Taizhou, Zhejiang

Taizhou (T'ai-chow, , not Táizhōu; T'ai-chow dialect: T'e-tsiu) is a prefecture-level city in middle eastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningbo to the north, Shaoxing to the northeast, Jinhua to the west, Lishui to the southwest, Wenzhou to the south, and looks out to the East China Sea to the east.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Taizhou currently administers 3 district, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties.

• Jiaojiang District (椒江区)
• Huangyan District (黄岩区)
• Linhai City (临海市)
• Luqiao District (路桥区)
• Sanmen County (三门县)
• Tiantai County (天台县)
• Wenling City (温岭市)
• Xianju County (仙居县)
• Yuhuan County (玉环县)

Transportation

Taizhou was once a relatively inaccessible area. This has changed due to large infrastructure restructuring in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Presently, Taizhou is served by the Yongtaiwen Expressway, linking the city with Ningbo in the north and Wenzhou in the south. Huangyan Luqiao Airport (IATA:HYN) in the city's Huangyan District serves daily flights to Beijing and Shanghai Hongqiao, and regular flights to other Chinese cities.In September 2009, the high-speed rail...
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