Jiaxing

Jiaxing City is located in northeastern Zhejiang Province, in the hinterland of the Hangjiahu Plain of the Yangtze River Delta, bordering Shanghai to the east, Suzhou to the north, and Hangzhou to the west, overlooking Ningbo and Shaoxing on the opposite side of Qiantang River.

A prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, it belongs to the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration and is an important city in the Shanghai metropolitan area, a sub-central city in the Hangzhou metropolitan area, and a city in the central area of the Yangtze River Delta. It is a State Council-approved National Historical and Cultural City and a tourist city with Jiangnan Water Town characteristics. It takes about 30 minutes to reach the city from Hangzhou by high-speed railway.

Jiaxing is the birthplace of the Majiabang culture of the Neolithic period and the Jiangnan culture. It has been a prosperous place since ancient times, and is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice" and "Home of Silk". Talents in Jiaxing emerged in large numbers, such as Mao Dun, Jin Yong (Louis Cha), Jin Xueshu, Xu Zhimo, Chen Shiingshen, and other famous masters.

The natural scenery of Jiaxing is well-known in Jiangnan because of the coexistence of tides, lakes, rivers, and the sea in the area. Being an excellent tourist city and a national garden city in China, it is home to three 5A-level scenic areas, Nanhu, Wuzhen, and Xitang, and some 4A-level scenic spots such as Yanguan (a vantage point to view Qianjiang Tidal Bore), Nanbei Lake, and Qiyuan, which constitute the characteristics of a Jiangnan water town. The Wuzhen Theater Festival and Xitang Hanfu Culture Week have been held annually in the city since 2013. In 2014, Wuzhen became a permanent venue for the World Internet Conference.