Xiaocao'e
Xiaocao'e
Town in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Xiaocao'e (Chinese: 小曹娥; lit. 'Small Cao E') (pinyin: xiǎo Cáo É) is a town located in the administrative territorial entity of Yuyao, Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, established in 1949 and named after Cao E (130-143), the filial piety daughter who drowned when she tried to save her father.
Xiaocao'e has a densely populated area of 33.4 square kilometres with a population of 40400 (2017) and the town contains eight administrative territorial entities, one of them is Cao'ecun (Cao E village). The town is situated approx 50 km from the harbour of Ningbo and is known for her industry, fruit, honey, mustard, pepper and cotton.
In October 2021 this town was chosen to one of the 1000 top towns in China at place 553.[1]