a city of the first rank, and a great seaport, of China, in the province of Tchekiang, known to the early Portuguese navigators under the appellation of Siampoo. It is five miles in circumference, is situated in a fertile plain surrounded by hills, and is watered by numerous canals. It is much resorted to by the Chinese merchants of Fokien, as well as by those settled in Siam and Batavia, who repair thither for the purpose of buying the silks produced in its neighbourhood. It also carries on an extensive trade with Japan. Long.120.14. E. Lat.29.51. N.