Xinchang County


Xinchang County is a county in the east-central part of Zhejiang province, administratively under the municipal government of Shaoxing. 430,000 people live in Xinchang.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:
Towns:
Townships:
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.