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Jiashan County

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Area
  
506 km²

Province
  
Zhejiang

Local time
  
Saturday 10:30 PM

Weather
  
12°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 68% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Jiashan Xitang Ancient Town Scenic Area （Southwest Gate）

Jiashan County (嘉善县; pinyin Jiāshàn Xiàn) is a county of Zhejiang Province, China, administered by the prefecture-level city Jiaxing. Jiashan is nicknamed "The Land of Fish and Rice". It is 80 kilometers west of Shanghai, 95 kilometers east of Hangzhou, and 90 kilometers south of Suzhou. The county seat is located on 126 People Ave., Weitang Town.

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Map of Jiashan, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China

The second campus of Sanda University, known as Guangbiao Institute, is located in Jiashan County.

History

Jiashan formerly was part of Jiaxing. In 14３０，　Ｊiashan was established.

Administration divisions

Jiashan County consists of 6 towns, 3 subdistricts, 11 communities, 16 residential zones and 164 administrative villages.

Subdistricts

  • Weitang(Former Weitang, Lize, Fengnan)
  • Luoxin
  • Huimin(Former Huimin, Datong)

    • Towns

  • Northwest: Taozhuang(Former Taozhuang, Fenyu)
  • North: Xitang(Former Xitang, Dashun, Xiadianmiao)
  • Northeast: Yaozhuang(Former Yaozhuang, Dingzha, Yuhui)
  • Southwest: Tianning(Former Tianning, Hongxi, Yangmiao)
  • Centre: Ganyao(Former Ganyao, Fanjing)
  • South: Dayun

    • Road

  • G320
  • Shen-Jia-Hu High Way
  • Hu-Hang High Way
  • Ping-Li County Road
  • Chang-Jia High Way

    • Railway

  • Hu-Kun Railway
  • Hu-Hang High Railway

    • Water

  • Hongqitang Canel
  • Luxutang Canel
  • Taipu River

    • Education

  • Jiashan Senior High School
  • Jiashan Second Senior High School
  • Jiashan High School

    • Notable people

  • Wu Zhen, a painter in Yuan Dynasty
  • Qian Nengxun, a premier of the Republic of China
  • Sun Daolin, a renowned Chinese actor
  • Huang Ju, Mayor and Party chief of Shanghai, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China

    • References

    Jiashan County Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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