FIND CHINA introduces Gaoyou

Gaoyou also called Qinyou is a cultural city with a long history in China's Jiangsu Province, located in the Yangtze River Delta in the North side of the Open Economic Development Zone along the Yangtze River. Area: 1,963 km² Gaoyou is located at 32°47'N, 119°25'E in the southern part of the Jianghuai Plain, 40 km north of Yangzhou on the east Shore of Gaoyou Lake.

The Beijing-Shanghai expressway and the Grand Canal of China run though the city centre from the north to the south.

The climate of Gaoyou belongs to the subtropical monsoon marine climate. Gaoyou is temperate and moist and the four seasons are quit distinct.

Lake Gaoyou, or Gaoyou Lake, is around 270 km2, smaller than its neighbour, the Lake Hongze. The lake is situated in the border between two provinces, Jiangsu and Anhui. The Gaoyou City, a jurisdiction of Yangzhou, is on the east of the lake. The water of the Lake Hongze runs southwards into Lake Gaoyou and then further flows southwards into the Yangtze River. There are artificial canals, connecting the lake with the Grand Canal to drain water for irrigation of adjacent farmlands.