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 Location: located between 12055' - 12216' east longitude and 2851' - 3033' 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: 16.2C
Rainfall: average rainfall of 1300-1400 mm
Mountains: Mt.Simingshan, Mt. Tiantaishan |
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