May 1996: Xiasha Township was transferred from Yuhang City to Jianggan District.

August 2000: Xiasha Higher Education Park was established.

2006: Qianjin Industrial Park was included in the city-level management and hosted by the Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone.

2015: The Dajiangdong Industrial Agglomeration Zone was included in the city-level management.

industrial transfer[3][4] and its also linked the establishment of the new district to Hangzhou's talent policy of allowing junior college students to settle in, pointing out that the two were prepared for Hangzhou to attract talents.