Huangshi is located in southeastern Hubei province, along the southeastern bank of one of the major bends in the Yangtze River. It is east of Wuhan and borders Jiangxi province to the south. Its area is 4,631 km².
The terrain is mostly small mountains and hills. The tallest mountain is Seven Summit Mountain with an elevation of 860 meters above sea level. Huangshi is also located in a major lake district between Hunan's Dongting Lake and Jiangxi's Poyang Lake and has dozens of large lakes.
Huangshi's climate is sub-temperate. Average annual temperature is 17 °C and precipitation is 1400 mm. There are 264 frost-free days. It snows between December and February. Huangshi has beautiful natural scenery such as lakes and mountains.
One of Huangshi more famous sites is Feiyun Cave.
Huangshi is convenient in transportation, with Beijing-Kowloon Railway and Jingguang (Beijing-Guangzhou) Railway and the golden waterway of the Changjiang River. Yihuang and Huanghuang Expressways run through the city. Huangshi Port is capable of loading ocean-going cargo vessels up to 5,000 tons.
Major Attactions in Huangshi