Jiaxing 嘉兴市 Kashing | |
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 View of Jiaxing from Haogu Pagoda | |
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 Location of Jiaxing City jurisdiction in Zhejiang | |
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| Coordinates (Jiaxing municipal government):30°44′49″N120°45′22″E / 30.747°N 120.756°E /30.747; 120.756 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| County-level divisions | 7 |
| Township-level divisions | 75 |
| Municipal seat | Nanhu District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Zhang Bing |
| • Mayor | Mao Hongfang |
| Area | |
| 4,008.76 km2 (1,547.79 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 986.9 km2 (381.0 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 986.9 km2 (381.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 5,400,868 | |
| • Density | 1,347.27/km2 (3,489.40/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,518,654 |
| • Urban density | 1,539/km2 (3,986/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,518,654 |
| • Metro density | 1,539/km2 (3,986/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 757 billion US$ 106.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 140,176 US$ 19,683 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 573 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-ZJ-04 |
| License Plate Prefix | 浙F |
| Website | www |
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 "Jiaxing", as written in Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 嘉兴 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 嘉興 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu | Gāshīng[kɑɕiŋ] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Kashing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jiaxing (simplified Chinese:嘉兴;traditional Chinese:嘉興;pinyin:Jiāxīng;Wade–Giles:Chia-hsing), alternately romanized asKashing, is aprefecture-level city in northernZhejiang province, China. Lying on theGrand Canal of China, Jiaxing bordersHangzhou to the southwest,Huzhou to the west,Shanghai to the northeast, and the province ofJiangsu 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.[3]
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.
Theprefecture-level city of Jiaxing administers 7county-level divisions, including 2districts, 3county-level cities and 2counties.
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| Subdivision | Hanzi | Pinyin |
| Nanhu District | 南湖区 | Nánhú Qū |
| Xiuzhou District | 秀洲区 | Xiùzhōu Qū |
| Jiashan County | 嘉善县 | Jiāshàn Xiàn |
| Haiyan County | 海盐县 | Hǎiyán Xiàn |
| Haining | 海宁市 | Hǎiníng Shì |
| Pinghu | 平湖市 | Pínghú Shì |
| Tongxiang | 桐乡市 | Tóngxiāng Shì |
These are further divided into 75township-level divisions, including 60towns, 2townships and 13subdistricts.
| Climate data for Jiaxing, elevation 5 m (16 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 40.0 (104.0) | 41.1 (106.0) | 38.5 (101.3) | 33.6 (92.5) | 29.1 (84.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.9 (58.8) | 20.8 (69.4) | 25.7 (78.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.3 (90.1) | 28.1 (82.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 21.1 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 24.3 (75.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 16.9 (62.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 6.8 (44.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | 13.6 (56.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.9 (17.8) | −6.4 (20.5) | −3.0 (26.6) | 0.5 (32.9) | 6.9 (44.4) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 11.2 (52.2) | 2.1 (35.8) | −3.1 (26.4) | −9.0 (15.8) | −9.0 (15.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 80.3 (3.16) | 74.3 (2.93) | 107.8 (4.24) | 92.2 (3.63) | 104.4 (4.11) | 211.9 (8.34) | 140.7 (5.54) | 174.2 (6.86) | 105.0 (4.13) | 57.8 (2.28) | 61.8 (2.43) | 54.7 (2.15) | 1,265.1 (49.8) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.6 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 135.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 110.1 | 113.1 | 134.8 | 160.6 | 171.9 | 132.4 | 210.6 | 205.8 | 160.1 | 158.3 | 129.3 | 126.9 | 1,813.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 34 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 49 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 41 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[6][7] all-time extreme temperature[8] | |||||||||||||
Industry is the main economic driver to the city's economy, contributing 47% to its GDP in 2015. Jiaxing is also well known as the 'hometown of silk', hence it is a famous producer of textiles and woolens. It is one of the world's largest exporters of leather goods. There are mechanical, chemical and electronic industries there.
Jiaxing is an important energy base in East China.Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, the first self-designed nuclear power station in China, andFangjiashan Nuclear Power Plant (under construction) are located in Haiyan County.
Established in 2003, Jiaxing Export Processing Zone is a state-level export processing zone approved by State Council. It has a built-up area of 2.98 km2. Its development goal is to become the export processing base for IT, IC, mechanical and electrical, electronics and other high-tech industries.[9]
Jiaxing has established a "Zongzi Cultural Ecological Preservation Area" in its southern suburbs. This initiative aims to protect the entire cultural ecosystem surrounding the traditional food, including the cultivation of specific glutinous rice varieties, bamboo leaf harvesting, and the transmission of wrapping techniques within communities.[10]
South Lake, to the south-east of the old walled city, has been a popular tourist site for centuries. TheChinese Communist Party was officially founded on a boat in the lake, after the delegates to its first congress adjourned their meeting in Shanghai and reconvened here. As a result, the lake is now a popular destination for Communist Party "education" tours.
Within the city proper, theZicheng (citadel) of Jiaxing was for two millennia the fortified nucleus of the walled city, though only fragmented remains now survive from the imperial era. The main gate was rebuilt in 1990. Jiaxing is one of the very few cities in south-east China that retains any vestige of a citadel. A number of famous writers' homes also survive in the old walled city, as well as a Carmelite abbey and Gothic abbey church built in 1902.
Meiwan Street andYuehe Street (Zhongji Road and surrounds) are two restored neighbourhoods to the south and north of the old city respectively, located near the city moat, canals and lakes. Literally "Prunus bay street" and "moon river street" respectively, these two neighbourhoods combine restored historic buildings and newly landscaped gardens. Meiwan Street features buildings in the style of private residences of prominent families, and is the location ofKim Koo's refuge, a house significant in the history of the Korean independence movement, and a family shrine of the Qian family, a prominent local family. By contrast, Yuehe Street features artisan workshops and street food stores. In January 2022, Yuehe Street was named the "first provincial night cultural and tourist concentration area".
Wuzhen andXitang, two townships within Jiaxing city limits, feature preserved and restored houses situated along small canals that are evocative of typical canal towns of the region. They are popular tourist destinations and filming locations.
The city is served by two railway stations:Jiaxing railway station, on theShanghai–Kunming railway, andJiaxing South railway station on the high speedShanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway. The city is served by two long-distance bus stations: Jiaxing North Bus Station and the new Jiaxing Transportation Center. Jiaxing is on theG92 Hangzhou Bay Ring Expressway,G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway andChina National Highway 320.
Jiaxing Air Base is being converted to a public-use airport.[11]
Jiaxing dialect is aNorthernWu dialect in the Sujiahu dialect grouping. As such, it is a sister dialect of bothShanghainese andSuzhou dialect, and easily intelligible with both. It is not mutually intelligible with Mandarin or other varieties of Chinese such as Cantonese, Hokkien or Hakka.
Local people believe inBuddhism,Taoism,Catholicism andProtestantism.Jiaxing Catholic Church and Jiaxing Vincent Abbey are well-known Roman Catholic Churches in Jiaxing.
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