Situated
in the coastal area of East China, Zhejiang Province borders on
Anhui, Jiangsu,
Jiangxi, Fujian
Provinces and Shanghai Municipality.
Area:over 100000 km2.
The
province is largely mountainous and has a general slope from southwest
to norhteast. Only less than 30 percent of the total area is level
land. It has a rocky and indented coast, forming numerous natural
habours.
The
climate in Zhejiang is temperate and humid, with an annual mean
temperature of 15-19°C and the annual precipitation is 1000-1900
mm.
Zhejiang
possesses famous mountains and rivers, so the tourist industry is
becoming increasingly developed. Within its boundaries, Mt.Putuo,
Mt.Tiantai, Nanxi River, Fuchun River-Xin'an River and Xihu Lake(West
Lake)are all national major famous scenic areas, attracting thousands
and thousands of tourists both from home and abroad, especially,
Xihu Scenic Area is among the ten famous scenic areas in China.
There are also other interesting places, such as the world famous
Qiantang Bore, the famous Taoist mountains-Beishan Hill in Jinhua
and Mt.Tianmu in Lin'an, etc.
Zhejiang
is the home of tea, of which Longjing Tea and Huiming Tea are higly
renowned. Besides, silk, bamboo woven articles and embroidery
in Hangzhou, orange in Wenzhou,etc, are all well-known in China.
