Geographic location
1. Geographic location
Zhuji lies in the north of Middle Zhejiang, with Shaoxing County on its northeast and Yiwu City on its south, and Hangzhou Xiaoshan Zone on its north, 90 kilometers or 1 hour’s drive away from Hangzhou, 30 minutes’ drive away from Xiaoshan International Airport, 200 kilometers or 2 hours’ drive away from Ningbo Port, and 350 kilometers or 3 hours’ drive away Shanghai Port, belonging to the economic development zone of Shanghai.

2. Natural Resources
Zhuji boasts a superiority natural condition and abundant resources, with cultivated land area of more than 40 thousand hectares, called to be with 70% hill, 10% water and 20% farmland. In its area, over 30 kinds of minerals has been discovered, including gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, zinc, fluorite, phosphor, limestone and boun coal. And the content of gold, zinc, fluorite, limestone and boun coal rank in the front places in Zhejiang. Besides, Zhuji’s water resources, agricultural and forestry resources are rich as well.

3. Hypsography and Climate
Zhuji is on the combination belt of the two hilly regions of Southeast Zhejiang and Northwest Zhejiang, composed by the Kuiji low hilly area in its east, the Longmen Mount low hilly area in its west, the Puyang River valley basin in its middle and river networks plain in its north. Surrounded by mass mountains and hills, Zhuji leans from south to north, forming a north uncorked aisle-mode collapse basin. In its territory, plains below the altitude of 50 meters accounts for 34.27%, hilly area with altitude between 50 and 500 meters accounts for 60.56%, mountainous region above the altitude of 500 meters accounts for 5.17%. It is in the subtropical monsoon climate region, with clearly demarcated four seasons and comfortable climate, annual average temperature of 16.2℃, annual average rainfall of 1315.9 mm, and nonfrost period of about 234 days.