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Jiaxing
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. The prefecture-level city of Jiaxing administers 7 Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#County level, county-level divisions, including 2 District of China, districts, 3 county-level city, county-level cities and 2 County (People's Republic of China), counties. These are further divided into 75 Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#Township lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhejiang
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Haining, Zhejiang
() is a county-level city in Zhejiang Province, China, and under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing. It is in the south side of Yangtze River Delta, and in the north of Zhejiang. It is to the southwest of central Shanghai, and east of Hangzhou, the provincial capital. To its south lies the Qiantang River. The city has a land area of and as of the 2020 census, had a population of 1,076,199 inhabitants. Haining is known for its leather industry and spectacular tide in the Qiantang River. Since June 2021, it's linked to Hangzhou by the new suburban Hangzhou - Haining subway Line. Basic Facts Located in the YRD region close to Shanghai and adjoining Hangzhou, Haining serves as the core of the Hangzhou Metropolitan Economic Circle and the Greater Hangzhou Bay Rim Area. The city benefits from the "one-hour economic circle" of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou with a well-developed transportation network. Haining has been promoting integrated development between traditional and emerging indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiuzhou District
Xiuzhou District () is a district in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China, bordering Jiangsu province to the north. There is to central Shanghai in the northeast, to Hangzhou in the southwest and to Suzhou in the north. It is an important urban district of Jiaxing city. The total of Xiouzhou District is , population of 500,000 and it is composed of five towns, four streets and one provincial E.D. Zone (Economical Development Zone). Xiuzhou district takes its name from the ancient settlement, which was founded in the Spring and Autumn period, that became Jiaxing. It was named Xiuzhou district in 1999. Xiuzhou has long history and deep culture base. The Grand Canal of China, Changhong Bridge, Baoshu Pavilion and so on are the famous historical resorts. The famous Qing Dynasty scholar and poet Zhu Yizun, the biologist Cheng Shixiang, and the doctor Jiang Zhixin are all personalities in its history. Based upon the beautiful waters of this region area together with its traditional cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. The population of the city proper is the List of largest cities, second largest in the world after Chongqing, with around 24.87 million inhabitants in 2023, while the urban area is the List of cities in China by population, most populous in China, with 29.87 million residents. As of 2022, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (GDP (nominal), nominal) of nearly 13 trillion Renminbi, RMB ($1.9 trillion). Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for finance, #Economy, business and economics, research, science and technology, manufacturing, transportation, List of tourist attractions in Shanghai, tourism, and Culture of Shanghai, culture. The Port of Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongxiang
Tongxiang City () is a county-level city, part of Jiaxing, in northern Zhejiang Province, China, bordering Jiangsu province to the north. It had a population of 1,029,754 as of the 2020 census even though its built-up (''or metro'') area is smaller. Nevertheless, as the city is expanding east quickly, its now nearly conurbated with Jiaxing built-up (or metro) area by Xiuzhou District. Tongxiang was the birthplace of 20th-century novelist and cultural critic Mao Dun. The scenic town of Wuzhen is part of Tongxiang. Administration Tongxiang administers three subdistrict, eight towns. * Wutong Subdistrict (梧桐街道), seat of the administration * Fengming Subdistrict (凤鸣街道) * Gaoqiao Subdistrict (高桥街道) * Puyuan Town (濮院镇) * Tudian Town (屠甸镇) * Heshan Town (河山镇) *Wuzhen Town (乌镇镇) * Shimen Town (石门镇) * Dama Town (大麻镇) * Chongfu Town (崇福镇) * Zhouquan Town (洲泉镇) Climate Economy Hángbáijú (杭白菊), a variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiashan County
Jiashan County () 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 southwest of central Shanghai, east of Hangzhou, and south of Suzhou. 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 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 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 *No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinghu, Zhejiang
Pinghu is a county-level city in the east of Jiaxing's administrative area, in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, bordering Shanghai to the northeast. It sits next to the East China Sea and the north shore of Hangzhou Bay. Prior to the Ming dynasty, Pinghu was part of Haiyan County. In 1430 Pinghu County was established. In 1991 Pinghu became a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiaxing. History Zhapu, the site of a deepwater harbor, was the principal site of China's foreign trade with Korea and Japan during the 18th and 19th century. Economy Pinghu dominates the Chinese down jacket industry; over half of down jackets sold in China are produced in Pinghu, and it is home to a major down jacket wholesale market. This industry started in the 1980s. An estimated 300 million garments are produced in Pinghu yearly. Administration 3 neighborhoods ( subdistricts), 7 towns *neighborhood committee and offices ** Zhongdai neighborhood ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huzhou
Huzhou (, ; Huzhou dialect: Romanization of Wu Chinese, ''ghou² cieu¹'') is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province (Hangzhou–Jiaxing–Huzhou Plain, China). Lying south of the Lake Tai, it borders Jiaxing to the east, Hangzhou to the south, and the provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu to the west and north respectively. Huzhou is on the south bank of Taihu Lake, which it is named after. It has a history of more than 2,300 years. It governs Wuxing and Nanxun districts and three counties of Deqing, Changxing and Anji, with a total area of 5,818 square kilometers. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,367,579 inhabitants, of whom 1,015,937 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of Wuxing District as Nanxun District was not yet being conurbated. Location Huzhou, in its general aspect, is in the center of the Yangtze Delta, Yangtze River Delta Economic Area, with the city center south of the Chinese third largest freshwater lake Lake Tai. The city borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haiyan County, Zhejiang
Haiyan County () is a county under the administration of Jiaxing City, in the north of Zhejiang province, China, situated on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay and includes the north end of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge. Its area is . Population is 370,000. Postal code: 314300. The county government is located on 118 Zaoyuan Middle Rd, Wuyuan town. In August 2010, Haiyan was selected to house the 'Nuclear City'. China will reportedly spend some €130 billion over the next ten years on developing the 130 square-kilometer Haiyan Nuclear City, which will be needed by local industry. By 2014, nine nuclear power plants should be in operation, with electrical generating capacity of around 6300 MWe, which will help reduce the country's carbon footprint. In September 2015, Six Flags and Riverside Group announced that they would build the first international Six Flags Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is an American amusement park company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanhu District
Nanhu District () is a district in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province of China. Its former name was Xiucheng District (), and it changed to current name on 17 May 2005. Total area is , and total population is 450,000 in 2001. At the end of 2013, the number of households registered in Nanhu District Population According to administrative divisions was 168,982, with a population of 48,905, an increase of 1.2% over the previous year. Among them, the non-agricultural population was 340,708, an increase of 1.7% over the previous year. The annual birth rate is 8.64%, the mortality rate is 6.45%, the natural population growth rate is 2.19%, and the family planning rate is 98.81%. Transportation Nanhu District is surrounded by Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport and Ningbo Lishe International Airport. It is also close to the Port of Shanghai, Beilun Port and Zhangpu Port, as well as Shanghai–Changzhou Expressw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Canal Of China
The Grand Canal () is a system of interconnected canals linking various major rivers and lakes in North and East China, serving as an important waterborne transport infrastructure between the north and the south during Medieval and premodern China. It is the longest artificial waterway in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Grand Canal has undergone several route changes throughout history. Its current main stem, known as the Jing–Hang Grand Canal, is thought to extend for linking Beijing in the north to Hangzhou in the south, and is divided into 6 main subsections, with the southernmost sections remaining relatively unchanged over time. The Jiangnan Canal starts from the Qiantang River at Hangzhou's Jianggan District, looping around the east side of Lake Tai through Jiaxing, Suzhou and Wuxi, to the Yangtze River at Zhenjiang; the Inner Canal from Yangzhou across the Yangtze from Zhenjiang, going through the Gaoyou Lake to join the Huai River at Huai'an, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-level City
A county-level city () is a County-level divisions of China, county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity, and a county, which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated Counties of China, counties. County-level cities are not "city, cities" in the strictest sense of the word, since they usually contain rural areas many times the size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
