Zhejiang is located in the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta on the southeastern coast of China. It borders Fujian to the south, Jiangxi and Anhui to the west, Jiangsu and Shanghai to the north. Qiangtang River, the largest river within the province, is called Zhijiang, or Zhejiang, for the flections of the flow. The province is named after the river and the capital of the province is Hangzhou.

Lying in a subtropical zone of monsoon climate, the province is blessed with abundant sunshine, ample rainfall in four distinct seasons. The annual average volume of water resources total 93.7 billion cubic meters, ranking the fourth in China by per unit area. However, the average water resources per person are only 2004 cubic meters, lower than national average level.

The province is also rich in non-metallic mineral reserves with reserves of stone coal, alum, pyrophyllite, and tuff (used in cement or building) leading the rest areas of the country and the reserves of fluorite occupying the second place in China.

With a sea area of 260,000 square kilometers, the province has the largest number of islands and isles in China, and among them there are 3,061 islands and islets with area of more than 500 square meters , including the 495.4-square-kilometers Zhoushan Island as the fourth largest island of the country. Zhejiang also boasts a coastline totaling 6,486 kilometers, the longest for a single province in the country, in which the continental coastal line totals 2200 kilometers, ranking the fifth in the country. The long coast and deep water makes 290.4 kilometers of deep water coastal line suitable for the construction of berths with accommodation capacity of 10000 tons, accounting for one third of the national total, and 105.8 kilometers of deep water coastal line is suitable for berths of 100000 tons. In addition, rich deposits of oil and natural gas in the continental shelf in the Eastern China Sea are awaiting exploitation. Zhejiang is rich in tourism resources, and has long been considered as land of fish and rice, capital of silk and tea, place of rich cultural relics and paradise for tourists. In the whole province , there are more than 800 geomorphic scenic spots, 200 water scenic spots, 100 biological scenic spots and 100 human culture scenic spots. Natural and human landscape enhance each other¡¯s beauty, with obvious features and high popularity.