Jiashan County Explained

Jiashan
Other Name:Kashan
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Zhejiang
Pushpin Label:Jiashan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates:30.831°N 120.926°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Zhejiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Jiaxing
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Jiashan County 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 80km (50miles) southwest of central Shanghai, 95km (59miles) east of Hangzhou, and 90km (60miles) 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.

On 1 November 2022, the county was named by a guideline of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) as a "leading trial area" for common prosperity.[1]

Administration divisions

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

Subdistricts

Towns

Economy

Transportation

Road

Railway

Water

Tourism

Culture

Education

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Web site: Wang . Orange . 2022-11-03 . China names model county in inequality reduction campaign . 2022-11-04 . . en.

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