平湖市位于东海之滨,地处浙江省东北部杭嘉湖平原腹地,北接上海市,南濒杭州湾。全市陆地面积537平方公里,海域面积1086平方公里,海岸线长27公里。境内地势平坦、河网密布,四季分明、气候宜人,素有“鱼米之乡、瓜灯之城、文化之邦”的美称。 Pinghu City, located in the East China Sea, is located in the hinterland of Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, bordering Shanghai in the north and Hangzhou Bay in the south. The city’s land area of ​​537 square kilometers, the sea area of ​​1086 square kilometers, 27 kilometers long coastline. The flat terrain, river network, four seasons, the climate is pleasant, known as “Yumizhixiang, melon city, cultural state” reputation.