Home (Available jobs list in different cities in Zhejiang is at the bottom of the page) ↓ Teach in Schools in Zhejiang, China ↓ Hangzhou,Ningbo,Jinhua,Wenzhou,Huzhou,Quzhou,Shaoxing,Jiaxing,Taizhou,Lishui,Zhoushan About Zhejiang Province Location: Situated on the southeast of China and south of the Yangtze River Delta Area: 100,000 sq km Climate: Zhejiang lies in the sub-tropical zone with monsoon climate, abundant sunshine duration and distinct four seasons. Provincial capital: Hangzhou Population: 46.77 millions (March 2001) Ethnic groups: Zhejiang is also a multinational province. Besides the Han nationality, there are totally 49 different ethnic groups with a population of 310,000, accounting for 0.7% of the province's total. Among them, the She nationality has a population of 200,000, the Hui 20,000. Agriculture: grain and edible oil are the major products besides cash crops like cotton, mulberry leaves, tea and fruit with ample supplies of farm produce. In 1999, the gross grain output hit a record of 13.93 million tons. Zhejiang stands first in the cultivated area, output and export volume of tea, and comes out second in the production of silkworm cocoons. Zhejiang is also an important producer of seawater fish and one of the three largest producers of freshwater fish in China. Industry: Industry is the leading sector in the economy with machinery, electronics, chemical engineering and medicine as the mainstays. In addition, silk, textile, garment and leather industries also occupy an important position in the country. With the support of port cities, industries like chemical engineering, power and export processing have taken shape in the coastal areas. In 1999, the total industrial output value amounted to 1220 billion yuan (RMB). PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Details of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang is located in the southern part of the Yangtze River Delta on the southeast coast of China. It borders Shanghai, the country's largest city, on the northeast. Hangzhou is the provincial capital. The province covers a total continental area of 101,800 square kilometers. Hills and mountains account for 70.4 percent of the total area in the province. Plains and basins make up 23.2 percent while the rest 6.4 percent is water area composed of rivers and lakes. Zhejiang also boasts a coastline totaling 6,486 kilometers, the longest for a single province in the country. In addition, the province has the largest number of islands and isles in China, and among them there are 3,061 islands and islets that have an area of more than 500 square kilometers each. The region is renowned for its picturesque landscapes. Well-known mountains include the Yandang, Xuedou, Tianmu, Tiantai and Xiandu, and famous lakes comprise the West Lake in Hangzhou, the East Lake in Shaoxing, the South Lake in Jiaxing, the Dongqian Lake in Ningbo and the North-South Lake in Haiyan. The Thousand-Islet Lake in Chun'an County of Hangzhou is the largest man-made lake in the country. Major rivers in the province include the Qiantang, the Oujiang, and the Nanxi. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the northern part of the province, and merges into the Qiantang River in Hangzhou. Lying in a subtropical zone of monsoon climate, the province is blessed with abundant sunshine, ample rainfall in four distinct seasons. The annual temperature averages 15¡æ-18¡æ with the lowest in January and the highest in July. May and June are the months receiving the most rainfall. Water resources total 93.7 billion cubic meters, ranking the fourth in China by per unit area. Forestry covers 59.4 percent of the province's total area with rich resources of economic forests and bamboo groves. Famous local special products include tea, mulberries, oranges and tangerines. The output of dry fruits like hickory nuts and Chinese torreya nuts accounts for more than 70 percent of that of the country. The province is also a major producer of Chinese tallow trees, bark of official magnolia and fruit of medicinal cornel. In addition, the output of bamboo stands the first in the country. Zhejiang has varied vegetation, winning the reputation "a treasure house of plants in southeast China". More than fifty species of the pre-historic geological age such as ginkgo, commonly referred to as a "living fossil", are listed in the Directory of Rare Plants under State Protection. Besides, in Zhejiang there are 1,900 species of wild animals, among which over 120 are under state protection, making up one-third of those in the Directory of Wild Animals under State Protection. The province is also rich in non-metallic mineral reserves with 12 of them ranking among the first three places in the country. Its reserves of stone coal, alum, pyrophyllite, and tuff (used in cement or building) lead the rest areas of the country and the reserves of fluorite occupies the second place in China. In addition, rich deposits of oil and natural gas in the continental shelf are awaiting exploitation. The province is also abundant in fishery resources. The Zhoushan Archipelago is the largest area for sea fishery in China.

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