Saturday, October 18, 2008

Jiashan County

Jiashan County is a of Zhejiang , , administered by the prefecture-level city Jiaxing. Jiashan is nicknamed the "The Land of Fish and Rice". It is 80 kilometers west of Shanghai, 95 kilometers east of Hangzhou, and 90 kilometers south of Suzhou. The county seat is located on 126 Jiashan Ave., Weitang Town.

The second campus of Sanda University, known as Guangbiao Institute, is located in Jiashan County.

Administration divisions


Jiashan County consists of 11 towns, 11 communities, 16 residential zones and 164 administrative villages.

Towns: Weitang, Huimin, Ganyao, Xitang, Hongxi, Tianning, Yangmiao, Taozhuang, Dingzha, Yaozhuang and Dayun.

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, a politician of the People's Republic of China

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