Geography:
On the Grand Canal, 20 km south of the Yangzi River and 150 km northwest of Shanghai. Changzhou is situated at 30¡ã09'-32¡ã04' northern latitude and 119¡ã08'-120¡ã12' eastern longitude, and in the centre of the Yangtse River Delta between Shanghai and Nanjing, the two metropolitan cities in China.

Climate:
Changzhou has a mild climate, with the four seasons clearly distinct.

Changzhou Economy:
It is an agricultural, food, and textile center Other manufactures include diesel engines, generators, locomotives, fertilizer, machine tools, and motor vehicles. Changzhou became industrialized in the late 19th cent.

Changzhou Culture:
A Qing dynasty poet declared "there are none such under heaven as Changzhou, where famous persons come from." Numerous memorial halls in Changzhou and the surrounding area commemorate its famous citizens, including soldiers, scholars, revolutionaries, industrialists, physicians, artists and writers. Among others, the great poet and essayist Su Dongpo (a.k.a. Su Shi 1036-1101) lived and died here, and Hong Shen (1894-1955) a pioneering dramatist and filmmaker was born here. Sheng Xuanhuai (1844-1916) was an important Chinese industrialist in the 19th century.
A factory in Changzhou continues an ancient tradition of producing double-edged fine-toothed combs. The neighbourhood of the factory, called Comb Lane, was the scene of the last farewell of Jia Baoyu with his father in the classic novel A Dream of Red Mansions. Other famous handicrafts of Changzhou are the "crisscross" style of silk embroidery and carvings made from green bamboo.
Changzhou has active religious institutions for the practice of Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, and Islam.