Wuxi
lies to the north of
Thai Lake, in Jiangsu
province. It is one of
the important industrial
areas in China. It is
4650 square kilometers
in area and the
population is 4240000.
Wuxi is in the plain
area, the southern part
of it is hilly areas,
and there are a lot of
rivers and lakes. It
belongs to monsoon
climate of inferior
torrid zone. The annual
temperature is 15.5, the
annual precipitation is
1100mm, and the blank
frost period can last
239 days. In Wuxi, the
water and soil resources
are abundant, and also,
there are some other
mineral resources, such
as marble and lime
stone.
The county industry in
Wuxi is the most
developing area in
China. Wuxi is the main
center of cotton
textiles and one of the
important bases of
machine and electron
industry. The pottery
production of Yixing is
famous both in China and
abroad. Dingshu Town is
the main producing area
and it is called the
city of pottery. The
agriculture is
developing, there is
rice, fresh-water fish,
cocoon, fruits and so
on. It is the famous
land of fish and rice in
our country.
Wuxi is one of the
important hubs of water
transport and land
transport in Jiangnan
area. The railway,
inland water transport
and highway are
developed. Also the
airplanes here can take
you to Beijing and some
other cities. Thai Lake
scenery area that
crosses Wuxi and Suzhou
is one of the important
places of interest in
China. Thai Lake is the
third biggest fresh lake
in China, there are many
islands in the lake, and
the scene is very
beautiful. In addition,
there are some other
places of interest, such
as Yunv Pool in Yixing,
Dongpo Hall, Xingguo
Tower in Jiangyin,
Xuxiake memorial hall
and so on. |