Zhejiang Province, referred to as "Zhejiang", is the People's Republic of China provincial administrative region, the capital of Hangzhou, located in the southeast coast of China, the southern flank of the Yangtze River delta; east of the East China Sea, the north and Shanghai, Jiangsu Province, bordering the south of Fujian Province, west and Anhui Province, Jiangxi Province connected. The largest river in Zhejiang Province, the Qiantang River, because of the twists and turns of the river, called the river, also known as Zhejiang, the province to the name of the river. "Seven mountains, one water, two fields" is the generalization of the topography of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Province is China's largest island province, the total length of the coastline is the first in the country, belonging to the subtropical monsoon humid climate. Zhejiang Province, a land area of 105,500 square kilometers, the sea area of 260,000 square kilometers. 2023, the end of the resident population of Zhejiang Province, 66.27 million people.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhejiang Xingzhongshu Province, referred to as Zhejiang Province, the name of the province has appeared since then, and later changed to Zhejiang Chengxuan Buzhengzhi, the provincial boundaries of the region is basically finalized. In the early years of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the name was changed to Zhejiang Province, which has been inherited until now. Zhejiang Province is one of the birthplaces of ancient Chinese civilization, with Neolithic cultures such as Liangzhu Culture, Hemudu Culture, Majiabang Culture and other regional cultures such as Wu-Yue Culture, Jiangnan Culture and Song Rhythm Culture. The per capita GDP of Zhejiang Province has reached the level of upper-middle developed countries and regions, and the per capita disposable income of urban residents and rural residents has ranked No.1 in the province (region) for many consecutive years, and it is the only province in which the incomes of the residents of all the municipalities in the region have exceeded the average level of the whole country.2021 In May 2021, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council supported the high-quality development of Zhejiang Province in the construction of the model area of common wealth.
In 2023, Zhejiang Province realized a GDP of 8,255.3 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0% over the previous year at constant prices.