Wenzhou (温州市) was known as Yǒngjiā (永嘉, Yungkia) in the 19th century. It is also referred to as Wenchow, Yujeu, Iu Tsiu, or Dong Ou. A large area of mountainous terrain, as well as hundreds of islands off the coast in the East China Sea, are located within the city limits. Wenzhou thus stretches 355 km (221 mi) along the coast. The city's area consists of 70% mountains, 20% farmland and 10% water.

Because of its location, surrounded by mountains, Wenzhou has long been isolated from the rest of China. As a result, wenzhou has a unique culture and language, known as Wenzhounese. The isolation has also helped to preserve the old city.

There are too many temples, shrines, places of worship and other places of interest in Wenzhou, to list here. The city has about 9,000 registered folk religious temples and 4,000 registered places of worship of the five institutional religions (Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism). We have listed only some of them here.

Points of interest
• The Jiāngxīn Sì (江心寺, Jiangxin Temple) is a Buddhist temple on Jiangxin Island in the city's Lucheng District. It was Toriginally built as the Puji Chan Temple (普济禅院) in 866, but its name was changed to Longxiang Chan Temple (龙翔禅寺) in 1131. Because of its location in the middle of the Ou River, it is commonly known as the Jiangxin Temple; Jiang meaning 'river' and xin 'middle'.
• The Temple of Bao Gong is located in the Ouhai District.
• The Guanji Temple is located in the Lucheng District.
• The Huang ancestral shrine is right next to the Guanji Temple.
• Wenzhou Library is located at 506, Shifu Road in the Lucheng District. It is home to more than 3 million books.
• Xunshan Park is in the Lucheng District.
• West Guo Mountain (西郭山) offers great views over the city.

Wenzhou is known as the cradle of mathematicians, as more than 200 well-known mathematicians were born there during the 20th century.

There are numerous hotels, cafés and restaurants in Wenzhou. The city is located in the southeast of China's Zhejiang Province, about 1,400 km southeast of Beijing.

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