Get to know Longwan District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Wenzhou
- Chinese name
- 龙湾区
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 319.46 km²
- Population · 2020
- 475,700
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A fort inhabited by families
Built in 1558, Yongchang was financed by members of the Wang family to resist coastal raiders. Its streets and canals follow a grid, with bridges crossing the waterways and a moat surrounding the fort. Four land gates and four water gates show how defence was fitted around movement through the settlement. Old residences, ancestral halls and wells add a domestic scale to the enclosure.
Streams and local crafts
Yaoxi includes Jinzhong Waterfall (金钟瀑) and Longgang Hill (龙岗山). A 2023 tourism account identifies architectural woodcarving and inlaid lacquer painting studios in the district’s intangible heritage experience gallery.
Sources for this guide
游山海、访古堡、品文化……两日间尽揽龙湾风物~~ · Wenzhou Culture and Tourism Bureau
浙江省纪委监察委员会网站 · Zhejiang Discipline Inspection Commission
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-30.
Explore Longwan District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Longwan District 龙湾区
Plan your visit
Getting there
Longwan District is about 15 km in a straight line from central Wenzhou. Search for 龙湾区 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →More in Wenzhou
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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