Lishui, formerly known as Chuzhou, is a prefecture-level city with the largest land area under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province. Located in the southwest of Zhejiang Province, the coordinates are11841'~120 26', 27 25' ~ 28 57'. It is bordered by Wenzhou in the southeast, Nanping and Ningde in Fujian Province in the southwest, Quzhou in the northwest, and Zhongshan and hilly landforms in the north, which are inclined from southwest to northeast. Lishui has a subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons.

Lishui, with an area of 1.73 million square kilometers, is the largest prefecture-level city in the whole province (accounting for 1/600 in the whole country and 1/6 in the whole province), and governs 9 counties (cities, districts) (Liandu, Longquan, Qingtian, Yunhe, Qingyuan and Jin). In 202 1 year, the resident population of Lishui city is 2510.4 million.

Brief introduction of Lishui city

Lishui is an excellent tourist city in China, a national tourism demonstration zone, an international leisure and health city, a national garden city and a national civilized city. There are 2365 tourist resources in the city, including 353 excellent tourist resources and 22 4A-level scenic spots. Jinyun Xiandu Scenic Area has successfully established a national 5A-level tourist attraction. The forest coverage rate of the whole city is as high as 8 1.7%.

Water and air quality are in the forefront of the province all the year round, and it is called "China Natural Oxygen Bar". Rich in cultural resources, Longquan celadon, Longquan sword and Qingtian stone carving, which are well-known at home and abroad, are known as the "three treasures of Lishui".

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lishui City