Lishui
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Lishui is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou to the north, Wenzhou to the southeast, and the province of Fujian to the southwest. Lishui means "Beautiful Water," in Chinese.
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[edit] History
Lishui has a very long history, for during the Liangzhu Culture period 4000 years ago, there were tribes living in the area. In 589, a prefecture called Chuzhou was established by the Sui Dynasty with Kuocang, Songyang, Linhai, Yongjia, Angu and Lechen counties under its jurisdiction. Three years later, the prefecature's name was changed to Kuozhou and then to Yongjia County in 607. The name was changed back to Kuozhou in 621 during the Tang Dynasty, to Jinyun County in the 1st year of the Tianbao Era (742) and back to Kuozhou in the 1st year of Qianyuan Era (758).
In 779, during the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Lishui County. The name of the area was changed again in the year 1276 during the Yuan Dynasty to Chuzhou Lu and to Annan Fu in the 19th year of rule of Zhizheng (1359). The name of the area was maintained as Chuzhou Fu until the Ming and Qing Dynasties when it was changed back to Lishui. In the year 1935, the area was given the official name: Lishui Administrative Supervision District. In 1949, the Lishui Special District was established but then abolished in 1952. Later, it was re-instated in 1963 and the area was renamed as The Lishui Administrative Area, which is what it is called today. By the year 1997, the towns of Longquan, Qingtian, Jinyun, Yunhe, Qingyuan, Suichang, Songyang and Jingning counties under the jurisdiction of the Lishui Administrative Area, with the town of Lishui as its headquarters. An interesting fact is that the only She Nationality Autonomous County in the nation, Jingning, is found here. In the Lishui Prefecature, there are 129 villages, 65 towns, 3661 administrative villages, and 156 neighborhood communities with a total population of approximately 2.45 million.
--from wikipedia.org
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- Ruoliao Primitive Forest Scenic Spot in South of Zhejiang ( 丽水仙都国家级风景名胜区)
- The White Horse Mountain Forest Park in Suichang (遂昌白马山森林公园)
- Ruoliao Primitive Forest Scenic Area in South of Zhejiang (浙南箬寮原始林景区)
- Muslim Temple (清真禅寺)
- Qiansi Cave Scenic Area (千丝岩风景区)
- Taihe Mountain Scenic Area (太鹤山风景区)
