Geographical climate of Taicang Economic Development Zone

Taicang belongs to the plain along the Yangtze River in the Yangtze River Delta Plain, with a flat geology and a slight inclination from northeast to southwest. The eastern part is the plain along the river, and the western part is the low-lying polder area. Ground elevation: 3.5-5.8m in the east (datum: Wu Song zero) and 2.4-3.8m in the west. The total area of the whole territory is 822.926 square kilometers, of which the water area of the Yangtze River is 173.89 square kilometers.

Taicang belongs to the humid climate zone in the southern part of the north subtropical zone, with four distinct seasons. Winter is controlled by the cold high pressure in the north, with little rain and cold weather; Summer is controlled by subtropical high, and the weather is hot; Spring and autumn is a period of alternating monsoon, with changeable weather and alternating dry and wet. Annual average temperature 15.5℃, precipitation 1078. 1mm, sunshine 1960.9 hours, and frost-free period of 226 days.

Taicang is a port city at the intersection of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the coastal open belt, and one of the most economically developed counties (cities) in Jiangsu Province. It is at the forefront of the Yangtze River Delta open belt in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, bordering the Yangtze River in the east, Shanghai in the south and Suzhou in the west.