Lishui city, the ancient name of the state, Zhejiang Province, prefecture-level city, located in southwestern Zhejiang Province; southeast and Wenzhou City, southwest and Fujian Province, Ningde City, Nanping City, adjacent to the northwest and Quzhou City, the north and the junction of Jinhua City, the northeast and Taizhou City; landforms in the mountains, hills, mainly from the southwest to the northeast tilt, more than 90% of the area is mountainous, known as the "nine mountains, half water, half field"; belongs to the central subtropical monsoon climate zone, four seasons, warm and humid; the city area of 17,300 square kilometers. "Nine mountains, half water, half field"; belongs to the central subtropical monsoon climate zone, four distinct seasons, warm and humid; city area of 17,300 square kilometers. As of February 2024, the city has 1 district, 7 counties, and 1 county-level city under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2023, the city had a resident population of 2.528 million.
In October 1949, Lishui Prefecture was set up; on July 19, 2000, the establishment of the administrative office was abolished and Lishui City was set up. Lishui City is known as the "Green Valley of Zhejiang", there are 3,573 peaks above 1,000 meters above sea level in the territory, Longquan City, Fengyang Mountain Huangmaojian 1,929 meters above sea level, Qingyuan County, Bashanzu 1,856.7 meters above sea level, respectively, for the first and second peak in Zhejiang Province. Lishui City is a national civilized city, national ecological demonstration area, national ecological protection and construction demonstration area, China's excellent tourist city, China's excellent ecotourism city, Zhejiang Province, one of the first pilot projects of Zhejiang high-quality development and construction of common wealth demonstration area, the second batch of "green water and green mountains is golden silver mountain" practice and innovation base Lishui city has a number of A-class scenic spots, including Jinyun Xanadu Scenic Spot, which has become a national 5A-class tourist attraction.
In 2023, Lishui city's gross regional product of 196.44 billion yuan, calculated on the basis of constant prices, an increase of 7.5%. Sub-industry, Lishui primary industry added value of 11.50 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8%; secondary industry added value of 74.01 billion yuan, an increase of 6.7%; tertiary industry added value of 110.93 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4%.