Longquan

Longquan 龙泉市
County-level city
Coordinates: 28°04′N 119°08′E / 28.067°N 119.133°E / 28.067; 119.133
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Lishui
Township-level divisions	3 subdistricts 8 towns 7 townships 1 ethnic township
District seat	Longyuan Subdistrict (龙渊街道)
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population
• Total	270,000
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	323700
Area code(s)	0578

Longquan (simplified Chinese: 龙泉; traditional Chinese: 龍泉; pinyin: Lóngquán) is a county-level city under the administration of in the municipal region of Lishui City in the southwest of Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China, located on the upper reaches of the Ou River.

The city was named Longyuan (龙渊) before the naming taboo under Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, whose name was Li Yuan (李渊), led to the name changing to Longquan.

Longquan currently has a population of around 270,000.

There is an Ethnic Township set aside for the She-nation minority at Zhuyang (竹垟).

Longquan is famous locally for its swords and Longquan celadon ceramics, both of which are often regarded as historically the finest in China. Longquan celadon was one of China's finest ceramics from the Song dynasty until it fell out of fashion in the Imperial court during the Ming dynasty. Production continued but at lower quality. The swords made in Longquan (Longquanjian) are famous among martial artists in China. Modern sword production is now led by a workshop named "Shenguanglong" whose sword-making history can be traced back to the twentieth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. There are several private and state-owned swords-making factories in Longquan.

The city has a static inverter plant of HVDC Three Gorges-Changzhou.

The city's executive, legislature and judiciary are at Longyuan Subdistrict (龙渊街道), together with the CPC and PSB branches. The other divisions, numbering 2 subdistricts, 8 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethnic township, are as follows:

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