As approved by State Council on June 8, 1995, Wujin County was promoted to Wujin City, with the government set in Hutang Town. In 1999, as approved by the provincial government, Taixiang Town of Jiaoqu District was revoked and incorporated into Xueyan Town of Wujin City.[5]
Changzhou is located in theYangtze Delta region, in the northwestern part of theTaihu Lake Plain. It is bordered by the Yangtze River in the north,Taihu Lake in the south,Anhui province andNanjing in the southwest,Wuxi in the east andZhenjiang in the west. It is equidistant from Shanghai and Nanjing, and 144 kilometres from the provincial capital Nanjing. Southwest of the Yili mountains, mountain peaks haveMaoshan.[6]
Changzhou hasTao Lake andGe Lake. Rivers areBeijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal,Wuyi Canal,Tai Ge Canal, Jingxi, South Canal and so on. Changzhou has a dense network of waterways, and in the 1930s, when flooding broke out in the southern part of the Yangtze River,Zhou Chen went to the southern part of the Yangtze River to control the water, he greatly promoted the enclosure of lakes to create fields. The local government created 37,000mu (2,500 hectares) of land in 20 years, makingFurong Lake, Yang Lake and Linjin Lake gradually shrink to the point of disappearing.[7][8]
The climate ishumid subtropicalCfa, with cool winters and hot and humid summers. Changzhou has a wide range of temperature differences throughout the year.
Climate data for Changzhou, elevation 4 m (13 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1955–present)
Use of the BRT System costs oneyuan and provides access throughout Changzhou. The BRT-only stations and road sections have the following specifications: separate bus lanes or bus-only roadways, a vast network of routes and corridors, high capacity buses operating both outside and inside these corridors, greater passenger volume as compared to that in mixed traffic lanes (about 3000pphpd), enhanced station environments (not just simple bus shelters), pre-boarding fare collection and fare verification, electric buses, centralized system controls, real-time next bus information app, segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s) as well as station access for disabled persons.
Changzhou is the home of theChina Dinosaurs Park located in theXinbei District of the city. The 5A rated Dinosaur Park has a collection of dinosaur bones and fossils from all over China. The park has 50 various fossils and more than 30 amusement programs including the Brontosaurus Roller Coaster and the Whirling Dinosaur Carriage. The fossils are located in a museum housed in a single building and the amusement rides are spread throughout the park which is categorized into six themed areas. Besides fossils and family oriented rides, Dinosaur Park is home to a giant panda and sea lions.[16]
The city is also home to the Tianning Temple—one of the largestZen Buddhist temple and monasteries in China. The city recently rebuilt the Tianningpagoda in the temple grounds, which is adjacent to Hongmei Park. The pagoda, called theTianning Baota, was first built during theTang dynasty (AD 618 – 907). Since that time it has been destroyed and rebuilt five times. The current reconstruction is built to the height specification of 153.79 m (504.6 ft). This makes it the tallest pagoda in China and perhaps also the world. Both the Hongmei Park and Tianning Temple are located just to the east of the city centre.[17]
