Jiaxing
Sitting on the Grand Canal in northern Zhejiang, Jiaxing is a historic water city with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants, reachable in under an hour by train from Shanghai. The wider municipality takes in Wuzhen and Xitang, two well-preserved canal towns, alongside the historic district of Pinghu. Long known as a silk and rice heartland of the Jiangnan region, Jiaxing holds national historic city status and sits within easy reach of Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Nanjing.
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- Population1,180,000
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 33 km21 mi
Nearest airports
Jiaxing: quick answers
Where is Jiaxing?
Jiaxing is in Zhejiang Province, China, about 63 km39 miles in a straight line from Suzhou.
How do you get to Jiaxing?
The nearest airport is Xiuzhou, Hangzhou (JNH), about 25 min away by road. The nearest train station is 嘉善南, about 40 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Jiaxing?
The warmest month is July, averaging 29°C83°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 5°C40°F. The wettest month is June, with about 293 mm11.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Jiaxing?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 15 restaurants, 9 cafés and 2 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Jiaxing?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Nanxun, Zhouzhuang and Zhujiajiao.