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LinAn city lies to the South of Tianmu Mountain,
which is in the Northwest of Zhejiang province. Lying west of Hangzhou and east
of Yellow Mountain, LinAn is the key door between Zhejiang province and Anhui
province. It is also the trade centre between the two provinces. It is the
only mountain area city within Changjiang delta. LinAn has an area of 3,126.8
square km, a population of 500,000 and the jurisdictional area includes 15
towns and 24 villages. In 1986 the State Council authorized it as the coastal
developing economical city. Rich natural resources, abundant rainfall, and a warm
climate, all make its percentage of forest cover up to 71.3%. It has
such an advantageous ecological situation that it breeds more than 4,700
biological species. Tianmu Mountain has a reputation of a "species gene
treasure store". Mountains, lakes, forest, hot spring,
corrosion caves, Buddhist temple and other ancient remains make LinAn a great
place of green treasure grounds in Changjiang delta. Since ancient
times, LinAn ten scenes, Tangchang ten scenes and Yuqian eight scenes have been
famous. Tourist scenes are scattered from west to east, within several hundred
kilometers. There is Longtang Mountain, Daming Mountain and Rijing Cave, Tuanko Hotspring,
Tianmu Mountain and Yuewang Hill, Linglong Hill, Tomb of King Qian, Qingshan
Lake and Dongxiao Cave. |
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