Jiashan County
Jiashan County .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} 嘉善县 | |
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County | |
Jiashan Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
Coordinates: 30°49′52″N 120°55′34″E / 30.831°N 120.926°E / 30.831; 120.926Coordinates: 30°49′52″N 120°55′34″E / 30.831°N 120.926°E / 30.831; 120.926 | |
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.
Contents
1 History
2 Administration divisions
2.1 Subdistricts
2.2 Towns
3 Economy
3.1 Transportation
3.1.1 Road
3.1.2 Railway
3.1.3 Water
3.2 Industry
3.3 Agriculture
3.4 Tourism
4 Culture
4.1 Education
4.2 Notable people
5 See also
6 External links
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
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
See also
- Xitang
External links
- Website of Jiashan Government