Jiaxing (; Wu Chinese: Gashing ) 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. At the 2010 census, its population was 4,501,657 and its built-up area made of 2 urban districts was home to 1,201,882 inhabitants.