per capita GDP reached 207,155 yuan, a growth of 7.1 percent. The primary industry contributed an added value of 5.66 billion yuan, up by 4 percent; the secondary industry achieved an added value of 79.17 billion yuan, a growth of 7 percent; and the tertiary industry generated an added value of 61.53 billion yuan, an increase of 6.7 percent.

The total industrial added value of enterprises above a designated size reached 57.54 billion yuan, an increase of 11 percent. The added value of high-tech industries, strategic emerging industries, and equipment manufacturing industries above designated size amounted to 35.82 billion yuan, 20.2 billion yuan, and 19.94 billion yuan, respectively, ranking among the highest in the city. The total import and export volume reached 37.79 billion yuan, including 2.92 billion yuan in imports and 34.87 billion yuan in exports.

Shangyu makes great efforts to develop people's life by extending the coverage of social insurance and social assistance and promoting countryside and urban construction. 

The per capita disposable income of residents reached 73,107 yuan, an increase of 4.8 percent. The per capita disposable income of urban permanent residents was 88,348 yuan, up by 4.2 percent, while that of rural permanent residents was 52,349 yuan, up by 5.1 percent.