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Jiande

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Country
  
China

Postal code
  
311600

Local time
  
Saturday 9:39 PM

Prefecture
  
Hangzhou

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Area
  
2,364 km²

Province
  
Zhejiang

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 85% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Qiandao Lake, Daci Rock, Daciyan Scenic Area

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 Jiande  is a county-level city in Zhejiang Province, China. It is under the administration of Hangzhou.

Contents

Map of Jiande, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

History

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jiande was the capital of Yanzhou Prefecture (fu). On account of this, Jiande was often referred to as Yanzhou Fu (严州府). A transcription commonly seen in both French and English writing of the time was Yen-tcheou-fou, derived from French missionary writing.

Transportation

Direct trains for freight link Jiande with Yiwu and Jinhua

References

Jiande Wikipedia