The awe-inspiring Yandang Mountain in Yueqing. [Photo provided to ezhejiang.gov.cn]
Permanent population: 1.47 million (2023)
Area: 1,385 square kilometers (land), 284.3 sq km (sea)
GDP: 166.35 billion yuan (2023)
Located on the southeast coast of East China's Zhejiang province, Yueqing is a county-level city administered by the prefecture-level metropolis of Wenzhou – 63 kilometers from Wenzhou in the south and 248 km from Hangzhou, the capital of the province, in the north. It governs 17 towns and eight sub-districts. At the end of 2023, its permanent population exceeded 1.47 million.
With a mature economy, Yueqing was one of the first regions to develop its market economy and it has had one of the most dynamic economies in China. Liushi town in southern Yueqing, for one, is a leading production hub for low-voltage electronics products in China.
According to preliminary numbers, Yueqing generated regional GDP of 166.35 billion yuan ($22.99 billion) last year, a year-on-year increase of 3.8 percent.
