Cixi, formerly romanized as Tzeki, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo, in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,829,488. Its urban agglomeration built-up (or metro) area, largely contiguous with Cixi plus the county-level city of Yuyao, had 3,083,520 inhabitants.
History Cixi 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 "Gouzhang" and has been using the name of "Cixi" since the Kaiyuan reign of the Tang dynasty (738 A.D.).
Geography Cixi City is located on the south of the economic circle of Yangtze River Delta, and is from Ningbo in the east, from Shanghai in the north and from Hangzhou in the west. Since 1047, the City has been constantly expanding into the sea, forming rings of roads and canals like a tree. There are twelve ring roads in June 2026.
Climate Cixi is located in the Zhejiang Province of eastern China and has a subtropical monsoon climate with an average temperature of .
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts Baisha Road Subdistrict (白沙路街道), Gutang Subdistrict (古塘街道), Hushan Subdistrict (浒山街道), Kandun Subdistrict (坎墩街道), Zonghan Subdistrict (宗汉街道)
Towns Andong (庵东镇), Changhe (长河镇), Chongshou (崇寿镇), Fuhai (附海镇), Guanhaiwei (观海卫镇), Henghe (横河镇), Kuangyan (匡堰镇), Longshan (龙山镇), Qiaotou (桥头镇), Shengshan (胜山镇), Tianyuan (天元镇), Xiaolin (逍林镇), Xinpu (新浦镇), Zhangqi (掌起镇), Zhouxiang (周巷镇)
Transportation Highway connections are provided to all major cities, typical travel times are 1.5 hours or less by car, including access to the four major airports, Ningbo Lishe International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Shanghai and Ningbo are also the closest sea ports. Hangzhou Bay Bridge connects Cixi to Jiaxing and Shanghai.
Economy The Hangzhou Bay New District is located in the city.
Population Cixi is accelerating the construction of a mid-scale modern city, covering a total land area of with a population of 1.83 million as of the 2020 census, including 1.04 million registered permanent residents and one million temporary residents. Fifteen towns and five subdistricts are under the jurisdiction of Cixi City and there are 325 administrative villages including committees and communities.
Culture The city houses many Yue Kiln Sites, which are widely regarded as one of the origin of Chinese porcelain.
Cixi has a long history of cultural and educational development and contains numerous historical sites and cultural remains. Its regional heritage has been associated with three themes: celadon production, land reclamation, and migration. Celadon produced at the Shanglin Lake Yue Kilns was traded overseas as part of maritime trade networks associated with the Maritime Silk Road. Historical tidal-flat reclamation has contributed to the expansion of the city's land area, while migration has also influenced the region's cultural development.
Cixi was listed as the "demonstration base for community digital learning in the national city and countryside" by the Ministry of Education in 2010 and 2011.
Notable people Han Qide, medical scientist and Former President of the China Association for Science and Technology Han Zheng, member of Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau Ing Chang-ki, Taiwan industrial magnate Lu Yongxiang, Academician and Former President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Lu Zhangong, member of CPC 19th Central Committee Tan Jiazhen, founder of modern Chinese genetics Yang Xianjiang, educator Zhou Xinfang, Master of Beijing Opera Zhu Zuxiang, agricultural scientist
See also List of twin towns and sister cities in China
References
External links
The People's Government Cixi City official website Map of Cixi