Lishui

Lishui
丽水市
Left to right, top to bottom: Skyline of Lishui from Xiahe Tower, Dongxi Scenic Area, Lishui railway station, Yingxing Tower, Jinhua–Wenzhou railway as it passes over Daxi River
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Location of Lishui City jurisdiction in the province
Location of Lishui City jurisdiction in the province
Coordinates (Lishui municipal government): 28°28′05″N 119°55′23″E / 28.468°N 119.923°E / 28.468; 119.923
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
County-level divisions
  • 1 district
  • 1 county-level city
  • 6 counties
  • 1 autonomous
Township-level divisions197
Municipal seatLiandu District
Government
 • CPC SecretaryHu Haifeng
 • MayorWu Xiaodong
Area
 • Total17,298 km2 (6,679 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,506,600
 • Density140/km2 (380/sq mi)
GDP[1]
 • TotalCN¥ 154 billion
US$ 21.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 61,811
US$ 9,613
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
323000
Area code578
ISO 3166 codeCN-ZJ-11
License Plate Prefix浙K
Websitewww.lishui.gov.cn
Lishui
Simplified Chinese丽水
Traditional Chinese麗水
Hanyu PinyinLíshuǐ
Literal meaningbeautiful water
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLíshuǐ
IPA[lǐ.ʂwèɪ]
Wu
RomanizationLih-sy

Lishui (simplified Chinese: 丽水; traditional Chinese: 麗水; pinyin: Líshuǐ; Lishuinese: li⁶ syu³ [li sʮ]) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of 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. The name of the city literally means "Beautiful Waters."

  1. ^ 浙江省统计局. "2021年浙江统计年鉴 17-2 各市国民经济主要指标(2021年)" (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2022-06-02.