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【Natural Environment】 Situated at 3640''''N and 11700E,Jinan is near Mount Tai to the south and neighbors the Yellow River on the north.  The terrain of Jinan slopes down from the south to the north and its landforms vary with hills and inclined plains as well as the alluvial plains of the Yellow River.There are two major water systems in Jinan--the Yellow River and the XiaoqingRiver.The Daming Lake and Baiyun Lake are the major lakes.Jinan belongs to the warm temperate zone with a continental monsoon climate.It has four distinctive seasons and sufficient sunlight.Its annual average temperature is 13.6C.January is the coldest month with an average temperature of-1.9C,and July the hottest with an average temperature of 27C.The annual rainfall is 614mm. Located on the eastern coast of China,Jinan is the capital city and the political,economic,cultural,scientific,educational and financial center of Shandong Province.It is also a city at the vice-provincial Level and a coastal exoteric city ratified by the central government.Jinan covers an areaof 8,177 square kilometers with 3,257 square kilometers of urban area. Jinan municipality governs 6 districts(Lixia,Shizhong,Huaiyin,Tianqiao,Lichengand Changqing)3 counties(Pingyin,Jiyangand Shanghe)，and Zhangqiu City.Altogether,there are 54 street offices,65 towns,27 villages,487 residents''''committees,and 4,657 administrative hamlets. Jinan has a long history.It is also a culturally famous city publicized by the State Department.Jinan is glorified as the "Spring City" for its numerous springs.The city tree is willow and the city flower is lotus. City Tree:Willow City Flower:Lotus |
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| Date:2006-11-3 15:59:11 From:sdnews | ||||
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