Xinchang is a prefecture in central Zhejiang, administratively under the municipal government of Shaoxing. The term prefecture has been used to denote a self-governing body or area since the time of Constantine I, who divided the Roman Empire into 4 districts (each divided into dioceses). ... Zhejiang (Chinese: 浙江; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Che-chiang; Postal System Pinyin: Chehkiang or Chekiang) is a eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... A boat on one of Shaoxings waterways, near the city center. ...
Xinchang is home to the Dafo Temple. The Dafo Temple (pinyin: Dà fó Sì) is a famous Buddhist temple in Zhejiang and has a long history of more than 1000 years. ...
We have already discovered Xinchang, the last genuine canal town left in greater Shanghai, which is going to be "opened" in the next couple of years.
Xinchang is of course open already: its 13,000 inhabitants come and go, and anyone can explore its narrow lanes, watch people hauling water from their wells, or discover the dilapidated courtyard mansions.
Xinchang has somehow survived, deep into the once-rural suburbs of Pudong (new Shanghai), past the stuccoed villa estates, the joint venture factories, the roadside karaoke bars and the masonry shops selling stone lions.
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