district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; formerly an separate city and capital

Lin'an (临安 Lín'ān) is a city in Zhejiang.

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Linan is an active city with a good location. It is only 30 kilometers from Hangzhou, and due to high prices for apartments in Hangzhou, more and more people are moving to Lin'an and commuting to Hangzhou.

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The Hang Hui Highway starts in Hangzhou and traverses Lin'an.

There is also a new highway being built that will connect Lin'an to Dongyang. It is scheduled for completion in 2015.

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For economic reasons, the Hang Huang high speed train, which used to serve Linan, has been diverted to Fuyang.

However, the Hangzhou Metro will be extended to Lin'an within 3 years, and by 2020, there may be two metro lines (Lines 3 and 5) connecting Lin'an with Hangzhou.

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Tianmushan is located in Lin'an county. Da'ming Mountain-This place is a hidden gem, with beautiful mountain scenery and good walking trails. There are also skiing opportunities in the winter. The only drawback is the entrance ticket - you have to pay both for entering the place, then you have to buy a ticket for transportation inside the mountain (you can't get anywhere without the special bus), and then another extra fee for the cable car.

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Lin'an Zhexi Canyon

Lin'an Dongtianmu Mountain

Stone Great Wall Science Spot

Hangzhou Zhexi Tianchi Pond

Exquisite Mountain of Hangzhou

Hangzhou Zhexi Baima Cliff

Lin'an Shenglong River

West Tianmu Mountain

Tianchi Scenic Resort of West Zhejiang

Qingshan Lake

Cool Peak of Hangzhou

Liuxi River Drifting

Huoshan Dashigu Scenic Resort

Wenhua Villa of Mt.Tianmu

Bridge Stream Farmhouse of Lin'an

Ling'an Ruijing Shihua Cave

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There is lots of delicious food in Lin'an, including dried bamboo, fish, and hickory.

The following restaurants are especially good at cooking fish:

  • The restaurant on Guihua Road in front of the Shijin Primary School is good at "Stamp pepper fish head"; the fish head was very fresh and peppery.
  • A Jie Si Fang Cai, between Qingchen Road and Shijin Road, serves extremely delicious iron fish head.

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