Zhejiang Province - Gypsum

Japanese: 浙江[省] - せっこう

A province in southeastern China, on the East China Sea coast. Its abbreviated name is Zhejiang. Its capital is Hangzhou. The coastline south of Hangzhou Bay is particularly winding, with many large and small islands and an abundance of good natural harbors. The northern part is a plain, while the southern part is hilly. The climate is warm and rainy, and the land is fertile. In addition to rice, wheat, tea, cotton, hemp, silk thread, and fruit, the province produces fish, salt, timber, tung oil, lacquer, and medicinal materials. Traditional industries include Shaoxing wine, textiles, umbrellas, woodenware, sen and roof tiles, as well as modern industries such as silk reeling, weaving, papermaking, steel, electricity, chemicals, and machinery. Transportation is convenient both on land and sea, and many road and canal networks have been developed around the three railway lines centered on Hangzhou: Shanghai (Shanghai-Hangzhou), Zhejiang (Hangzhou-Zhuzhou), and Hangning (Hangzhou-Ningbo). ^101,800km2 . 47.99 million people (2014).
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Japanese:

中国南東部，東シナ海沿岸の省。簡称は浙。省都は杭州。杭州湾以南では海岸線が特に曲折し，大小の島が多く，天然の良港に富む。北部は平野，南部は丘陵地帯をなす。気候は温暖多雨で，土地は肥沃。米，麦，茶，綿花，麻，蚕糸，果物などのほか，魚，塩，木材，桐油，漆，薬材などを産する。伝統的産業として紹興酒，織物，傘，木器，【せん】や瓦などの生産が行われるほか，製糸，織布，製紙，鉄鋼，電力，化学，機械などの近代工業もある。交通は水陸ともに便利で，杭州を中心とする滬杭(ここう)（上海〜杭州）・浙【かん】(せっかん)（杭州〜株洲）・杭寧（杭州〜寧波）の３鉄路を中心に多くの自動車道路網，運河網が発達している。10万1800km²。4799万人（2014）。
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