Why is Shaoxing called "Venice of the East"?

Shaoxing is called "Venice of the East" because of its rich water resources.

The total amount of water resources in Shaoxing is 6.569 billion cubic meters, which is 3% higher than the multi-year average of 6.378 billion cubic meters. The surface water resources are 6.356 billion cubic meters, accounting for 96.80% of the total water resources.

The water yield coefficient is 0.53, and the water yield modulus is 795,500 m3/km2. Per capita water resources 1.500 cubic meters, 2.30% higher than the per capita water resources for many years.

There are 0/7 large and medium-sized reservoirs in Shaoxing City, with a storage capacity of 437 million cubic meters at the end of 2008, an increase of 0/2.40% over the storage capacity of 389 million cubic meters at the end of 2008.

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Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, located in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province, on the south bank of Hangzhou Bay. Is it a cultural eco-tourism city with the characteristics of Jiangnan water town? , an important city in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, the core city of Greater Bay Area around Hangzhou Bay, and the sub-central city of Hangzhou metropolitan area.

It borders Ningbo in the east, Taizhou and Jinhua in the south, Hangzhou in the west and Jiaxing across the Qiantang River in the north. It is located between east longitude 1 19 53' 03 "and north latitude 12 1 13' 38". The whole city covers an area of 8274.79 square kilometers, with an east-west span of 130.68 kilometers and a north-south span of19.83 kilometers, with a total area of 2942 square kilometers and a population of 2 16 1000.

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