Yongkang is located in the middle of Zhejiang Province, with a total area of 1049 square kilometers. Its geographical feature is "seven mountains, one water and two fields", which belongs to the hilly basin in eastern Zhejiang. Known as Lizhou in ancient times, the county was founded in the eighth year of the Red Wu of the Three Kingdoms (AD 245), with a history of 1763. It is said that Sun Quan's mother, Wu Guotai, was named after her illness and prayed for "eternal health". 1992, 10 withdrew from the county to set up a city. By the end of 2007, there were 560,300 registered residents and more than 300,000 floating population. It now governs 10 towns, 4 streets, economic development zones and Chengxi New District.
Yongkang is a county-level city under the provincial jurisdiction. In 245 AD, the county was established, and in 1992, the county was withdrawn to set up a city. On July 22, 20001year, with the approval of Zhejiang provincial government, Yongkang implemented the adjustment plan of township administrative divisions, and adjusted the original 22 towns into 5 towns, 4 sub-district offices and Fangyan scenic spot. Cancel the original Guli Town and merge Zhiying Town into the urban area as a whole. Four sub-district offices in Dongcheng, Xicheng, Jiangnan and Zhiying are set up in the urban area; Reorganize the five towns of Chenglongshan, Gushan, Huajie, Shizhu and Zhuxiang; At the same time, according to the actual situation of Yongkang, Fangyan Scenic Area was established.
Yongkang has beautiful mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery and rich tourism resources. The boutique tourist route of "Hardware Paradise, Passion Yongkang, Dream Fangyan" receives 6,543,800 tourists per year. Fangyan Scenic Area is the first batch of key scenic spots in Zhejiang Province and the fifth batch of national key scenic spots. It has the characteristics of peaks and dangers, grotesque rocks, grotesque caves, waterfalls and valleys, mainly including the first mountain in eastern Zhejiang and picturesque peaks and valleys. Xianyan in Lingshan Lake, a scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Wufeng Academy, which Zhu contended with, have successfully taken over more than 30 therapeutic film and television dramas such as Dragon Eight Branches and Drunken Boxing, and so on. There is also a folk culture tour in Jiushigou, where the Yellow Emperor once camped, smelting copper and casting ding.