It is the seat of the provincial government of the two Hu or Hu-kwang, as these provinces are collectively termed,.
There are several lakes, notably the Tu-shan Hu, which borders on the Grand Canal in the south-west.
With the exception of a small portion of the great delta plain, which extends across the frontier from the province of Kiang-su, and in which are situated the famous cities of Hu Chow, Ka-hing, Hang-chow, Shao-Sing and Ning-po, the province forms a portion of the Nan-shan of south-eastern China, and is hilly throughout.