Lishui City is located in the southwest of Zhejiang Province and at the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. It has a total area of ??17,300 square kilometers and a total population of 2.52 million. It is the political, economic and cultural center of southwest Zhejiang. It currently governs Liandu District, Longquan City, and seven counties: Jinyun, Qingtian, Suichang, Yunhe, Qingyuan, Jingning, and Songyang. It is the largest and sparsely populated region in Zhejiang Province. Lishui City was called Chuzhou in ancient times. It was first named in the ninth year of Emperor Wen's reign in the Sui Dynasty (AD 589). It has a history of more than 1,400 years and evolved into Chuzhou Prefecture in the Hong period of the Ming Dynasty.

At present, there are many national and provincial scenic spots such as Jinyun Xiandu, Qingtian Shimen Cave, Lishui Nanming Mountain, Dongxiyan, etc.; national and provincial natural scenic spots such as Longquan Fengyang Mountain and Qingyuan Baishanzu. There are 3 protected areas; 7 provincial forest parks such as Xiangong Lake; and 17 national and provincial cultural protection units such as Longquan Dayao Ruins.

The pure landscape, elegant and simple Lishui combines "strange, steep, clear and secluded" in one place, and gathers "peaks, forests, caves and waterfalls" in one area. Lishui's forest coverage rate is 79.1%, and it is known as the "Forest Sea in Southern Zhejiang". Lishui City has beautiful mountains and rivers, numerous historical sites, and many national and provincial scenic spots. The natural scenery is beautiful, and the cultural landscape is like a starry sky that complements each other. It is an ecological tourism and leisure resort. Lishui is the largest She ethnic minority settlement in the country, and Jingning is the only She ethnic minority autonomous county in the country. People can appreciate the traditional culture and colorful clothing, food, weddings, religions and other customs of the She ethnic group here.

Lishui City is a transportation hub in southwestern Zhejiang. The Jinwen-Wenzhou Railway has been put into operation, and the Jinli-Wenzhou Expressway runs through Lishui. It is an important connection line in central Zhejiang for my country's two main national highways from Tongjiang to Sanya and Shanghai to Ruili. National Highway 330 traverses the territory, and is composed of 11 provincial highways including Lipu. The skeleton has formed a road transportation network with high-grade and sub-high-grade highways as the backbone. The Lilong-Longli Expressway (Lianglong Expressway) was fully opened at the end of 2007, and the Taijin (Taizhou-Jinyun) Expressway was also completed and opened at the end of 2007. The traffic situation in Lishui has been significantly improved. Lishui has two Wenxi Ports with 500-ton berths, and cargo ships can directly reach major ports across the country, Hong Kong and Macau.

History of Chuzhou

Lishui has a long history. According to archaeological discoveries, there were human activities as early as 4,000 years ago. Chuzhou was established in the ninth year of Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (589 AD), and was changed to Kuozhou in 592 and Yongjia County in 607. In the fourth year of Wude (621 AD) in the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Kuozhou, and in 779 it was changed to Chuzhou. In the 13th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1276 AD), it was changed to Chuzhou Road, in 1359 it was changed to Annan Prefecture, and then to Chuzhou Prefecture. Since the third year of Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1452), Chuzhou Prefecture has administered 10 counties: Lishui, Songyang, Jinyun, Qingtian, Suichang, Qingyuan, Xuanping, Yunhe and Jingning. After the Revolution of 1911, the Chuzhou Military and Government Branch was established. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the Chuzhou Military and Government Branch was abolished and was successively under the jurisdiction of Ouhaidao and Lishui, and the ninth, sixth, and seventh administrative inspection districts, including Lishui, Songyang, Jinyun, Longquan, Qingyuan, and Xuan Ping, Jingning, Yunhe 8 counties. It was liberated in May 1949, and Lishui Prefecture was established in October. In 1952, the prefecture was revoked, and each county was placed under the jurisdiction of Wenzhou, Jinhua, and Quzhou prefectures. In May 1963, the Lishui Prefecture was restored and administered six counties: Lishui, Qingtian, Jinyun, Suichang, Yunhe, and Longquan. In 1968, it was renamed Lishui District, and in 1978, the Lishui District Administrative Office was established. Among them: Qingyuan County was restored in 1973, Songyang County was restored in 1982, Jingning She Autonomous County was established in 1984, Lishui County was abolished in 1986, and county-level Lishui City was established. Longquan County was abolished in 1990, and county-level Longquan City was established. In 2000 County-level Lishui City was abolished and Liandu District was established. On July 19, 2000, the administrative system was abolished and Lishui City was established, with jurisdiction over Liandu District, Longquan City and seven counties: Jinyun, Qingtian, Jingning, Yunhe, Songyang, Suichang and Qingyuan. Among them, Jingning is the only She autonomous county in my country, and Qingtian is one of the key overseas Chinese hometowns in Zhejiang Province.

Physical geography

Geographical location: Lishui City is located at the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces in the southwest of Zhejiang Province, at 118°41′～120°26′ east longitude and 27°25′～ north latitude Between 28°57′. It borders Wenzhou City in the southeast, Ningde City and Nanping City in Fujian Province in the southwest, Quzhou City in the northwest, Jinhua City in the north, and Taizhou City in the northeast. The municipal government is located in Liandu District. It is 126 kilometers away from Wenzhou, 122 kilometers away from Jinhua City, 292 kilometers away from Hangzhou, and 512 kilometers away from Shanghai.

Topography: Lishui City is dominated by Zhongshan and hilly landforms. The terrain slopes from southwest to northeast. The southwest is dominated by Zhongshan, with low mountains, hills and intermountain valleys; the northeast is dominated by low mountains. Mainly, there are mountains and valley basins in between. The city's land area is 17,298 square kilometers, of which mountainous land accounts for 88.42%, cultivated land accounts for 5.52%, and streams, roads, villages, etc. account for 6.06%. It is an area of ??"nine mountains, half water and half farmland". The mountain ranges in this city belong to the Wuyi Mountains, mainly including Xianxia Ridge, Donggong Mountain, and Kuocang Mountain, which run from southwest to northeast, extending to the northwest, southwest, and northeast respectively. There are 3,573 peaks above 1,000 meters above sea level, including 244 peaks above 1,500 meters. Huangmaojian of Fengyang Mountain in Longquan City is 1,929 meters above sea level, and Baishanzu in Qingyuan County is 1,856.7 meters above sea level, ranking first and second in Zhejiang Province respectively. peak.

Rivers and lakes: Lishui City has the Oujiang River, Qiantang River, Feiyun River, Lingjiang River, Minjiang River, and Jiaoxi water systems, which are parallel to the mountains. Xianxia Ridge is where the Oujiang River system and the Qiantang River As the watershed of water systems, Donggong Mountain is the watershed between the Oujiang River system and the Minjiang River, Feiyun River and Jiaoxi River, and Kuocang Mountain is the watershed between the Oujiang River system and the Lingjiang River system. The terrain on both sides of each river is steep, the source of the river is short and the flow is fast, the river bed is cut deeply, and the water level rises and falls sharply. It is a mountain stream river. Due to the large drop, the water resources are rich. Oujiang River is the largest river in the city. It originates from the northwest foot of Guomaojian in Donggong Mountain at the junction of Qingyuan County and Longquan City. It meanders from west to east. The main stream is 388 kilometers long, the territory is 316 kilometers long, and the drainage area is 12,985.47 square kilometers. , accounting for 78% of the city's total area. The Jinshuitan Hydropower Station Reservoir located in Longquan Creek in the upper reaches of the Oujiang River is Xiangong Lake. It covers an area of ??43.6 square kilometers and is the largest artificial lake in the region.

Scenic spots

Zhejiang Green Valley, beautiful mountains and beautiful waters.

At present, there are many national and provincial scenic spots such as Jinyun Xiandu, Qingtian Shimen Cave, Lishui Nanming Mountain, Dongxiyan, etc.; Longquan Fengyang Mountain-Qingyuan Baishanzu and other national and provincial scenic spots There are 3 nature reserves; 7 provincial forest parks such as Xiangong Lake; and 17 national and provincial cultural protection units such as Longquan Dayao Ruins.

Nanming Mountain is 2 kilometers south of Lishui City, facing the city across the Oujiang River. The temples and pavilions on the mountain are hidden in the jungle, and the ancient ruins are looming on Danya. It is known as the "Shengtong of Kuocang". Nanming Mountain is famous for its cultural landscape, especially its cliff carvings, among which the handwritings of Ge Hong, Shen Kuo and Mi Fu are the most precious.

Xiandu Scenic Area: Located in Jinyun County, Lishui City, it is a national key scenic area with unique peaks and rocks, beautiful mountains and rivers, and pastoral scenery. It is a national AAAA-level tourist area. Within the territory are Jiuqu Lianxi, Shili Gallery, elegant mountains and rivers, and shrouded in clouds and mist. There are 16 strange peaks and 27 strange caves, and it is known as "the beauty of Guilin, the wonder of Huangshan, and the danger of Huashan". Xiandu Scenic Area consists of four major scenic spots: Xiandu, Huanglong, Yanmen, and Dayang. It consists of more than 300 scenic spots such as Dinghu Peak, Ni Weng Cave, Xiaochibi, Furong Gorge, and Huangdi Temple, with a total area of ??166.2 square kilometers. Among them, Dinghu Peak, shaped like spring bamboo shoots, pierces the sky and is 170.8 meters high. It is the tallest pillar in the world and can be called "the first peak in the world", "the first stone in the world" and "the first bamboo shoot in the world". At the top of the peak, water is stored in a pool among the green pines and cypresses, which never dries up at all times. According to legend, Xuanyuan Huangdi, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, set up a cauldron here to make elixirs. When he ascended to the sky across a dragon, the cauldron collapsed and formed a lake, so it was called "Ding Lake".

As the most important cultural landscape in the Xiandu Scenic Area, the Huangdi Temple echoes the Shaanxi Huangling Tomb, forming a pattern of "Beiling and South Temple". Ni Weng Cave is also known as Chuyang Valley. According to legend, Ji Ni, a student of Laozi and the teacher of Fan Li, a doctor of the Yue Kingdom, got his name from the jealousy of the world and lived in seclusion here. There are more than 60 cliff stone carvings from the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties left in the cave. It is the place with the highest concentration of cliff carvings in the Xiandu Scenic Area. It was listed as a national cultural relic protection unit in 2001. Among them, the three seal characters "Ni Weng Cave" in Ni Weng Cave were inscribed by Li Yangbing, the then magistrate of Jinyun County, uncle of Li Bai clan and a famous small seal calligrapher, and are the most famous.

The water storage of Kaitan Power Station makes the Oujiang River converge into a lake with clear waves in the urban area. The rippling Nanming Lake stands out, showing the beautiful Oujiang River water. It will become the symbol of Lishui with its charming appearance. The famous landscape has become the best testimony of Lishui's "National Ecological First City". The city has become more beautiful because of the lake, and the lake is full of vitality because of the city.

Resources and Products

Li is rich in water resources and has many special products.

The total amount of the five major natural resources, including forests, water energy, agricultural and sideline products, minerals, and wild animals and plants, ranks first in the province. There are more than 3,800 kinds of plants in the city, and it is the main production area of ??precious traditional Chinese medicines such as Magnolia officinalis, Yuanhu, Poria, and White Peony Root. There are 505 species of vertebrates, and 60 species of animals under national key protection include South China tiger, sika deer, etc. It is rich in mineral resources, with 57 kinds of minerals. Among them, pyrophyllite reserves account for 1/3 of the country's total, Suichang Gold Mine is the largest gold mine in Zhejiang Province, and Jinyun Zeolite Mine is the largest zeolite mine with industrial utilization value in the country. Traditional handicrafts include the famous Qingtian stone carvings, Longquan swords and celadon, Yunhe wooden toys, Suichang black pottery, etc. Each county (city) has formed its own unique regional advantages. Six counties (cities) were rated as the first hometowns of specialty products - the hometown of ponkans in China, the hometown of mushrooms in China, the hometown of celadon in China, and the hometown of Chinese swords. hometown, the hometown of Chinese stone carvings, and the hometown of Chinese wooden toys. In March 2009, Songyang County won the title of the only "Chinese Green Tea Distribution Center" in the country.

Lishui is rich in products, and the famous ones include shiitake mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, fungus, Huiming tea, white lotus, day lily, and sun-red tea. Tobacco, citrus, pears and other agricultural and sideline products have won multiple gold medals at national agricultural expos. Longquan swords, celadon, Qingtian stone carvings and other arts and crafts have long been famous at home and abroad. Emerging industrial products and craft products such as gold pens, down products, birdcages, wooden toys, washing supplies, and shoe leather are highly praised by Chinese and foreign customers.

Celebrities in Lishui

Liu Ji, a minister and writer in the early Ming Dynasty - "Words from the Mandarin Seller"

Ye Shaoweng, a poet in the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty. His representative work is "Wandering in the Garden" "Value"

Zhang Naiqi, one of the "Seven Gentlemen" of the National Salvation Congress, former Minister of National Food

Chen Muhua, the second deputy prime minister of the People's Republic of China

Chen Cheng, former vice chairman of the Kuomintang

Li Lingwei, world badminton champion

Zhuang Qichuan, one of the "Top Ten Zhejiang Businessmen"

Singers come and go, etc. wait.

Lishui Business Card

1 Home of Photography in China

2 China’s First Ecological City

3 The First “National Ecological Demonstration District"

4 The hometown of ponkan in China (Liandu District, Lishui City)

5 The hometown of bamboo charcoal in China (Suichang County, Lishui City)

6 Chrysanthemum in China The Home of Rice (Suichang County, Lishui City)

7 The Home of Mushrooms in China (Qingyuan County, Lishui City)

8 The Home of Celadon in China (Longquan City, Lishui City)

9 The Hometown of Swords in China (Longquan City, Lishui City)

10 The Hometown of Stone Sculpture in China (Qingtian County, Lishui City)

11 The Hometown of Wooden Toys in China (Lishui City) Yunhe County)

12 "East China Natural Oxygen Bar"

13 "Southern Zhejiang Forest Sea"

14 "Zhejiang Green Valley, Beautiful Mountains and Beautiful Waters"

15 Zhejiang Naaisi (Liandu District, Lishui City) - Chinese famous brand, national inspection-free product, Chinese famous trademark

16 Xiandu Scenic Area (Jinyun County, Lishui City) - National AAAA Scenic Spot

17 Longquan Sword Forging Technique (Longquan City, Lishui City) - the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage

18 Longquan Celadon Firing Technique (Longquan City, Lishui City) ——The first batch of national intangible cultural heritage

19 Qingtian Stone Sculpture (Qingtian County, Lishui City)—The first batch of national intangible cultural heritage

20 Rich mineral deposits— —The reserves of pyrophyllite and zeolite minerals rank first in the country; the reserves of gold rank first in the province.

21 Central city in southwestern Zhejiang

22 Home of Chinese folk art

23 Home of rural water and electricity in China (Jingning She Autonomous County)

Administrative division list

Township and street data are as of December 31, 2005; area and population are based on the "Brief Book (2006)", and population is as of the end of 2004.

Lishui City covers an area of ??17,928 square kilometers and has a population of 2.52 million. It governs 1 municipal district, 6 counties, 1 autonomous county, and manages 1 county-level city. Municipal People's Government No. 1, Huayuan Road.

Liandu District covers an area of ??1,502 square kilometers and has a population of 370,000. Postal code 323000. The District People's Government is located at No. 51 Jiefang Street.

Longquan City covers an area of ??3,059 square kilometers and has a population of 280,000. Postal code 323700. The Municipal People's Government is located at No. 1, Zhongshan West Road.

Jinyun County covers an area of ??1,482 square kilometers and has a population of 440,000. Postal code 321400. The County People's Government is located at No. 38 Huanglong Road, Wuyun Town.

Qingtian County covers an area of ??2,484 square kilometers and has a population of 480,000. Postal code 323900. The County People's Government is located at No. 109, Hecheng East Road, Hecheng Town.

Yunhe County covers an area of ??978 square kilometers and has a population of 110,000. Postal code 323600. The County People's Government is located at No. 6 North Road, Yunhe Town.

Suichang County covers an area of ??2,539 square kilometers and has a population of 230,000. Postal code 323300. The County People's Government is located at No. 1, Xianqian Street, Miaogao Town.

Songyang County covers an area of ??1,406 square kilometers and has a population of 230,000. Postal code 323400. The County People's Government is located at No. 1 Fuqian Street, Xiping Town.

Qingyuan County covers an area of ??1,898 square kilometers and has a population of 200,000. Postal code 323800. The County People's Government is located at No. 32 Shilong Street, Songyuan Town.

Jingning She Autonomous County covers an area of ??1,950 square kilometers and has a population of 180,000. Postal code 323500. The People's Government of the Autonomous County is located at No. 19 Qianxi Road, Hexi Town.