Jiashan County

For the former Jiashan County (嘉山县) in Anhui province, see Mingguang.

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.

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

Towns

Economy

Transportation

Road

Railway

Water

Culture

Education

Notable people

See also

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Coordinates: 30°51′N 120°54′E / 30.850°N 120.900°E / 30.850; 120.900

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