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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.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Jiaxing administers 7 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 3 county-level cities and 2 counties.
* Nanhu District
* Xiuzhou District
* Haining City
* Pinghu City
* Tongxiang City
* Jiashan County
* Haiyan County
These are further divided into 75 township-level divisions, including 60 towns, 2 townships and 13 subdistricts.
Economy
Jiaxing is known as the 'home of silk', and hence is a producer of textiles as well, including woollens. It is one of the world's largest exporters of leather goods. There are mechanical, chemical and electronic industries there.
Tourism
* South Lake, where the Communist Party of China was officially founded.
Transportation
Jiaxing is situated at the juncture of the Hangzhou-Shanghai Railway.
Jiaxing will be a station on the proposed Shanghai-Hangzhou Maglev Train Line.
