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Changzhou is located in the south of Jiangsu Province and the center of the Yangtze River Delta. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and beijing-shanghai railway pass through the city, and the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and National Highway 3 12 run through the city. Changzhou Airport has direct flights to more than ten cities including Beijing, Guangzhou and Xiamen. It is a famous land of fish and rice in Jiangnan. It now governs Wujin, Jintan and Liyang, with an area of 4,375 square kilometers and a population of 3.34 million.

Changzhou is located in the beautiful and rich Yangtze River Golden Triangle area, which is treated equally with Shanghai and Nanjing. It has superior location conditions and convenient land, sea and air transportation conditions. The urban area is bordered by the Yangtze River in the north and Taihu Lake in the south, and the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, 3 12 National Highway and Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal pass through the territory. The city's water network criss-crosses, connecting rivers and oceans. The 10,000-ton wharf of Changzhou Port of the Yangtze River can be connected with foreign ships and has the function of container transit. Changzhou Railway Station has air routes to more than 20 large and medium-sized cities in China, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Dalian, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Haikou and Xi 'an.

Changzhou has a history of more than 2500 years, rich in humanities and numerous historical sites, and is a tourist attraction in history. In recent years, Changzhou's tourism industry has developed rapidly, and six scenic spots have been built and begun to take shape: Changzhou ancient city cultural tourism area; Modern tourist area of Changzhou New District; Wujin Spring and Autumn Yancheng Site and Gehu Tourist Area; Wujin Hengshan Scenic Area; Jintan Maoshan Scenic Area; Liyang Tianmu Lake Tourist Resort.