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.
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Jiashan
嘉善县 Kashan | |
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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.
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.[1]
Jiashan County consists of six towns, three subdistricts, 11 communities, 16 residential zones and 164 administrative villages.
Climate data for Jiashan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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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) |
Average high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
16.3 (61.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
12.9 (55.3) |
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) | 64.9 (2.56) |
67.4 (2.65) |
113.2 (4.46) |
95.9 (3.78) |
105.5 (4.15) |
181.9 (7.16) |
149.6 (5.89) |
147.1 (5.79) |
107.5 (4.23) |
56.9 (2.24) |
56.1 (2.21) |
42.1 (1.66) |
1,188.1 (46.78) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 79 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] |
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