Location And Climate
LOCATION:
Wuxi is situated between 119 ～31' - 120～36' E and 31～7' - 32～ 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. It is 128 kms away from Shanghai, with the city of Suzhou in its east, the Taihu Lake in the south, and it borders ZhejiangProvince in the south, and in the west is the city of Changzhou, with Nanjing, the Provincial capital 183 kms down away in the West. Whereas to the north is by Yangtze River with Taizhou City situated on the other side of the River.
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.
AREA:
The city covers an area of 4787.6 km2,among which 782 km2 is hilly and mountainous areas, covering 16.8% of the tatal territory,1502 km2 is waters, covering 31.4% and 152 thousand hectares is farming land area while the urban district occupies an area of 188.14 km2.
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 rich in ground water resources and has abundant external water supply source,belonging to the Sunshine 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 Canal is 1,794 kms in its full length, among which, the old Canal is 12.4 kms in length and the width of the riverbed ranges from 30ms to 90ms.
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.