Yongkang, Zhejiang
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Yongkang (Chinese: 永康; pinyin: Yǒngkāng) is a county-level city located in the central part of Zhejiang Province, China.
The county was established in the time of Wu Kingdom (AC 222~280) during the famous Three Kingdoms Period. The Chinese name means "Forever Well-being". In the last two decades, Yongkang has been well known for both its aggressive promotion of tourism and booming economy in hardware manufacturing. It is widely considered as "Hardware Capital of China". In 2003, Yongkang ranked 47th out of over 1000 counties across the country in terms of economical strength.
- Area: 1049 km²
- Population: 536,000; more than 100,000 non-resident workers.
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