Jiaxing City
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Jiaxing 嘉兴市 |
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 Location of Jiaxing City jurisdiction in Zhejiang |
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 Jiaxing
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| Coordinates: 30°46′N 120°45′E / 30.767°N 120.750°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| County-level divisions | 7 |
| Township-level divisions | 75 |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Lu Jun |
| • Mayor | Hu Haifeng |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 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 (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,501,657 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,201,882 |
| • Metro | 1,201,882 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| GDP | $335.3 billion |
| GDP per capita | ¥74,478 |
| License Plate Prefix | 浙F |
| Website | http://www.jiaxing.gov.cn/ |
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City Flower Blossom of pomegranate City Tree Camphor laurel Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Sieb. |
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"Jiaxing", as written in Chinese
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| Simplified Chinese | 嘉兴 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 嘉興 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu | Gāshīng [kɑɕiŋ] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Kashing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiāxīng |
| Wade–Giles | Chia-hsing |
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| Romanization | Gāshīng [kɑɕiŋ] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | gaa1hing1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Ka-Hing |
City Flower Blossom of pomegranate City Tree Camphor laurel
Jiaxing (Chinese: 嘉兴; pinyin: Jiāxīng; Wu: Gāshīng [kɑɕiŋ]) 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. At the 2010 census, its population was 4,501,657 and its built-up area made of 2 urban districts was home to 1,201,882 inhabitants.
Jiaxing system began in Qin Dynasty and has a history of more than two thousand years. Jiaxing since ancient times as a prosperous and rich land, known as the "land of plenty", "Silk City" reputation, is a national historical and cultural city, city, civilization Chinese China full support model city, China model green city, China excellent tourist city and national garden city, the national first batch of pilot City, the first batch of sponge city construction of national new urbanization comprehensive pilot area .Not only to the beautiful scenery of the prestigious, but also because of China first National Congress of the Communist Party here concluded successfully and highly anticipated, China is the birthplace of the Communist Party of China, has become an important modern history to commemorate the revolution.
As of December 30, 2015, Jiaxing has jurisdiction over 2 municipal districts (Nanhu District, Xiuzhou District), 3 county-level cities (Haining, Pinghu and Tongxiang) and 2 counties (Jiashan county and Haiyan County). A total of 44 towns, 29 streets (agriculture related Street 22), 246 urban communities, 115 urban communities, 809 administrative villages.
In 1949, Jiaxing County, Jiaxing City, respectively, after merging frequently. In August 1983, the administrative office of the Jiaxing area was revoked, divided into Jiaxing and Huzhou, and Jiaxing city and suburbs. Under the jurisdiction of Jiashan, Pinghu, Tongxiang, Haining and Haiyan, 5 counties were administered. In November 1993, the city of Jiaxing was renamed "show city". In June 21, 1999, the suburbs changed its name to Xiuzhou district. In 2005, the city of Jiaxing changed its name to Nanhu Lake district.
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