Jiashan County () is a

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in the north of

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, bordering

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to the northeast and

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province to the north. It is administered by the

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. Jiashan is nicknamed "The Land of Fish and Rice", and is southwest of central Shanghai, east of

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, and south of

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. 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

. In 1430, Jiashan was established. On 1 November 2022, the county was named by a guideline of the

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(NDRC) as a "leading trial area" for

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Administration divisions

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

Subdistricts

* Weitang(Former Weitang, Lize, Fengnan) * Luoxing * 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

Climate

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 Qian Nengxun (, 1869 – June 5, 1924), courtesy name Ganchen () or Gancheng () was a Chinese politician from 1918 until his death in 1924. He served as the Premier of the Republic of China twice during the Warlord Era, in 1918 and 1919 and was th ...

, a premier of the Republic of China * Sun Daolin, a renowned Chinese actor *

Huang Ju Huang Ju (28 September 1938 – 2 June 2007) was a Chinese politician and a high-ranking leader in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was one of the nine members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the CCP, China's top decision making bod ...

, Mayor and Party chief of Shanghai, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China

References

External links

Website of Jiashan Government
{{County-level divisions of Zhejiang County-level divisions of Zhejiang Jiaxing National Civilized City