Cixi

Cixi is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo, Zhejiang. Cixi is a city with a rich culture and a long history. It was part of the state of Yue in the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 B.C.). The county was set up in the Qin Dynasty. At first it was called “Juzhang” and has been using the name of “Cixi” since the Kaiyuan reign of the Tang Dynasty (738 A.D.). Cixi City is located on the south of the economic circle of Yangtze River Delta, and is 60 km from Ningbo in the east, 148 km from Shanghai in the north and 138 km (86 mi) from Hangzhou in the west.