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Shaoxing,&sp;Shao-hsing[both: shou´shing´] Pronunciation Key, or Shaohing[shou´hing´] Pronunciation Key, city (1994 est. pop. 205,300), N Zhejiang prov., SE China, on the south shore of Hangzhou Bay. It is a marketing center handling grain, fruit, and oil crops. The most famous export is Shaoxing rice wine. The city is a center of light industry; manufactures include food, textiles, apparel, iron and steel, and machinery.
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