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Historical, humanistic and geographical characteristics of Fuyang
Fuyang District, located in the southwest corner of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, was called Fuchun in ancient times and was under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou. It borders Xihu District, Xiaoshan District and Yuhang District, and is 32 kilometers away from Wulin Square. Fuyang has a total area of 183 1 km2, governs 5 streets, 13 towns and 6 townships, and has a registered population of 659,000 (at the end of 20 13). Fuchun River runs through the whole territory. In 20 13, the GDP of Fuyang was 571400,000 yuan, and the total fiscal revenue in 20 13 was 8.32 billion yuan.

Fuyang is located in the hills, which is a semi-mountainous area with "eight mountains, half water and half fields". Fuyang county was founded in 22 1 BC, which is the hometown of Sun Quan, the emperor of Soochow, and the hometown of Yu Dafu, a modern writer.

Fuyang paper industry has a history of nearly 2000 years, and it is the "hometown of paper making" in China. It is a national commodity grain base and a key producing area of tea and cocoon; Fuyang is also the "whiteboard base in China", "hometown of rackets in China" and "hometown of rowing in China".