Geographical position: The center of WEDZ is situated at 30.29' N and 114.9' E. The distance between WEDZ and Wuhan city proper is 15km.
Climate: It is of a subtropical wet monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. It's annual average temperature is 16.8℃ and the yearly average rainfall is 1093.3 mm. The annual average sunshine is 208.9 days. In terms of wind directions, the normal direction is north-east, and it is by south in summer.
Geology: The zone is on the Yangtze River Ⅲ terrace mainly composed of clay soil about 18 -30 meters thick. The average ground bearing capacity is over 30T/m2. Hydrology and engineering geology condition is appropriate.

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