Lin'an in ancient times refers to Lin'an Prefecture, now Hangzhou City, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, which means "temporary settlement".

Today's Lin'an refers to Lin'an City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou City, which has the reputation of "the hometown of bamboo in China".

On April 8, 2011, Lin'an held the "2011 China Lin'an Hundred Bamboo Shoots Banquet Food Culture Festival".

At the opening ceremony, the China Cuisine Association officially awarded Lin'an the title of "Bamboo Shoot Gourmet Capital of China".

Chinese name: Lin'an Administrative District Category: County-level city Region: China Areas under jurisdiction: Daoshi Town, Tuankou Town Telephone area code: 0571 Postal area code: 311300 Geographical location: Located in the west of Zhejiang Province Area: 3126.8 square kilometers Population: 51.9

million (end of 2005)