Wuhan is situated in the middle of Hubei Province of China, East Longitude 113°41′-115°05′, North Latitude 29°58′-31°22′.the east of Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Hanshui River.

Wuhan occupies a land of 8494.41km2, most of which is plain and decorated with hills and a great number of lakes and pools. Wuhan's climate is a subtropical monsoon one with abundant rainfall and distinctive four seasons. It has a population of 7,811,900 by the end of 2003.

As the capital city of Hubei province, Wuhan consists of 13 districts and 3 development zones on the national level. It has a population of 8.31 million and covers 8647 square kilometers. Boasting an advantageous location along the Yangtze River, Wuhan connects east with west and north with south. It serves as the bridgehead in the course of accelerating the development of Middle and Western Regions. According to the statistic report issued by UN in Feb. 2002 on development index and prospects of major world cities, Wuhan ranked the sixth among the 25 cities with most development potentials in China.

Wuhan possesses strong economic and regional advantages. It connects the east with the west, channels the north to the south, and links rivers with seas by means of its developed water, land and air traffic. From Wuhan you may reach some foreign countries such as Japan and ROK. Some of China's metropolises such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Xi'an are all within a circle around the center of Wuhan with the radius of 1000km. Wuhan is the important strategic supporting point of Central China.

Wuhan, the biggest circulation center and the biggest location of collecting and distributing cargo, can radiate neighboring provinces, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Henan and Sichuan, with a total population up to 400 million. Various commodities have prospective market in Wuhan. The financial market of Wuhan, one of the nine biggest financial markets and the biggest national debt transaction center in China, is being flourished. The financial transaction market in Wuhan is playing an important role in national financial market of transaction. Goods and materials market of Wuhan is the biggest trade center in China.

Wuhan is an important industrial base in China. It has a well-established industrial foundation and highly developed electro-mechanical industry. Especially, it has a complete series of industry sectors and facilitating services. Almost all kinds of investment programs can find their counterparts or relevant partners.

Great opportunities will be offered to domestic or overseas electro-mechanical merchants with the development of “Optic Valley of China (Wuhan)”, the construction of Three-Gorges Project and West Region Development.