Located in the south of Guangdong Province, in the middle of the Pearl River Delta Plain, the estuary delta plain formed by river alluvial; The southwest border of Guangzhou-Foshan city and the south of Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhao economic circle are one of the important core areas connecting Foshan and Guangzhou.

The northwest of Shunde is slightly higher, about 2 meters above sea level, and the southeast is slightly lower, with an altitude of 0.7 meters, with some scattered hills; It is adjacent to Panyu District of Guangzhou in the east, Chancheng District and Nanhai District of Foshan City in the north, Xinhui District of Jiangmen City in the west and Zhongshan City in the south. It borders the Pearl River Delta cities such as Shenzhen, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region, and has more than 400,000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao.

Shunde is located in the hinterland of Guangfu culture in the Pearl River Delta. Since ancient times, it has developed economy, prospered commerce and prospered culture and education. From the Northern Song Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were 3 literary champions, 762 martial arts champions 1 person, and 2,397 civil and military champions. Shunde, together with Dongguan, Zhongshan and Nanhai, is known as the "Four Little Dragons of Guangdong". Shunde has been awarded the title of "Food Capital of the World" by UNESCO and has the reputation of "Hometown of Chefs in China".

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Most areas of Shunde belong to the estuary delta plain formed by alluvial rivers. The terrain is slightly higher in the northwest, about 2 meters above sea level, slightly lower in the southeast, 0.7 meters above sea level, with some scattered hills. Shunde is surrounded by mountains. The highest mountain is Jinping Mountain in longjiang town in the west, followed by Shunfeng Mountain in the old village in the southeast. ?

The rivers in Shunde are vertical and horizontal, and the water network is intertwined. There are major rivers 16, with a total length of 756 kilometers. The main rivers flow from northwest to southeast according to the topography, with a river surface width of 200 to 300 meters and a water depth of 5 to 10 meters. The main waterways are Xijiang River, Pingzhou Waterway, Meijiao River and Nanshahe River. Most rivers have deep riverbeds, which are beneficial to navigation, irrigation, aquaculture and power generation. ?

Shunde is located in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, and most areas are located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer. The climate type is the south subtropical maritime monsoon climate, which is warm and rainy.

Shunde has a frost-free period of more than 350 days throughout the year, with abundant precipitation. The annual precipitation is above 1600 mm, with little hail and no snow all year round. There are obvious seasonal changes in precipitation, mainly from April to September, accounting for about 80% of the annual precipitation, especially in summer, when typhoons land, they are often accompanied by heavy rain to heavy rain.