Jiaxing, also known as Hecheng, is a prefectural city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province. It is a city group of Yangtze River Delta, an important city of Shanghai metropolitan area, a core city of Zhejiang Greater Bay Area, a sub-central city of Hangzhou metropolitan area, a city in the central area of the Yangtze River Delta, and a tourist city approved by The State Council with the characteristics of Jiangnan water towns in China. As of 2019, the city has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 2 counties and 3 county-level cities. The land area is 3,915 square kilometers, and the sea area is 4,650 square kilometers. By the end of 2021, the city has a permanent resident population of 5.516 million.

Jiaxing is located in East China, the northeast of Zhejiang Province, the hinterland of Hangjiahu Plain in the Yangtze River Delta, with Shanghai in the east, Suzhou in the north, Hangzhou in the south, and Ningbo and Shaoxing across the river. Between 120°18 '-121°16' east longitude, 30°21 '-31°02' north latitude; Qiantang River in the south, Hangzhou Bay in the east, Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal across the city, choke the south corridor of Taihu Lake, where rivers, lakes and seas meet.

Jiaxing is a famous national historical and cultural city with a cultural history of more than 2,000 years since its establishment in the Qin Dynasty. It has been a prosperous and prosperous place since ancient times and is known as the "Land of fish and Rice" and the "Home of Silk". Jiaxing is the birthplace of the Communist Party of China. Since 2013, Wuzhen Drama Festival and Xitang Hanfu Culture Week have been held every year. In 2014, Wuzhen of Jiaxing became the permanent site of the World Internet Conference. In September 2018, it won the "2018 China-Europe Green Smart City Award".
In 2021, the GDP of the region reached 635.528 billion yuan, an increase of 8.5% over the previous year [120]. Its per capita GDP is 116,000 yuan.