Lishui has experienced more than 1400 years of cultural deposits as a county and there have appeared a lot of refined and cultured personages.Xie Lingyun,a famous poet in the Jin Dynasty,and Li Bai,a great poet in the Tang Dynasty,once came to Lishui and left poems that have been read through ages.Zhou Bangyan,a poet in the Song Dynasty,and Yuan Mei,a man of letters in the Qing Dynasty,once took the position as the magistrate of the county.The Field Officer Table discovered in Lishui is the only Han Dynasty Tablet that is found complete under well protection in Jiangsu Province.

Lishui is endowed with the so-called "Mini Three Gorges" of the Rouge River with a touching legend,the Born Bridge with steep crags and the Non-melancholy Mountain so called as "the first scenic and historical spot",as well as the "Eight Scenes of Zhongshan",i.e. the Magic Lamp of Mount Chenling,Fishing Song of the Shijiu Lake,Green peaks Standing in line,Golden Well Fountain,Misty Rain in Dragon Pool,Lyre Music Lingering on Cave Wall,Scenery of Mount Donglu,Stone Swallow of Mount Zhishan.So you can search for the ancient,probe in the secret,drink in the natural beauty,hunt after the strange,explore the unknown and enjoy the extraordinary of the nature.You may also go to the source of the Qinhuai River to get some idea of how honest is the folk customs and local culture of the local families at the source of the river.The Non-melancholy Mountainous Forest Park,the Born Bridge Zoo,Dongping Lake International Holiday Resort and Pinghu Mountain Villa will allow you to revel in the mountains and waters.