Jiashan County

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

Jiashan County (simplified Chinese: 嘉善县; traditional Chinese: 嘉善縣; pinyin: Jiāshàn Xiàn) 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 80 km (50 mi) southwest of central Shanghai, 95 km (59 mi) east of Hangzhou, and 90 km (56 mi) south of Suzhou. The county seat is located on 126 People Avenue, Weitang Town.

Jiashan 嘉善县 Kashan
County
Jiashan
Jiashan Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°49′52″N 120°55′34″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Jiaxing
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

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.

Administration divisions

Sanguantang Bridge in Luoxing subdistrict.

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

Climate data for Jiashan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.5 (72.5)	27.4 (81.3)	30.2 (86.4)	33.7 (92.7)	35.6 (96.1)	38.1 (100.6)	40.0 (104.0)	40.2 (104.4)	36.6 (97.9)	33.3 (91.9)	29.4 (84.9)	23.7 (74.7)	40.2 (104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.4 (47.1)	10.6 (51.1)	14.8 (58.6)	20.8 (69.4)	25.8 (78.4)	28.4 (83.1)	33.0 (91.4)	32.4 (90.3)	28.4 (83.1)	23.4 (74.1)	17.6 (63.7)	11.2 (52.2)	21.2 (70.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.5 (40.1)	6.3 (43.3)	10.2 (50.4)	15.7 (60.3)	20.9 (69.6)	24.4 (75.9)	28.8 (83.8)	28.4 (83.1)	24.3 (75.7)	18.9 (66.0)	13.1 (55.6)	6.9 (44.4)	16.9 (62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	2.9 (37.2)	6.5 (43.7)	11.7 (53.1)	17.0 (62.6)	21.4 (70.5)	25.6 (78.1)	25.4 (77.7)	21.2 (70.2)	15.3 (59.5)	9.4 (48.9)	3.4 (38.1)	13.4 (56.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−7.6 (18.3)	−6.6 (20.1)	−3.9 (25.0)	0.3 (32.5)	8.5 (47.3)	13.2 (55.8)	18.4 (65.1)	18.1 (64.6)	12.4 (54.3)	2.4 (36.3)	−2.3 (27.9)	−8.9 (16.0)	−8.9 (16.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	76.6 (3.02)	73.0 (2.87)	107.6 (4.24)	90.0 (3.54)	106.0 (4.17)	212.8 (8.38)	138.0 (5.43)	176.1 (6.93)	98.6 (3.88)	59.2 (2.33)	61.5 (2.42)	54.3 (2.14)	1,253.7 (49.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	11.7	11.2	13.6	12.4	12.2	15.1	11.6	12.8	10.2	7.8	10.1	9.1	137.8
Average snowy days	2.7	1.9	0.6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1.0	6.5
Average relative humidity (%)	77	76	76	74	75	82	79	79	79	77	78	75	77
Mean monthly sunshine hours	115.5	116.9	143.1	167.0	177.5	140.7	219.1	216.8	173.7	166.1	132.0	130.8	1,899.2
Percent possible sunshine	36	37	38	43	42	33	51	53	47	47	42	42	43
Source: China Meteorological Administration

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

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, a premier of the Republic of China
• Sun Daolin, a renowned Chinese actor
• Huang Ju, Mayor and Party chief of Shanghai, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China

See also

• Xitang

External links

• Website of Jiashan Government