Quzhou is located in the western part of Zhejiang Province and the western section of Jinqu Basin, with mountains accounting for 49%, hills accounting for 36.4% and the rest being plains. The forest coverage rate exceeds 50%. Rivers belong to the upper reaches of Qiantang River, including Qujiang, Changshan River, Jiangshan River and Wuxi River. Adjacent to Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, it is known as the thoroughfare of four provinces and the first of five roads.
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The border of Quzhou City is the western section of Jinqu Basin, and the corridor basin extending to the northeast has laid a basic landscape pattern, which is symmetrically distributed in the north and south with Qujiang River as the axis, and the altitude gradually rises. On both sides of Qujiang are valleys, which extend to hills and low mountains, and then to low mountains and Zhongshan.
On the southeast edge is the Xianxialing Mountains, with the highest peak in China, Dalonggang, at an altitude of1500.3m.. The northwest and northern margin are the southern section of Baiji Mountain and Qianligang Mountain. There are hills and low mountains in the west. The central valley plain is interlaced with low mountains and hills. The eastern part is dominated by valleys and plains, and the terrain is gentle.