The city is at east longitude 119°31'-120°03'and north latitude 31°07'－31°37'；South side of Jiangsu Province; west bank of Taihu Lake and juncture of three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui. Shanghai is 180 Km away to the east; Nanjing is150 Km away to the west, and Hangzhou is 150 Km away to the south. The general coverage of the city is 2,038 square kilometers with a population of 1.06 million.