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General Situation

(zhejiang.gov.cn)
Updated: 2006-11-17 10:50

Geographical location:
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Zhejiang is located in the southern part of the Yangtze River Delta on
the southeast coast of China. It lies in between north latitude 27o
12��and 31o 31��, east longitude 118 o 00�� and 123o 00��. It faces the
East China Sea on the east and Fujian on the south. With an extensive
hinterland in the rear, it borders Jiangxi and Anhui on the west and
Shanghai, the country��s largest city, and Jiangsu on the north.

Zhejiang is renowned for its picturesque landscapes. It boasts well-known
mountains such as Yandang Mountain, Xuedou Mountain, Tianmu Mountain,
Tiantai Mountain and Xiandu Mountain, and famous lakes such as the West
Lake in Hangzhou, the East Lake in Shaoxing, the South Lake in Jiaxing,
the Dongqian Lake in Ningbo and the North-South Lake in Haiyan. The
Thousand-Islet Lake in Chun��an County of Hangzhou is the largest
man-made lake in the country. Major rivers in the province include the
Qiantang River, the Oujiang River, and the Nanxi River. The
Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the northern part of the
province, and merges into the Qiantang River in Hangzhou.

Climate:

Under subtropical and monsoon conditions, Zhejiang has four distinct
seasons, and plentiful sunshine. Zhejiang has long been known as ��a land
of fish and rice, home to silk, a paradise for tourists and a place of
rich cultural heritage ��. It has an average annual temperature of
15.3-17.9��, 230-270 frost-free days and an average annual rainfall of
1000-1900 mm. It has numerous rivers with an average annual surface water
runoff flow of over 90 billion cubic meters.

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