Lin'an District () is one of ten
urban districts of the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of China ...
of
Hangzhou
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, the capital of
Zhejiang Province,
East
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Etymology
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China. It is located in northwest Zhejiang as a separate urban area of Hangzhou, and borders
Anhui
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province to the west and northwest. Lin'an held a population of 573,100 in 2014, over an area of . The postal code is 311300, and the phone area code 0571.
May 2015, Lin'an was listed as the Top 100 Economic Potential City/County, ranking 73. Lin'an also voted as No. 16 Innovative County. After the promotion of
Fuyang District
() is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, East China. Fuyang is located in the northwest of Zhejiang on the Fuchun River, a tributary of the Qiantang River. The city is the birt ...
, Lin'an was converted into the 10th district of Hangzhou . The Lin'an government is located at 398 Yijin Street.
Lin'an is rich in natural resources, abundant in rainfall, and has a warm climate. All of these factors work together allowing the district to be covered with 71.3% forest. Such an ecological environment breeds more than 4,700 biological species. Mountains, lakes, forest, hot springs, caves, and other ancient remains are everywhere. The district's Daming Mountain and Tianmu Mountain are its well-known attractions.
Geography and climate
The climate in Lin'an is
temperate
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and
humid subtropical monsoon. The annual average temperature is with of precipitation.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:
*
Jincheng Subdistrict
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(锦城街道),
Linglong Subdistrict
Ling Long or Linglong () may refer to:
* ''Ling Long'' (magazine), a Chinese women's magazine
* Ling Long (mathematician) (born 1970s), Chinese mathematician
* Ling Long Pagoda, an Olympic broadcasting studio in Beijing, China
* Linglong Tire
...
(玲珑街道),
Shanggan Subdistrict (上甘街道),
Qingshanhu Subdistrict
Qingshanhu District (), is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. It covers over , and as of 2003 had a population of .
Administrative divisions
Qingshanhu is divided into 3 ...
(青山湖街道),
Jinbei Subdistrict (锦北街道)
Towns:
*
Banqiao Banqiao () may refer to:
Taiwan
*Banqiao District, seat of New Taipei
Mainland China
*Banqiao Dam (), dam on the Ru River near Zhumadian, Henan that suffered an infamous failure in 1975
*Banqiao Town (disambiguation)
*Banqiao Township (disambigua ...
(板桥镇),
Gaohong (高虹镇),
Taihu (太湖镇),
Yuqian
Lin'an District () is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, East China. It is located in northwest Zhejiang as a separate urban area of Hangzhou, and borders Anhui province to the ...
(於潜镇),
Tianmushan (天目山镇),
Taiyang (太阳镇),
Qianchuan (潜川镇),
Changhua (昌化镇),
Longgang (龙岗镇),
Heqiao (河桥镇),
Tuankou (湍口镇),
Qingliangfeng (清凉峰镇),
Daoshi
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(岛石镇)
Townships:
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Huanshan Township (环山乡),
Huyuan Township (湖源乡),
Shangguan Township Shangguan is the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese words and names, and may refer to:
* Shangguan (surname), a Chinese compound surname
* Shangguan, Dali (上关镇, ''Shàngguān zhèn''), a town in Dali, Yunnan, China
* (上莞镇 ...
(上官乡),
Yushan Township Yushan or Yu Shan may refer to:
Places
* Yu Shan (), highest point in Taiwan
* Yushan Range (), a mountain range in Taiwan
* Yushan National Park (), Taiwan
* Yushan County (), Jiangxi
* Yushan District (), Ma'anshan, Anhui
* Yushan (), Changshu, ...
(渔山乡),
Chunjian Township (春建乡),
Xintong Township (新桐乡)
Economy
Tourism
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Daming Mountain
*
Tianmu Mountain
Tianmu Mountain, Mount Tianmu, or Tianmushan () is a mountain in Lin'an County west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, in eastern China. It is made up of two peaks: West Tianmu () and East Tianmu (). Twin ponds near the top of the peaks led to the name of ...
*
Qingshan Lake
Education
Higher education
*
Zhejiang A&F University
Public primary and secondary education
*
Linan High School
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Yuqian High School
*
Changhua High School
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Jincheng NO.1 Middle School
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Jincheng NO.2 Middle School
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Jincheng NO.4 Middle School
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Yijin Elementary School
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Chenxi Elementary School
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Chengbei Elementary School
*
Chengnan Elementary School
*
Shijing Elementary School
Private and alternative education
*
Hangzhou Tianmu Foreign Language School
Transport
Lin'an is connected to the main urban area of Hangzhou through
Line 16 of the
Hangzhou Metro and the
G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway
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.
Notable people
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(852-932), known as Qian Poliu during his childhood, was a warlord of the late Tang dynasty who founded the Wuyue kingdom.
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Dong Chang (died 896), warlord who became a short-lived emperor in modern Zhejiang.
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Qian Xuesen, ancestral home in Zhejiang.
References
External links
Official website of Lin'an GovernmentAmateur Photo Gallery of LinanMandarin Capital Chinese Language Institute
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Geography of Hangzhou
Districts of Zhejiang