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Resource situation

Hangzhou has a natural environment where rivers, lakes and mountains blend together. Hills and mountains account for 65.6% of the city's total area, plains account for 26.4%, and rivers, lakes and reservoirs account for 8%. The longest artificial canal in the world, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the Qiantang River, which is famous for its tidal bore, pass through the city. The west, middle and south of Hangzhou belong to the middle and low hills in western Zhejiang, and the northeast belongs to the north plain of Zhejiang. There are many rivers and lakes and rich products. Hangzhou is known as "Land of Abundance", "Land of Silk" and "Paradise on Earth".

Hangzhou has a subtropical monsoon climate with abundant rainfall. Annual average temperature 17.5℃, average relative humidity 69.6%, annual precipitation 1 139 mm, annual sunshine hours 1762 hours. There are many kinds of creatures in Hangzhou, including 13 species of national first-class protected animals, 55 species of second-class protected animals and 13 species of second-class protected plants. The average forest coverage rate in the city is 62.8%. Mineral resources include large and medium-sized nonmetal and metal deposits. Lin 'an Changhua produces a kind of bloodstone which is rare in the world, and it is a treasure among the collection stones and stamp stones.

tourist resources

There are two national scenic spots in Hangzhou-West Lake Scenic Area and "Two Rivers and One Lake" (Fuchunjiang-Xin 'anjiang-Qiandao Lake). Two national nature reserves-Tianmu Mountain and Qingliangfeng Nature Reserve.

Leifeng Tower Reserve; Five national forest parks-Qiandao Lake, Daqishan Mountain, Wu Chao, Fuchunjiang River and Qingshan Lake Forest Park; National Tourism Resort-Zhijiang National Tourism Resort; Xixi National Wetland Park, the first national wetland in China. Hangzhou also has 25 national key cultural relics protection units and 9 national museums. The city has more than 20 tourist attractions/kloc-0, and receives more than 0/0000 tourists per year. At present, Hangzhou is focusing on "three rivers, four lakes, one mountain, one river, one stream and three sites", developing exhibition tourism with the goal of making the West Expo a world-class exhibition brand, and taking the 2006 World Leisure Expo as an opportunity to develop leisure tourism, forming a new pattern of "trinity" of sightseeing tourism, exhibition tourism and leisure tourism, and jointly launching the brand of "Traveling in Hangzhou".

Geographical climate

The geographical coordinates of Hangzhou are11821'-kloc-0/2030' and 291'-3033' north latitude. Hangzhou is located in the northwest of Zhejiang Province, bordering Hangzhou Bay in the east, Shaoxing and Jinhua in the south, Huzhou and Jiaxing in the north and Anhui Province in the west. Hangzhou is located in the southern edge of the Yangtze River Delta and Qiantang River Basin, with complex and diverse topography. The western part of Hangzhou belongs to the hilly area of western Zhejiang, and the main mountain range is Tianmu Mountain. The eastern part belongs to the northern Zhejiang plain, with low terrain and dense river networks. It has the typical characteristics of "Jiangnan Water Town". Qiantang River, the largest river in the province, flows through most parts of the city from southwest to northeast. Dongtiaoxi flows into Taihu Lake through Lin 'an and Yuhang.

The geographic coordinates of the center of Hangzhou are 120 12' east longitude and 30 16' north latitude. Hangzhou is located in the subtropical monsoon region, with four distinct seasons and hot and humid summer climate, and is called a small stove. On the contrary, winter is cold and dry. The climate in spring and autumn is pleasant, which is the golden season for sightseeing. The city origin of Hangzhou (zero kilometer sign) is located at the coordinate origin of Weizi Garden in Shangcheng District of Hangzhou. The coordinate origin of Weizi Garden is the center of Hangzhou from 19 13. Buildings, roads, water systems and places of interest in a city can all indicate their orientation and distance from the origin.

[Edit this paragraph] Human environment

urban population

Population At the end of 2009, the permanent population of the city reached 1 065438+ million, an increase of 1 340 over the end of last year. Among them, the registered population was 6,833,800, an increase of 57,400 over the end of last year. Among the registered population, the agricultural population is 3.289 million and the non-agricultural population is 3.5448 million. According to the statistics of the public security department, the birth rate of the whole city is 9. 18‰, and the natural population growth rate is 3.42‰.

City status and honor

Relying on profound cultural and historical background and tourism resources; With the continuous development of Zhejiang economy; As the political, economic and cultural center of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou's urban status is also rising day by day. Zhejiang provincial government put forward the target slogan of building Hangzhou into the second largest central city in the Yangtze River Delta during the 11th Five-Year Plan period.

In 2008, Hangzhou ranked first among the "happiest cities in China" selected by Outlook Oriental Weekly. This is the "happiest city in China" for five consecutive years since 2004.

In 2007, Hangzhou was awarded the Golden Star Award for International Tourism by the International Tourism Federation, becoming the first and only China city to receive this honor.

From 2004 to 2008, Hangzhou ranked first in Forbes Chinese mainland's list of the best commercial cities for five consecutive times.

In 2006, Hangzhou was awarded the title of "Oriental Leisure Capital" by the World Leisure Organization.

In 2006, Hangzhou was awarded the title of "Best Tourist City in China" by the National Tourism Administration and the World Tourism Organization.

20 10 Hangzhou was selected as "Top Ten Most Luxurious Cities in China".

Suzhou

[Edit this paragraph] Physical geography

Latitude and longitude: the city center is located at east longitude119 55'-12120', 30 47'-32 2 2'.

Climate Suzhou is located in temperate zone, with four distinct seasons, mild climate and abundant rainfall. The city is low and flat, with plains accounting for 55% of the total area, dense water networks, fertile land and rich products. Mainly planting rice, wheat and rape, producing cotton, sericulture and fruit. The specialties are Biluochun tea, Yangtze river swordfish, Taihu whitebait and Yangcheng Lake hairy crab. Suzhou is a famous "land of abundance" and "land of silk", and is known as "paradise on earth".

Taihu Lake Topography Suzhou City belongs to the Yangtze River Delta Plain and Taihu Lake Plain, two provincial-level natural geographical areas, and four secondary natural areas, namely, sandbar area along the Yangtze River Plain, Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Plain, Taihu Lake lakeside hilly area and Yangcheng-Dianmao Lowland. The terrain is characterized by gentle plains. The whole city is low and flat, and it slopes slowly from west to east. The plain is 3-4 meters above sea level, and the area around Yangcheng Lake and Wujiang River is only about 2 meters.

There are low hills scattered in the mountains, generally 100 ~ 300m high, which are distributed in western mountainous areas and Taihu islands, among which Dome Mountain is the highest (34 1m), and there are Nanyang Mountain (338m), West Dongting Mountain Smog Peak (336m), East Dongting Mountain Mori Peak (293m) and Chess.

Suzhou river system is criss-crossed, with numerous lakes. The most famous lakes are Taihu Lake and Caohu Lake in the west corner. There are Dianshan Lake and Hucheng Lake in the east; There is Kuncheng Lake in the north; Among them are Yangcheng Lake, Jinji Lake and Dushu Lake; The Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal run through the northern part of the city. The water from Taihu Lake flows into the river northward, eastward and then into the river through Huangpu River. The canal water enters the pavilion from the west and looks out from the south; The "three rivers" that once went out to sea are now discharged into the river from the east of Huangpu River, thus forming three major water systems in Suzhou.

Suzhou has a dense river network, and the urban area is the center of the water network in the south of the Yangtze River and the most densely populated area in China. Surrounded by China's famous rice producing areas, it has developed agriculture, and is known as "a water town and a country", "a granary in the world" and "a land of plenty". Since the Song Dynasty, it has been known as "Suzhou and Shanghai are familiar, and the world is sufficient".