Lishui is situated in the southwest of Zhejiang province with its administrative area covering latitude 27 176 25 to 28 176 57 N and longitude 118 176 41 to 120 176 26 E It borders the cities of Ningde and Nanping Fujian province to the southwest as well as Quzhou to the northwest Jinhua to the north Taizhou to the northeast and Wenzhou to the southeast