Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province; Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the northwest, Wuxi to the east, and the province of Zhejiang to the south. Located just south of Chang Jiang (Yangtze River), Changzhou is situated on the main Shanghai-Beijing rail line and is one of the main stops on the busy Shanghai-Nanjing route. Changzhou also has its own airport approximately 15km from the city centre. There are flights to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Kunming, Harbin and Dalian.

Changzhou is famous for the China Dinosaur Park located in the new North district of the city. The Dinosaur Park contains dinosaur bones and fossils from all over China.

The city is also home to the Tianning Temple one of the largest Zen Buddhist temple and monastery in China. The city has recently rebuilt the Tianning pagoda on the Temple grounds, located adjacent to Hongmei Park.

Changzhou city has reconstructed its Bamboo Comb Lane area with period architecture. Changzhou combs are famous and can be purchased in most places in the city.

Another site in Changzhou worth mention is Hong Mei Park, which includes a small children's amusement park, a zoo, a rose garden and many scenic waterways.

Other sites include Changzhou's sunken city and area of archaeological ruins from the spring and Autumn Period.

The city has a humid monsoon climate at the transition area between subtropical and temperate zones. The four seasons varies greatly during a year. Spring and autumn are moderate, while summer and winter go extremely opposite. Summer is torrid, but gathers majority of the rainfall. The rain period lasts from June to July.

The best time to visit Changzhou is in mid-spring and early autumn, for moderate temperature and less rainfall.

Famous snacks made in Changzhou include Dried Radish ("aromatic, sweet, crisp and tender") Sesame Candy ("fragrant, sweet, soft and crispy") Sweet Glutinous Rice Flour Dumpling With Fermented Glutinous Rice, and Silver Thread-like Noodles.