Location: located between 29 14' - 30 16' north latitude and 119 53' - 121 14' east longitude,northeast of Zhejiang province, bordering Ningbo in the east and adjacent to Hangzhou in the west
Neighboring Areas: Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces; Shanghai Municipality
Population: 4.3 million
Urban Population: 324,000
Area: 7,901 sq km
Municipality: an administrative centre and an important agricultural market town since early times; from 770-211 B.C., the capital of the Yue Kingdom
Climatic Features: subtropical zone and monsoon climate featured with wildness and moisture; four distinct seasons
Average Temperature: 16.4 C
Rainfall: annual average rainfall of 1300 mm
Products: rice, grain, tea, silk-worm cocoon, cotton and fruits