Xinchang County

Xinchang County () is a county in the east-central part of Zhejiang province, administratively under the municipal government of Shaoxing. 419,000 people live in Xinchang as of 2020.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:

• Yulin Subdistrict (羽林街道), Nanming Subdistrict (南明街道), Qixing Subdistrict (七星街道)

Towns:

• Shaxi (沙溪镇；沙溪鎭), Ru'ao (儒岙镇；儒嶴鎭), Huishan (回山镇；回山鎭), Chengtan (澄潭镇；澄潭鎭), Xiaojiang (小将镇；小將鎭), Jingling (镜岭镇；鏡嶺鎭), Meizhu (梅渚镇；梅渚鎭), Dashiju (大市聚镇；大市聚鎭)

Townships:

• Shuangcai Township (双彩乡；雙彩鄉), Qiaoying Township (巧英乡；巧英鄉), Dongming Township (东茗乡；東茗鄉), Xinlin Township (新林乡；新林鄉), Chengnan Township (城南乡；城南鄉)

Climate

Toxic capsule town

The town of Ru'ao () became synonymous with poison. The factories using industrial gelatin to make pills were closed soon after CCTV reported the scandal on April 15, 2012. A third of Ruao's 30,000 population is employed in the capsule industry.

Tourism

Xinchang is home to the Dafo Temple ().

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