Jiashan County
Jiashan County (嘉善县; pinyin Jiāshàn Xiàn) is a county of Zhejiang Province, China, administered by the prefecture-level city Jiaxing. Jiashan is nicknamed "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 People 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, Mayor and Party chief of Shanghai, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China
