Location And Climate
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LOCATION:
Wuxi is situated between 119 ¡ã31' - 120¡ã36' E and 31¡ã7' - 32¡ã N and on the passageway of the Yangtze River Delta between the River and Tiahu Lake. It lies in the east of Jiangsu Province and the middle of Shanghai-Nangjing Railway. Is's east to Shanghai, South to the Taihu Lake and west to Changzhou. Whereas to the north is by Yangtze River with Taizhou City situated on the other side of the River.
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LANDFORM:
Wuxi is mainly featured with plains,with some low hills scattering around.In the east of Wuxi, there are boundless fertile soil, crisscrossed by rivers and canals.Its altitude difference is between 1m to 5ms and the topography slightly descends from the middle to the east.In the southeast of Wuxi, along the Taihu Lake, there is a chain of undulating hills, with Sanmaofeng Peak, 329ms above the sea level, being the highest peak of Huishan Hill, while that of the Xi Hill being 75ms.
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AREA:
The city covers an area of 4627.47 km2,among which 1335.30 km2 is waters, covering 28.9% and area while the urban district occupies an area of 289 km2.
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RIVERS AND LAKES:
Wuxi lies between the Taihu Lake in its south and the Yangtze River in the north, with the Great Canal running through the city. The city is riching round water resources and has abundant external water supply source, belonging to the Taihu Water Network of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The Taihu Lake covers an area of 2,250 km2, extending about 56 kms from the east to the west and nearly 68 kms from the north to the south. The average depth of the lake is 2 meters. The Great Canalis1,794 kms in its full length, among which, the Ancient Canal in Wuxi territory is12.4 kms in length and the width of the riverbed ranges from 30ms to 90ms.
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CLIMATE:
Wuxi belongs to the subtropical zone with a monsoon and maritime cliamte. The southeast wind dominates the whole year round. The city boasts its four distinct seasons, with a mild climate and plenty of rainfalll, as well as a long non-frost period and rich quantity of heat.