Editing Zhejiang (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Aerial panorama of Wuzhen 乌镇 Water Town. December 2023.jpg|thumb|Aerial panorama of Wuzhen 乌镇 Water Town, December 2023]]
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[[File:亚新地学社1936年《袖珍中华全图》--07浙江省.jpg|thumb|Zhejiang in 1936]]
[[File:West Lake - Hangzhou, China.jpg|thumb|View of the [[West Lake]] in [[Hangzhou]]]]
[[File:West Lake at night in Hangzhou.jpg|thumb|West Lake at night]]
Zhejiang consists mostly of hills, which account for about 70% of its total area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2003-10/09/content_336632.htm|title=The physical geography of Zhejiang|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref> Altitudes tend to be the highest to the south and west and the highest peak of the province, [[Huangmaojian Peak]] ({{Convert|1929|m|ft|sp=us|disp=or}}), is located there. Other prominent mountains include [[Mount Yandang|Mounts Yandang]], [[Mount Tianmu|Tianmu]], [[Mount Tiantai (Zhejiang)|Tiantai]] and [[Mount Mogan|Mogan]], which reach altitudes of {{Convert|700|to|1500|m|ft|sp=us}}.

Valleys and plains are found along the coastline and rivers. The north of the province lies just south of the [[Yangtze Delta]] and consists of plains around the cities of Hangzhou, [[Jiaxing]] and [[Huzhou]], where the [[Grand Canal of China]] enters from the northern border to end at Hangzhou. Another relatively flat area is found along the Qu River around the cities of [[Quzhou]] and [[Jinhua]]. Major rivers include the [[Qiantang River|Qiangtang]] and [[Ou River, China|Ou Rivers]]. Most rivers carve out valleys in the highlands, with plenty of rapids and other features associated with such topography. Well-known lakes include the [[West Lake]] of Hangzhou and the [[South Lake, Jiaxing|South Lake]] of Jiaxing.

There are over three thousand islands along the rugged coastline of Zhejiang. The largest, [[Zhoushan Island]], is mainland China's third largest island, after [[Hainan]] and [[Chongming Island|Chongming]]. There are also many bays, of which [[Hangzhou Bay]] is the largest.{{anchor|Climate}} Zhejiang has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Spring starts in March and is rainy with changeable weather. Summer, from June to September is long, hot, rainy and humid. Fall is generally dry, warm and sunny. Winters are short but cold except in the far south. Average annual temperature is around {{convert|15|to|19|C|F}}, average January temperature is around {{convert|2|to|8|C|F}} and average July temperature is around {{convert|27|to|30|C|F}}. Annual precipitation is about {{convert|1000|to|1900|mm|0|abbr=on|sp=us}}. There is plenty of rainfall in early summer and by late summer Zhejiang is directly threatened by [[typhoon]]s forming in the Pacific.