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'''Datang''' is a township-level district of the city of [[Zhuji]] ({{zh|t=諸暨|s=诸暨|p=Zhūjì}}) south of [[Hangzhou]] — the capital of [[Zhejiang]] Province — in the [[People's Republic of China]].
==History==
An industrial development zone, it has become known as '''Sock City''' due to its extensive [[hosiery]] industry, with total output of a third of the world's sock production, effectively creating two pairs of socks for every person on the planet on 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/sep/09/sock-city-decline-china-economy|title=Sock City's decline may reveal an unravelling in China's economy|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=8 September 2012|accessdate=8 September 2012}}</ref>▼
The region around Zhuji has been settled since [[Neolithic]] times and was the origin of the [[Baiyue|Wuyue culture]]. During the [[Spring and Autumn Period]], it was the birthplace of the legendary beauty [[Xi Shi]]. After the [[Yue (state)|state of Yue]] was absorbed into the unification of China, [[Qin Shi Huang]] formally codified the boundaries of Zhuji as a [[Counties of the People's Republic of China#History|county]] in 222 BC. This status remained intact until 1989, when the State Council reclassified Zhuji as a city.
==Sock City==
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