Wuxi Travel Guide
Location:
located between north latitude 31 07'
- 32 00',
east longitude 119 31'
- 120 36';
situated in the middle of the Yangtze Delta, Taihu Plain southeast
of Jiangsu province; the Yangtze River to the north and Taihu Lake
south;183 kilometers away from Nanjing, 128 kilomenters from Shanghai
Neighboring Areas: Zhejiang, Anhui, Shandong provinces
and Shanghai Municipality
Physical Features: mainly plain terrain, dotted
with low mountain and hills
Population:
4.32 million
Urban Population: 1.73 million
Nationalities: Han, Hui and Manchu
Area: 4,650 sq km
Climatic Features: subtropical monsoon maritime
climate; mild and humid with 4 distinct seasons; long frost-free
period of 230 days, enough sunshine of 2000 hours annually
Average
Temperature: annual average of 15.5 C
Rainfall: average annual of 1000 mm
Mountains: Mt. Xishan, Mt. Huisha, Mt. Junzhang,
Mt. Maji
Rivers: the Yangtze River; Taihu Lake; Jinghang
Canal
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