Lishui is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. The name of the city literally means "Beautiful Water." The beauty of the mountains and rivers of Lishui gave rise to a brilliant culture with local characteristics. The Stone-engraving Culture, Celadon and Sword Culture, She Minority Culture and Chapel Bridge Culture since ancient times have formed a profound historical and cultural background of Lishui. Lishui has a very long history, for during the Liangzhu Culture period 4000 years ago, there were tribes living in the area. In 589, a prefecture called Chuzhou was established by the Sui Dynasty with Kuocang, Songyang, Linhai, Yongjia, Angu and Lechen counties under its jurisdiction. Three years later, the prefecture's name was changed to Kuozhou and then to Yongjia County in 607. The name was changed back to Kuozhou in 621 during the Tang Dynasty, to Jinyun County in the first year of the Tianbao era (742) and back to Kuozhou in the first year of Qianyuan Era (758). Lishui City covers approximately 17,298 square kilometres (6,679 sq mi), among which 88.42% is mountainous.