Jiashan County
Jiashan
嘉善县 Kashan | |
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Coordinates: 30°49′52″N 120°55′34″E / 30.831°N 120.926°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Prefecture-level city | Jiaxing |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Jiashan County (simplified Chinese: 嘉善县; traditional Chinese: 嘉善縣; pinyin: Jiāshàn Xiàn) is a county in the north of Zhejiang Province, bordering Shanghai to the northeast and Jiangsu province to the north. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Jiaxing. Jiashan is nicknamed "The Land of Fish and Rice", and is 80 km (50 mi) southwest of central Shanghai, 95 km (59 mi) east of Hangzhou, and 90 km (56 mi) south of Suzhou. The county seat is located on 126 People Avenue, Weitang Town.
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 six towns, three subdistricts, 11 communities, 16 residential zones and 164 administrative villages.
Subdistricts
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
Economy
Transportation
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
Industry
Agriculture
Tourism
Culture
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