Fuyang District
As of 2002, it has a population of approximately 680,000 of whom some 135,000 come from other cities. The total area of Fuyang is . History. Fuyang was founded during the Qin dynasty in 221 BC. The settlement's first name was Fuchun with the name of Fuyang used from 394 AD onwards. Recent research has shown that the Ming dynasty Hongwu Emperor fled through Fuyang from Yuan dynasty forces during the closing years of that dynasty. Evidence of the pursuit has been found on the Tianzhong and Anding Mountains as well as in Yushan Village. During an offensive  against the rebels in Zhejiang at the time of the Taiping Rebellion (18501864), Imperial commander Zuo Zongtang laid siege to Hangzhou and gradually captured the surrounding towns, including Fuyang to the southwest. In the final assault, General Jiang Yili and French commander Paul d'Aiguebelle () destroyed part of the walls and took the city by storm, before sacking it. In the early 20th century Fuyang was a hub for paper and bamboo products with Fuyanese bamboo used for the ribbing in paper umbrellas produced in Hangzhou. Chinese Guomindang forces fought numerous battles against the Imperial Japanese Army in Fuyang and Xindeng , then a separate administrative area, during the World War II Japanese occupation of China. In December 1937 neighboring Hangzhou fell to the Japanese army and in January 1939 Japanese and Chinese forces fought for control of Fuyang. In 1942 Japanese forces clashed with Chinese Guomindang troops for control of Xindeng during a Japanese offensive against Jinhua, the then capital of Zhejiang province. The United States Army Air Forces bombed Japanese positions in Fuyang in August 1943, reportedly inflicting hundreds of casualties. In early August 1945, Japanese troops launched an offensive from Fuyang and captured the neighboring centers of Tonglu, Xindeng , and Lin'an City. In 2011, a serious storm caused damage to many buildings in Fuyang. On the 23June, 457 farmhouses collapsed through storm damage, leading to compensation claims of more than 50,000 yuan. The seriousness of the catastrophe surpassed that of a 2009 typhoon in which 380 farmhouses suffered damage. The reconstruction cost the government a significant amount. Geography and climate. Fuyang has a total area of and is located at . The city extends EW and NS. The area has many low mountains, hills, valleys, hills, basins, plains and other types of landscape. The low hilly area covers (75.9%) of  the total area, while the plains account for 18.7% and water areas 5.4%. Located in northwestern Zhejiang province, in 1994 Fuyang was administratively merged into Hangzhou. The city has several highways including the G320 national road, "Hangxijing", as well as highways 05, 23, 19 and 14. Fuyang is from Hangzhou and convenient transport makes it possible to reach Hangzhou Train Station and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport within one hour. In 2012, 45 natural disasters occurred in Fuyang, the majority not serious, although eight people died in October. To the southeast of the city, mountains cover a total area of , accounting  for the 16.9% of the city and 22.3% of the total mountain area. The elevation in this area exceeds while the relative height is more than . The climate in Fuyang is temperate and humid subtropical monsoon during the spring and summer seasons. The annual average temperature is with of precipitation. Architecture. A significant percentage of historic Fuyang city was demolished by wars in the 1940s and China's modernization campaign that began in the 1980s. Many of the notable structures standing in Fuyang today are of recent construction. The Fuchun River waterfront runs several kilometers along the left bank of  the river and is a center for social gatherings and sightseeing. Yu Dafu Park is located on the riverfront. The Fuyang International Trade Center Hotel () is one of the most prominent structures in Fuyang. The five-star luxury hotel is situated on the left bank of the Fuchun River and was constructed with 320 million RMB in funding by the Zhejiang Sea & Land Holding Group Co., Ltd. The structure covers an area of , has 27 floors, and is the tallest building in Fuyang. Mountains. Fuyang is known for its scenic mountain views and has numerous notable mountains, including Longmen Mountain , Ting Mountain, Guanshan Mountain and others. Many of these mountainous areas serve as places for locals to relax. Surrounding Villages. One of the historic architectural features in Fuyang is Longmengkezhan (), noted for its local specialties and traditional snacks such as Shenxian Chicken and Youcaidofupi. People believe that the great Sun Quan set off from exactly here after his mother made him the special food of his hometown. Increasing numbers of tourists now visit this place of interest. Government. The chief political officer of the Fuyang Municipal People's Government is the Mayor of Fuyang. Under the mayor are deputy mayors  and chief directors of municipal departments of the office and city bureau. In addition there is a local Vice Secretary of the Communist Party, a position currently occupied by Huang Haifeng () Huang also serves as the acting Mayor of Fuyang. The executive vice mayor of Fuyang is Tong Dinggan. There are several vice mayors, including Fang Renzhen (), Han Lu, Wang Xiaoding, Wang Shupin, Qiu Fushui, and Sun Jie. Jiang Jun () is the secretary of Fuyang district committee of the Communist Party. The bureau chief of Fuyang is Liu xuejun (), while Xu Fengming () serves as the state taxation bureau chief of  Fuyang Administrative divisions. There are four subdistricts, 15 towns, and six townships under the city's administration: Economy. The city's GDP in 2010 was 41.58 billion yuan while in December 2012 the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.9% Fuyang, especially the Chunjiang Subdistrict, is an industrial center with over 200 paper mills and copper factories. Light industries including paper making and textiles industry constitute about eighty-percent of Fuyang's domestic industry. The paper-making industry was originally based in the small village of Liyuan with the best known product being strawboard. Fuyang ranks in the top 100  towns in China for economic growth. The first business village in Fuyang was Tangjiawu. In May 1992, based on Fuyang's location, resources and industrial advantages, four centers were established in Fuchun Bay, Farmers City, Silver Lake and Takahashi to speed up the improvement of infrastructure, promote investment, and introduce a large number of projects driven by the tourism industry, real estate and other tertiary industries. Integration with Hangzhou's large scale transportation and travel infrastructure was also made a priority. The Fuyang Economic Development Zone (), formerly known as the Fuchun River Economic Development Zone was founded in 1992. It  was the first provincial-level development zone approved by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province. In 2005, following a national audit it was upgraded to the Fuyang Economic Development Zone, and in 2012 it became the Fuyang National Economic and Technological Development Zone. In 2002, the richest man in Fuyang was Jianyi Wang. He was also considered the 99th wealthiest Chinese by Forbes. Notable companies. Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Smelting Co.,Ltd. () was founded in 1958 and is located on the banks of the Fuchun River. The company specializes in the production and operation of copper smelting and employees more than  990 people, include engineers and technical personnel. Average annual output is 36,000 tons of blister copper, 100,000 tons of electrolytic copper, four tons of gold, 120 tons of silver, and 80,000 tons of industrial sulfuric acid. Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co.,Ltd. () was the first listed company in Fuyang. The company is mainly engaged in the business of cogeneration. The main products are electricity and steam, with a total installed capacity of 88 mW and an average heating capacity of 415 ZhengDun/hour. Electricity and steam respectively accounted for 30% and 70% of operating income. Transportation. Fuyang District is served  by Line 6 (Hangzhou Metro). Another mode of public transportation in Fuyang is an extensive public bus system. The main bus terminals are located at Da Puzha, New Transport Station, Maternity Care Hospital, Second Food Market, Guanshan Park, Jiangnan High school, and Fuyang Flim station. The fare for Fuyang's ubiquitous taxis start at 7 yuan. There are two long-distance bus stations in Fuyang, Fuyang New Bus Station () and Fuyang New South Bus Station (). There are frequent buses running between Fuyang and Hangzhou and other nearby cities. The major highway near Fuyang is the Highway 320, which begins in  Shanghai and ends in Yunnan. Lushan Street () is the main throughway in Fuyang. Private vehicles traveling along the highways connecting Fuyang with Hangzhou and neighboring urban centers are subject to toll fees. Education. There are a number of primary and secondary schools located in Fuyang administered by the Fuyang Metropolitan Education Board. Xu Yichao () is director general of the Fuyang Education Department. Among the schools that fall under the Fuyang Metropolitan Education Board's jurisdiction are: College. Fuyang plans to build a college town in 2013. Local food. Fuyangese cuisine has a long history and is based on the culinary  traditions of Zhejiang Province. Taste, color, and freshness are important for components of traditional Fuyanese dishes, as is the shape of the final product. Some notable Fuyanese dishes includes Fuchun River Shad (), pork and vegetable dish called "qianjiang rousi" ()., Fuyangese roast duck (), "You Deng Guo" (), "sanshan" chestnuts (), and a Fuyanese version of tofu skin (). Local produce includes Anding Mountain watermelon (安顶山西瓜) Anding Mountain Yunwu Tea (), both cultivated on the farm land of local Anding Mountain. There is also a local fruit called "baiguo" (). Culture. Painting. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains is one of the top  ten ancient masterpieces of China, created by Fuyang native Huang Gongwang. He began work on the painting in 1348 and took about three years to complete it then presented it to a Taoist priest as a gift in 1350. A century later, the painting was acquired by the Ming dynasty painter Shen Zhou (1427–1509). During the reign of the Chenghua Emperor (1465–1487), Shen Zhou sent the painting to an unnamed calligrapher to be inscribed. However, the son of this calligrapher seized the painting which, after a few changes of hands, reemerged on the market for sale at a high price . Unable to afford it, there was nothing Shen Zhou could do except to make a copy of the painting himself. This imitation by Shen Zhou has become the most well-known and acclaimed copy among all others. Not long after he made the copy, Shen Zhou gave it to a bureaucrat friend named Fan Shunju (). Fan Shunju then began to search for the authentic copy. When he found it, he bought it at a hefty price and invited Shen Zhou to inscribe it. Shen Zhou then noted down at the end of the scroll the story of how the painting  was lost and found. Over the following centuries, the painting passed through the hands of several owners, including Tan Zhiyi (), Dong Qichang and Wu Zhengzhi (). When Wu Zhengzhi died, he passed the painting to his third son Wu Hongyu (), who loved the painting so much that when he went into seclusion, he left behind all valuables and only brought the painting and a copy of the "Thousand Character Classic" by Master Zhiyong (). Fortunately, Wu Hongyu's nephew Wu Jing'an rescued the painting, which was however already aflame and torn into two. The smaller piece, also the beginning section, measuring 51.4  centimeters long, was subsequently known as "The Remaining Mountain" (). After passing through the hands of numerous collectors, it came into the possession of Wu Hufan (), a painter and collector, during the 1940s. In 1956, it finally settled down in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou. In 2011, in order to help rebuild the relationship between mainland China and Taiwan, the "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountain" was shown in Taipei's National Palace Museum. Cinema. The spy film "Tianji(天机•富春山居图)" will be released in June 2013. The film stars actress Lin Zhiling and actor Liu Dehua and some scenes were shot in  Fuyang. Embroidery. Yongzhen Mao, the Director of Hunan Shaping Xiang Embroidery Museum, after two years planning invited the Chinese Crafts and Artisan Masters Aiyun Liu, Yan Shen, Yan Yang, Qiaoyun Chen, Min Yang, Ying Luo and over 30 other masters to recreate "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" as a tapestry. Over five months, the embroidery was finished according to its original size. The work is high and long, and uses threads of different shades of ink painting, in order to achieve "sub-colored ink" artistic effect. It is now stored in the National Museum of China . Notable individuals. Fuyang is  the birthplace of many notable people dating back to Three Kingdoms period, including Li Zongmian, Li Tiao, and Lin Zhun.