[Topography and landforms] Lin’an belongs to Jiangshan-Lin’an stratigraphic division in Jiangnan Stratum. From the Proterozoic Sinian Period to the Quaternary System of the Cenozoic, all strata have been developed except the Triassic of Mesozoic and the Tertiary System of the Cainozoic. The regional structure belongs to the Qiantang Platform Fold belt of Yangtze Quasi-platform. In the long geologic age, under the action of Indo-China movement and Yanshan movement, the topography and landforms in the region have presented diversity and singularity. [details]

[Historic evolution] According to the unearthed relics, people lived and multiplied in the land of Lin’an during the Paleolithic period, and the stone ax and stone knife unearthed are the earliest primitive agricultural production tools, and have a history of about 100,000 years. Besides, many stone pieces, pottery pieces and grinding tools of the Neolithic Period have been discovered, and they have a history of about 10,000 years; moreover, jade ware of the Liangzhu Civilization Period was also unearthed in Lin’an. The whole region of Lin’an comprises original Lin’an, Yuqian and Changhua Counties. Before the Western Han Dynasty, the three counties were not established. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the southeast region belonged to Yue, and the northwest region belonged to Wu. In the 26th year of King Zhou Jing (BC 494) [details]

In 2021, faced with the complex and severe international environment and the influence of COVID-19, Lin’an deeply implemented various decisions and deployments of the Central Committee, province and city, to overcome difficulties and make breakthroughs. It has promoted development with solid work, and consolidated and expanded the achievements of epidemic prevention & control and economic & social development. The strong toughness and intense vitality of economic development are presented continuously, and a good beginning of the “14th Five-Year Plan” is realized. [details]

Municipal infrastructure construction: In the whole year, 300 households have signed the contract for urban redevelopment and land expropriation; more than 4,835 price-limited housings are delivered; 647,000 square meters of old communities are transformed; 65 elevators are installed, and more than 6,000 parking spots are added. Five small urban parks including Xiushui Park are completed; a green road of 68.5 kilometers is built. Besides, 436 5G base stations are constructed; 75 parking lots (10,685 berths) have realized the system of “leaving before payment”; 38 medical organizations have realized the system of “visiting doctors before payment”. [details]

Education: Fourteen schools (kindergartens) including Chengnan Primary School have been built and put into service in the year. In the end of the year, there are 42 primary schools and 33,918 students; 18 junior high schools and 14,818 students; 5 regular senior secondary schools and 7,200 students; 2 vocational high schools and 3,837 students. The entrance rate of kindergartens is 99.2%, and the proportion of junior high school graduates entering various kinds of senior high schools is 99.5%. [details]