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Jiaxing
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Also known as Kashing, Kiahsing, Kia-hsing, Kiahing, Kia-hing

Jiaxing (), alternately romanized as Kashing, is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the province of Jiangsu to the north. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,400,868 and its built-up (or metro) area made of 2 urban districts was home to 1,518,654 inhabitants.

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Jiaxing is a prefecture-level city located in Zhejiang province, China. It shares a border with Suzhou and has an area of 4222.87 square kilometers. The city’s official name is 嘉兴市, and it operates within the UTC+08:00 time zone. Its administrative divisions include Nanhu District, Xiuzhou District, Jiashan County, and Haiyan.

The population of Jiaxing is 5,400,868, with an urban population of 500,100. The city is twinned with Halle (Saale), Bunbury, and Gangneung. Its postal code is 314000, and the local dialing code is 573. The license plate code for the region is 浙F.

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Place details

Locality
南湖区
Region
浙江省
Country
中国
Population
1,180,000
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai

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Air quality

38US AQIGood
PM2.5
7.9 µg/m³
PM10
9.1 µg/m³
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Key facts

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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|A small canal in Wuzhen, a preserved canal town in the suburbs of Jiaxing thumb|Xitang, another well-known canal town in the suburbs of Jiaxing

Do

thumb|The Pavilion of Mist and Rain, on an island in South Lake, Jiaxing

Buy

thumb|Wanda Plaza in Jiaxing Jiaxing is a city with a lot of shopping areas, it has a variety of brands to choose from.There are many shopping and leisure malls in Jiaxing.

There are many brands for you to choose from. The prices are included from low to high, and discount activities are often held. These places are places where Jiaxing people often go shopping.

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Wuzhen and Xitang, two well-preserved canal towns within Jiaxing city limits, are popular destinations for a taste of "water country" life in the Jiangnan region. They are easy to reach from Jiaxing. Wuzhen can be reached by local train plus bus, while Xitang can be reached by bus from Jiaxing railway station.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Administration
  • History
  • Known as a place
  • Known as a county
  • Known as a prefecture
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Jiaxing Export Processing Zone
  • Healthcare
  • Tourism
  • Transportation
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Jiaxing (), alternately romanized as Kashing, is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the province of Jiangsu to the north. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,400,868 and its built-up (or metro) area made of 2 urban districts was home to 1,518,654 inhabitants.

==Administration== Jiaxing is the birthplace of the Majiabang Culture in the Neolithic Age. The ancestors engaged in farming, animal husbandry, fishing and hunting 7,000 years ago.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jiaxing” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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