Jingzhou is located in subtropicalmonsoon climate zone. There is rich sunshine and heat, with long frost-freeseason. The region's annual sun radiation is 104-110 kilocalorie/cm²,annual sunshine duration 1800-2000 hours, average temperature 15.9-16.6℃, frost-free duration 242-263 days, and annualrainfall 1100-1300 mm in most years. The climate ispreferable for the crops growth. The rainfall from April to Octobertakes 80% of the whole year; sunshine, 75%; accumulated temperature ≥10℃, 80%. With the heat and water abundance seasonmatching, the climate fits the growth of varied crops.