Sanxiang (simplified Chinese: 三乡镇; traditional Chinese: 三鄉鎮; pinyin: Sānxiāng Zhèn; Cantonese: Saam1 Heung1 Jan3) is a town in the People's Republic of China, situated at the southern periphery of the city of Zhongshan. The population of Sanxiang Township has 33,000 permanent residents and an estimated 140,000 temporary residents. The total area of the town is 96 square kilometres (37 sq mi).