Nantong, Jiangsu belongs to the Central Jiangsu region.

Nantong City, referred to as "Tong", the ancient name of Tongzhou, also known as Jinghai, Chongzhou, Zilang, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, the center of the Yangtze River Delta. Nantong does not belong to the south or north of Jiangsu, Nantong belongs to the central region. Nantong is located on the east coast of the Yangtze River estuary, south of the Yellow Sea. Nantong is the gateway city to the northern wing of the Shanghai metropolitan area, one of the first 14 coastal cities opened to the outside world in China, and the economic center of the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta.

Suzhong is the abbreviation for the central region of Jiangsu Province, located in the central part of Jiangsu Province, the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, located on the northern shore of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Yellow Sea, the Shanghai Economic Circle and the Nanjing Metropolitan Area, Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou Metropolitan Area, the dual radiation area, the southern end of the Jianghuai Plain.

The Central Jiangsu region includes 3 prefecture-level cities of Yangzhou, Taizhou and Nantong and 9 county-level cities of Gaoyou, Yizheng, Jingjiang, Xinghua, Rugao, Haimen, Haian, Qidong and Taixing, 2 counties of Rudong and Baoying, and 9 municipal districts of Guanling, Ganjiang, Jiangdu, Hailing, Gaogang, Jiangyan, Gangzha, Tongzhou and Chongchuan.

Climatic Characteristics of Nantong

Nantong is located in the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with a pronounced oceanic climate, an average annual temperature of 16.5 degrees, and an annual precipitation of about 1,040 millimeters. The climate is mild, with four distinct seasons and relatively short spring and fall.

Nantong belongs to the north subtropical humid climate zone, the monsoon influence is obvious, the four seasons are clear, the climate is mild, the light is sufficient, the rainfall is abundant, the frost-free period is long. Because it is located in the mid-latitude zone, land and sea phase transition zone, common meteorological disasters are floods, drought, rain, typhoons, rainstorms, cold wave, high temperature, wind, lightning, hail and so on, it is a typical meteorological disaster area.

According to the statistics of the last 20 years, the average annual temperature is around 16.5℃, the average annual sunshine hours of 2000 to 2200 hours, the average annual precipitation of 1000 to 1100 millimeters, and rain and heat in the same season, the summer rainfall accounted for about 40 to 50% of the annual rainfall. The average number of rainy days in a year is about 120, and there is often a period of Meiyu in June to July.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Nantong City