Yangzhou is in central Jiangsu Province.
Yangzhou is located in central Jiangsu Province, on the north bank of the Yangtze River and the southern end of the Jianghuai Plain. The current jurisdiction is between 32 degrees 15 minutes and 33 degrees 25 minutes north latitude and 119 degrees 01 minutes and 119 degrees 54 minutes east longitude. It is adjacent to Yancheng City and Taizhou City in the east; bordering the Yangtze River in the south, and Zhenjiang City across the river; connected to Nanjing City in the southwest; bordering Chuzhou City in Anhui Province in the west; and bordering Huai'an City in the northwest.
Yangzhou is located in central Jiangsu Province, the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal intersection, the geometric center of the land area of Jiangsu Province (Yangzhou, Gaoyou City), known as "the famous capital of the Huai Zuo, Bamboo West," the name, but also has the "first city of the Chinese Canal," the reputation; Known as the Yang Yi two, the Moon City.
Topography and geomorphology
Yangzhou City, the territory of the terrain of the high west and low east, Yizheng City in the hilly mountainous areas for the highest, from west to east in a fan-shaped gradual incline, Gaoyou City, Baoying County and the junction of the city of Taizhou Xinghua area of the lowest, for the shallow lakes and swampy areas. The highest peak in the territory of Yizheng City, Datongshan, 149.5 meters above sea level; the lowest point is located in the city of Gaoyou, Baoying County and the junction of the city of Taizhou Xinghua area, the average elevation of 2 meters.
The northern part of Yangzhou city and the northern part of Yizheng city are hilly, the east of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the north of Tongyang Canal are the Lishang River area, and the area along the river and along the lake are plains. There are Big Copper Mountain, Little Copper Mountain and Press Mountain in the city, and the main lakes are Baima Lake, Baoying Lake, Gaoyou Lake and Shaobo Lake.
Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Yangzhou for the above