一嘉兴是浙西北平原水网地带,毗邻苏(吴江)、松(华亭),自然条件优越,气候温润,土壤肥沃,水利资源丰富,劳力充足,农田灌溉方便。明代人对这个地区的经济条件有过精辟的阐述,如《大明一统 Jiaxing is a water network in the northwestern plain of Zhejiang Province. It is adjacent to Su (Wujiang) and Song (Huating). Its natural conditions are favorable and its climate is warm and fertile. Its water resources are abundant, labor force is abundant and farmland irrigation is convenient. The Ming Dynasty had a brilliant explanation of the economic conditions in this area, such as “Ming dynasty.”