Wenzhou is located in the south of the southeast coast of ZhejiangProvince. It is a famous cultural city with a history of 1620__ years. It hasjurisdiction over 11 counties, cities and districts, covering an area of 11784square kilometers. The population is 7.05 million. There are 250000 overseasChinese in 62 countries and regions and 100000 compatriots from Hong Kong, Macaoand Chinese Taiwan.
Wenzhou is a tourist resort with beautiful scenery, mild climate, no severecold in winter and no intense heat in summer. Wenzhou is rich in naturallandscape, cultural landscape and other tourism resources. There are fournational scenic spots and nature reserves, including Yandangshan, Nanxijiang,Nanji and Wuyanling. There are nine provincial scenic spots, such as Xianyan,Dongtou, baizhangyou, Yaoxi, Binhai yucangshan, Zeya, zhailiaoxi, Oujiang andradon spring. There are nine municipal scenic spots, such as Tianzhu, nanyanmen,Tongxi, Tongxi, etc Eight of them are Chashan, Minggang, Shengjing, tongpanshanand chiyanshan. There are 9 forest parks and 5 county-level scenic spots. Thescenic spots are characterized by high density, various types, high grade anddistinctive features. They are composed of mountains, rivers, seas, islands,lakes and springs. The area of scenic spots accounts for 22.23% of the totalland area of the city, ranking among the top in China. In addition, there aretwo national level cultural security units, 44 provincial-level units and 358municipal and county-level cultural security units.
Wenzhou is one of the 14 coastal cities open to the outside world. In 1997,the per capita income of urban and rural areas was 7848 yuan and 3658 yuanrespectively, ranking first in the province. Township economy is developed.Electrical appliances, clothing, leather shoes, buttons, lamps, lighters,umbrellas and other products are well-known in China and sold all over theworld.
Wenzhou's tourism infrastructure is improving day by day. Wenzhou port isone of the hub ports in China. The airport has opened up 49 domestic routes andtwo regional initials of Hong Kong and Macao. The national highway 104 and 330run through Wenzhou. In addition, the Jinwen railway was opened on June 11,1998. Wenzhou has developed communications and abundant electricity, whichprovides a reliable guarantee for tourism.