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 and Suichang). In 202 1 year, the resident population of Lishui city is 2510.4 million.

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".

Brief introduction of Lishui

Lishui city is located in the part of Zhejiang-Fujian uplift, and the mountains belong to Wuyishan system, mainly including Xianxialing, Donggong Mountain and Kuocang Mountain, which run from southwest to northeast and extend to northwest, southwest and northeast respectively. There are 3,573 peaks above 1 1,000m, and 244 peaks above 1 1,500m. The terrain is inclined from southwest to northeast, with Zhongshan as the main part in the southwest, low mountains, hills and mountain valleys; The northeast is dominated by low mountains, with Zhongshan and valley basins in the middle. The lowest point is Wenxi Town, qingtian county, 7 meters above sea level.

Lishui city belongs to the mid-subtropical monsoon climate zone in climate division, which is close to the East China Sea and greatly influenced by the ocean, and has obvious mid-subtropical maritime monsoon climate.

There are many hilly landforms on the terrain, and the three-dimensional climate characteristics in mountainous areas are obvious. The superposition of the mid-subtropical maritime monsoon climate and the three-dimensional climate in hilly areas has created a superior climate environment in Lishui, the hometown of climate health in China. Lishui's climate is characterized by four distinct seasons, warm winter and early spring, abundant precipitation, synchronous rain and heat, vertical climate and various types.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lishui