Get to know Jiashan County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Jiaxing
- Chinese name
- 嘉善县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 506.88 km²
- Population · 2020
- 648,160
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Xitang’s riverside streets
Xitang’s streets follow the rivers, with houses built beside the water. Its cultural activities include traditional temple fairs, theatre and a Hanfu Culture Week (汉服文化周). The Qilaoye temple fair (七老爷庙会) and events celebrating playwright Gu Xidong (顾锡东) were promoted in the county’s 2017 tourism plan.
Painting and county displays
Wu Zhen, who lived from 1280 to 1354, came from Weitang (魏塘) and painted landscapes, fishermen and ink bamboo. His memorial hall (吴镇纪念馆) includes his tomb, inscriptions, pavilions and a bamboo-painting stele corridor. Jiashan Museum (嘉善博物馆) has permanent displays on the county’s past, field songs and kiln traditions, linking art and craft with the area’s everyday history.
Sources for this guide
走进嘉善 · Jiashan County Government
发展全域旅游 打造全景嘉善 · Jiashan County Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-30.
Explore Jiashan County
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Jiashan County
Xitang Ancient Town · Plan your visit
Getting there
Jiashan County is about 20 km in a straight line from central Jiaxing. Search for 嘉善县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Xitang Ancient Town. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Jiaxing →More in Jiaxing
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Xitang Ancient Town · Kware Ji from Shenzhen, China · CC BY 2.0. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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