Chekiang

After this, they divided their Army into two parts; the one they ſent to conquer the Mediterranean Provinces of Kiangſi, Huquang, & Quangtung, which are all of a marvellous extent; the other like a ſwift Torrent, over-run all, till they came to the very Walls of the renowned and vaſt City of Hangcheu, which is the head City of the Province of Chekiang.

Among the Iſlands which are Tributary to this Kingdom, is alſo accounted the Iſland Formoſa, which the Chineſes call Lieukieu, and ſituated over againſt the Province of Foken ; as alſo the Iſland of Cheuxan, over againſt the Province of Chekiang, a very famous place for Trading.

Porcelain painted in blue and white, and also that decorated with the deep blue monochrome glaze, both require this blue. It is obtained from the province of Chêkiang, being found on several mountains within the two prefectures of Shao-hsing and Chin-hua.

Chiang was then given command of a regiment, and led three thousand men to Hangchow, Wenchow, and Taichow, all in his native province of Chekiang. His exploits sounded impressive, but the truth was that he encountered practically no opposition. As soon as a force was led against a town, imperial authority collapsed. Officials resigned or fled, and revolutionary leaders, mostly military, assumed authority. The progress was gratifying but hardly exciting.

Whatever their individual views on how best to evangelize, life for the Scarboro men and Grey Sisters in Chekiang province rarely unfolded as they had hoped. And soon after the Marxist People's Republic was proclaimed in 1949, all their proselytizing activities came to an end.

After the Taiping war northern Chekiang as a whole, and its rich alluvium in particular, immediately attracted immigrants from overcrowded Ningpo and Shaohsing prefectures. Land-hungry peasants from other coastal prefectures, T'ai-chou and Wen-chou, soon joined ranks with Ningpo and Shaohsing peasants and settled first in the delta of Chia-hsing prefecture and then in the valleys and low hills of Hang-chou and Hu-chou prefectures.

The Japanese also spread anthrax and typhoid, and contaminated water sources in Chekiang province, leading to the deaths of many thousands of Chinese as epidemics took their toll in the region in 1942 and 1943.

Based around Chekiang Province Hangchou shadow puppets are made of lambskin, with only one side painted with colors. They are soft and pliable.