  
Hangzhou has long been reputed as the Land of Fish and Rice and the Home of Silk. Benefiting from the geographic features, Hangzhou is blessed for it s agricultural production with rich myriad plants, forests, animals and birds. In addition, there are over 260 breeds of economic plants such as fruit, tea, mulberry trees and flowers. Hangzhou is renowned for raising mulberry and silkworm. Also noteworthy is the national famous tea known as the dragon well tea, which is originated here. A great variety of species grow in Hangzhou, including 10 national first-level protected animals, 64 secondlevel protected animals; 3 first-level protected plants and 18 second-level protected plants. The mineral resources include large and medium scale metal and nonmetal deposits. A kind of rare bloodstone in the world is producted in Changhua of LinĄŻan city, which are the art treasure in the stones for collection and stones for seal.
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