Longquan
County-level city in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Longquan (disambiguation).
Longquan (simplified Chinese: 龙泉; traditional Chinese: 龍泉; pinyin: Lóngquán; lit. 'dragon spring') is a county-level city and former county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lishui in southwestern Zhejiang Province, China, located on the upper reaches of the Ou River and bordering Fujian province to the southwest.
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Longquan
龙泉市 Lungchuan | |
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Coordinates: 28°04′N 119°08′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Prefecture-level city | Lishui |
Township-level divisions | 3 subdistricts 8 towns 7 townships 1 ethnic township |
Seat | Longyuan Subdistrict (龙渊街道) |
Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 270,000 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 323700 |
Area code | 0578 |
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Called Longyuan (龙渊) before the Tang dynasty, Longquan adopted its current name because of the naming taboo of Emperor Gaozu, the founder of Tang whose personal name was Li Yuan (李渊).