Prefecture-level city Jining Elevation 40 m Province Shandong | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 973 km² | |
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Country People's Republic of China | ||
Jiaxiang County (simplified Chinese: 嘉祥县; traditional Chinese: 嘉祥縣; pinyin: Jiāxiáng Xiàn) is a county of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Jining City.
Map of Jiaxiang, Jining, Shandong, China
The population was 871,920 in 2011.
The cultural heritage site of the Carved Stones in the Tombs of the Wu Family is in this county. In 1961, it was added to the list of national historical and cultural monuments. The county is also home to the temple of Zengzi, a Confucian disciple and philosopher. The Jining Qufu Airport is located in the southern part of the county.
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Jiaxiang County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA