Location: located between 120 55' - 122 16' east longitude and 28 51' - 30 33' north latitude, in the middle of China's coastline and in the south of the Yangtze Delta

Neighboring Areas: Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces; Shanghai Municipality

Population: 250,000
Urban Population: 250,000
Area: 9,365 sq km

Nationalities: Han, Hui and Zhuang

History: one of China's oldest cities with a history dating back of 4800 B.C.; known as a major trading port as well as Yangzhou and Guangzhou in the Tang dynasty; thereafter, the major ports for foreign trade in the Song dynasty; becoming one of the five greatest trading ports in China after the Opium War

Climatic Features: sub-tropical monsoon climate featured with temperate and humid weather and four distinct seasons; frost-free of 230-240 days

Average Temperature: 16.2 C
Rainfall: average rainfall of 1300-1400 mm

Mountains: Mt.Simingshan, Mt. Tiantaishan