Geographical environment of Zhenjiang

Zhenjiang is located in the southwest of Jiangsu Province, on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

North latitude 3137' ~ 3219', east longitude118 58' ~19 58'. The maximum straight-line distance between east and west is 95.5 kilometers, and the maximum straight-line distance between north and south is 76.9 kilometers. It is adjacent to Changzhou in the southeast, Nanjing in the west and Yangzhou and Taizhou across the river in the north. There are more than 60 rivers in the city, with a total length of more than 700 kilometers, most of which are artificial canals. The water system is divided into northern areas along the Yangtze River, eastern Taihu Lake and western Qinhuai River. The Yangtze River flows through the territory, with a total length of 103.7 km.

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, with a total length of 42.6 kilometers, joins the Yangtze River at Jianbi. The total capacity of artificial reservoirs and ponds in this city exceeds 500 million cubic meters. Among them, there are 0/07 reservoirs/kloc, with a storage capacity of 65,438+10,000 cubic meters and a storage capacity of 374 million cubic meters.

Mineral deposits are mainly concentrated in Ningzhen mountain area. Minerals include metallic minerals such as iron, copper, zinc, molybdenum, lead, silver and gold, and nonmetallic minerals such as limestone, bentonite, dolomite, marble, phosphorus, refractory clay, gypsum and graphite. Among them, limestone mine has excellent quality and reserves of more than 3 billion tons; Bentonite ore1.500 million tons, ranking third in China. Baohuashan discovered the first large andalusite mine in this province. In addition, there are coal, peat and geothermal resources. 1. Zhenjiang is located along the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, an important railway trunk line. 1906 opened to traffic. The main station is Zhenjiang West Railway Station, which is located in the ridge of Gyeonggi Province. The railway line passes through Baogai Mountain through a tunnel. After the completion of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, it was renamed beijing-shanghai railway, and the urban railway moved south. Due to the inconvenience caused by crossing the city center, Zhenjiang West Railway Station and the railway line were demolished in 2004. Now Zhenjiang Station North Square is located in Zhongshan West Road and South Square is located in Huangshan West Road.

2.20 10 On the eve of the Shanghai World Expo in April, Zhenjiang Station of Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway was completed and opened to traffic with Wuxi, Suzhou, Changzhou and other cities along the line. Zhenjiang Station of Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway is located in Huangshan West Road, also known as the South Square of Railway.

3.2065438+01On June 30th, the newly-built Zhenjiang South Station of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway was officially put into operation together with 23 other stations between Beijing and Shanghai. Zhenjiang South Station is located in Luwan Village, Runzhou District, south of Nanshan National Forest Scenic Area, Zhenjiang City, with a total length of 74.74 kilometers. To the west, it connects Nanjing South Railway Station via jurong city, Runzhou District, Dantu District and Danyang. It takes four hours to get to Beijing from Zhenjiang South Station of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway and 58 minutes to get to Shanghai. National Highway 3 12 starts from Shanghai, passes through Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou to Zhenjiang, and ends at Khorgos Port in Xinjiang, with a total length of 4,967 kilometers. 104 national highway starts from Beijing, passes through the economic south, Xuzhou and Nanjing to Zhenjiang, passes through important cities such as Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Wenzhou, and ends in Fuzhou, with a total length of 2,420 kilometers.

Zhenjiang is home to many national expressway networks and provincial trunk highway networks. Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway (G42) 1996 is open to traffic, passing through Jurong, Zhenjiang, Dantu and Danyang. It can reach Shanghai and Nanjing, and is connected to the urban area with Zhenjiang Branch Line (S86) of Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. Due to the huge traffic volume and serious congestion, it was expanded to two-way eight lanes in 2006; 20 1 1 Newly-built and widened provincial highway along the Yangtze River (S338) is built according to the standard of first-class highway combined with urban trunk roads, with six lanes in both directions and a total length of 220 kilometers. It starts in Zhenjiang, connecting Changzhou, Jiangyin, Zhangjiagang, Changshu, Taicang and other cities along the Yangtze River, and ends at the northern end of Hutai Highway at the junction of Shanghai and Liuhe Town in Taicang.

Yangli Expressway (G40 1 1) and Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, which have been completed and opened to traffic, run through the city, forming a cross transportation hub, connecting Beijing-Shanghai Expressway (G2) in the north to Beijing via Runyang Yangtze River Bridge, and connecting Nanjing-Hangzhou Expressway (G25) in the south seamlessly, communicating with Jintan and Liyang counties. Taizhou can be reached through Zhendan Expressway and Taizhen Expressway. Nanjing Lukou International Airport, Zhenjiang Airport (non-civil), Wuxi Sunan Shuofang International Airport and Changzhou Niu Ben Airport.

Lukou Airport is equipped with Zhenjiang City Terminal in Zhenjiang New Automobile Station for seamless docking except security inspection. The newly widened Zhenjiang pilot section of Provincial Highway 243 is about 80 kilometers away from Lukou Airport. The whole line is designed according to the first-class highway in plain and hilly areas combined with expressway standard, with four lanes in two directions and a design speed of100km. From Zhenjiang via Jurong, Nanjing Lishui County and Lukou Airport, there are no toll stations and no traffic lights. This newly-built "fast track" shortens the distance from Zhenjiang to Nanjing Lukou Airport by 42km, and shortens the travel time from 1 hour from 30min to 50min. It has greatly facilitated the air travel needs of Zhenjiang citizens.

Wuxi Airport has basically covered major cities in China, and opened 19 international city routes such as Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Osaka, Los Angeles and Vancouver. Wuxi Airport has been built as an airport hub seamlessly connecting with Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, which is another good choice for Zhenjiang citizens to travel by air.

Shuttle bus from Zhenjiang to Changzhou Niu Ben Airport: from Zhenjiang and Danyang: from Zhenjiang (Grand Hotel) 14: 15, from Danyang (Schindler's outlet in Cultural City via Yin Yan) 15: 40, which goes directly to Changzhou Airport. Yangzhong direction: Foreign Affairs Office 16: 00, by sea 16: 20, direct to Changzhou Airport. Zhenjiang has a well-developed public transport system with nearly 100 lines and thousands of vehicles. /kloc-bus price within 0/5km 1 yuan, and swipe the card to 0.5 yuan (from 20 12 10). And speed up the construction of intelligent bus system, complete the intelligent dispatching system before the end of 20 12, and implement GPS full coverage for all bus vehicles.