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Jiaxing
Prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China

Jiaxing

Jiaxing, alternately romanized as Kashing, is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, China.

Plan a trip to Jiaxing→From Hangzhou

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,400,868 and its built-up area, made up of 2 urban districts was home to 1,518,654 inhabitants.

See

Worth seeing

Jiaxing is unearthing its tourism assets. A number of attractions are being restored or renovated, while others have been refurbished.

  1. 01
    St Mary's Church
  2. 02
    Vincent Abbey
  3. 03
    Citadel of Jiaxing
  4. 04
    Meiwan Street
  5. 05
    Yuehe Street
  6. 06
    Pavilion of Mist and Rain
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Take a boat around South Lake

    Nanxi West Road, corner of Haiyantang Road (ticket desk) (follow signs to main wharf from ticket desk (2-3 min walk)).

  2. 02
    Dragon Boat Festival

    Every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Wu Fang Zhai

    Jiaxing is famed across China for its zongzi, which are compacted parcels of rice and other ingredients wrapped in lotus leaves.

How locals move

Getting around Jiaxing the local way

  • Get aroundSouth Lake is served by a regular ferry service, but public transport around the rest of the city by boat ceased several years ago.
  • Get aroundThere are also rickshaws for hire and small canal boats.

From Wikivoyage: Jiaxing, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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