Why Jiaxing is the center of the Yangtze River Delta?

Jiaxing is located in the central core area of the Yangtze River Delta, bordering Shanghai in the east, Hangzhou in the west, Suzhou in the north, Hangzhou Bay in the south and Ningbo across the river.

The location advantage is unique. Jiaxing is located in the core of the Yangtze River Delta 16 city, one hour's drive from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jiangsu and other cities, and has initially formed a three-dimensional transportation network system by rail, water, land, sea and air. Jiaxing Port, the only national first-class opening port in northern Zhejiang, is 53 nautical miles away from Yangshan International Deepwater Port, the Shanghai International Shipping Center under construction, 74 nautical miles away from Shanghai Port 122 and Ningbo Port. It is an important seaport in the hinterland of northern Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu and southern Anhui, and an important supply port and branch port of Shanghai Port, Ningbo Port and Yangshan Port. There are more than 65,438 deep-water berths with a tonnage of over 10,000 tons. The annual cargo throughput is16.64 million tons. At present, Dushan Port and Haiyan Port are being planned and constructed. During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, 25 deep-water berths with a tonnage of over 10,000 tons and 6 berths with a tonnage of over 1,000 tons will be built, with an annual handling capacity of 45 million tons, of which the container handling capacity will reach 600,000 TEUs, and the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta will be built into a modern, multifunctional and comprehensive shipping center. High-grade highways such as Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway, Zhajiasu Expressway, National Highway 320, 0 1 and 07 run through the whole territory. The two-way eight-lane Shanghai-Hangzhou-expressway has been completed and opened to traffic. Shenjiahu (Hangzhou) and Hangpu expressway have started construction and were completed and opened to traffic in 2008. After the completion, the number of expressway lanes connecting Jiaxing and Shanghai will increase to 20, which will make the traffic links with Shanghai closer. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge under construction is scheduled to be completed and opened to traffic in 2008, basically forming the expressway network planning of "three horizontal, three vertical, three connected and three bridges". The natural traffic barrier of Qiantang River in Hangzhou Bay was broken. Jiaxing has become an important transportation node connecting southern Jiangsu and southern Zhejiang in the Yangtze River Delta from the once "hub" city of north-south transportation. The density of high-grade highways is among the best in the Yangtze River Delta, and the density of expressway reaches 1 1 km per 100 square kilometers. With superior conditions, the inland waterway is one of the most developed areas in China. China's transformation of high-grade waterways such as Zhajiasu Line, Shenyang Line and Liupingshen Line has greatly promoted the development of waterway industry. The city's waterway density reaches 50 kilometers/100 square kilometers, and the navigation mileage reaches 1902 kilometers. The inland waterway of 300-500 tons has been connected into a network, and the annual inland cargo transportation volume is equivalent to the transportation volume of the main waterway of the Yangtze River. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, more than 6-7 billion yuan will be invested in the renovation of Hujiashen Line, Shenyang Line, Hangpingshen Line, and Dongzong Line. The advantage of Haihe River combined transport is even more unique, and the Haihe River combined transport system can be formed by using high-grade inland waterway to communicate directly with the seaport. The Shanghai-Jiaxing-Hangzhou maglev project has been approved by the state. Jiaxing will be the only intermediate station between Shanghai and Hangzhou, and the drive between the two places is about 15 minutes. The direct passenger train from Jiaxing to Shanghai has been opened, and the Shanghai-Hangzhou-Sujia urban light rail project is also under demonstration planning. Jiaxing air passenger and cargo transportation is very convenient. There are four international airports in Shanghai Hongqiao, Pudong, Hangzhou Xiaoshan and Ningbo, which take about an hour by car. On the basis of realizing the "half-hour traffic circle" from city to county (city), Jiaxing City has accelerated the implementation of the "second expressway" in cities and counties and the project of enriching the people in rural areas in accordance with the goal of promoting urban-rural integration and building a group-like central city. In any corner of the city, you can get on the expressway in 15 minutes, and reach the surrounding metropolises in 1 hour.