嘉善 (Jiāshàn): Jiashan, a county in Jiaxing pr…

Meanings

1 Jiashan, a county in Jiaxing prefecture, Zhejiang Province

Characters

嘉

Examples

嘉善位于浙江省东北部，紧邻上海。

Jiāshàn wèiyú Zhèjiāng shěng dōngběibù, jǐnlín Shànghǎi.

Jiashan lies in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, right next to Shanghai.

西塘古镇就在嘉善县境内。

Xītáng gǔzhèn jiù zài Jiāshàn xiàn jìngnèi.

The ancient water town of Xitang is located in Jiashan County.

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culture

Best known for Xitang (西塘), one of the canonical 'six water towns of southern Yangzi' and a filming location for Mission: Impossible III. The county sits in the Yangzi delta, where Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang meet, and is a frequent commuting / day-trip destination from Shanghai.