Xinchang County
Xinchang County 新昌县 | |
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County | |
Xinchang Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
Coordinates: 29°29′59″N 120°54′14″E / 29.4998°N 120.9039°ECoordinates: 29°29′59″N 120°54′14″E / 29.4998°N 120.9039°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Prefecture-level city | Shaoxing |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xinchang County (Chinese: 新昌县; pinyin: Xīnchāng Xiàn) is a county in the east-central part of Zhejiang province, administratively under the municipal government of Shaoxing. 430,000 people live in Xinchang.
Toxic capsule town
The town of Ru'ao (儒岙) became synonymous with poison. The factories using industrial gelatin to make pills were closed soon after CCTV reported the scandal on April 15, 2012.[1] A third of Ruao’s 30,000 population is employed in the capsule industry.
Tourism
Xinchang is home to the Dafo Temple (大佛寺).
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