Yueqing

Yueqing
乐清市
County-level city
Dongshan Park
Yueqing
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 28°07′N 120°58′E / 28.12°N 120.96°E / 28.12; 120.96Coordinates: 28°07′N 120°58′E / 28.12°N 120.96°E / 28.12; 120.96
Country People's Republic of China
Province Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city Wenzhou
Population
  Total 488,980
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)

Yueqing (simplified Chinese: 乐清市; traditional Chinese: 樂清市; pinyin: Yuèqīng Shì) is a county-level city under the administration of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, in eastern China. It lies on the coast of the East China Sea, by the Yueqing Bay.

Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou Railway, a high-speed railway line, runs through Yueqing and has one station in Yueqing. Also the G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway passes through Yueqing.

Much of the Yandang Mountains lie in Yueqing.

Incidents

The Qian Yunhui Incident took place in Puqi town (蒲岐镇; Púqí Zhèn) in Yueqing. Qian Yunhui was the head of a village called Zhaiqiao (寨桥村; Zhàiqiáo Cūn) in Puqi.


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