FIND CHINA introduces Jiaxing

Jiaxing is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of 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.

Jiaxing enjoys fast and convenientTransportation. The Shanghai-Hangzhou double-tracking railways traverse the territory. The Shanghai-Hang- Zhou Expressway that will be open to traffic at the end of 1998 has five exits in Jiaxing area. Port Zhapu, which is 40 kilometres away from the city proper, enjoys uniquely favourable sea-and-river coordinated transport facilities. It was accepted as a first-grade state port open to the outside world. Traversed by the Grand Canal, Jiaxing has a crisscross network of inland waterways. Advanced management has been employed in its highway system. Jiaxing is becoming a communications hub connecting Zhejiang with Shanghai, Jiangsu and Anhui.

Jiaxing enjoys a subtropical climate. It features four distinctive seasons, with plenty of rainfall and sunshine. Its annual average temperature is 15.9 C.