Lin'an District () is one of ten urban districts of the

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, the capital of

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China. It is located in northwest Zhejiang as a separate urban area of Hangzhou, and borders

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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 ...

, 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

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and humid subtropical monsoon. The annual average temperature is with of precipitation.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: *

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(锦城街道),

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(玲珑街道), Shanggan Subdistrict (上甘街道),

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(青山湖街道),

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(锦北街道) Towns: * Banqiao (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 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 o ...

(天目山镇), Taiyang (太阳镇), Qianchuan (潜川镇),

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(昌化镇), Longgang (龙岗镇), Heqiao (河桥镇), Tuankou (湍口镇), Qingliangfeng (清凉峰镇),

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(岛石镇) Townships: * Huanshan Township (环山乡), Huyuan Township (湖源乡),

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(上官乡), Yushan Township (渔山乡), Chunjian Township (春建乡), Xintong Township (新桐乡)

Economy

Tourism

Daming Mountain Daming may refer to: *Daming County Daming County is a county under the jurisdiction of Handan City in far southern Hebei Province, China. It was formerly one of the capitals of the Northern Song. History left, 150px, Song China It was former ...

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 o ...

Qingshan Lake Qingshan () may refer to the following locations in China: *Qingshan District, Wuhan () *Qingshan District, Baotou (), Inner Mongolia * Qingshan Formation (), geological formation in Shandong * Xichang Qingshan Airport (), near Xichang, Sichuan ...

Education

Higher education

* Zhejiang A&F University

Public primary and secondary education

* Linan High School *

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* Changhua High School *

Jincheng NO.1 Middle School Jincheng is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering Henan province to the south and southeast. It is an industrial city in an area where coal mining is an important industry. The entire city has a population ...

Jincheng NO.2 Middle School Jincheng is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering Henan province to the south and southeast. It is an industrial city in an area where coal mining is an important industry. The entire city has a population ...

Jincheng NO.4 Middle School Jincheng is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering Henan province to the south and southeast. It is an industrial city in an area where coal mining is an important industry. The entire city has a populati ...

* Yijin Elementary School * Chenxi Elementary School *

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Chengnan Elementary School Chengnan (usually a romanisation of ) may refer to: * Chengnan, Shaoyang, subdistrict of Daxiang District, Shaoyang City, Hunan, China *Chengnan Subdistrict, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China * Chengnan Subdistrict, Chongqing, subdistrict of ...

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Private and alternative education

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Transport

Lin'an is connected to the main urban area of Hangzhou through Line 16 of the

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and the

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Notable people

Qian Liu Qian Liu (10 March 852Academia Sinica Chinese-Western Calendar Converter

(852-932), known as Qian Poliu during his childhood, was a warlord of the late Tang dynasty who founded the Wuyue kingdom. * Dong Chang (died 896), warlord who became a short-lived emperor in modern Zhejiang. *

Qian Xuesen Qian Xuesen, or Hsue-Shen Tsien (; 11 December 1911 – 31 October 2009), was a Chinese mathematician, cyberneticist, aerospace engineer, and physicist who made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics and established engineer ...

, ancestral home in Zhejiang.

References

External links

Official website of Lin'an GovernmentAmateur Photo Gallery of LinanMandarin Capital Chinese Language Institute
{{authority control Geography of Hangzhou Districts of Zhejiang